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Dhaka cafe attack: Anti-terrorism court sentences seven to death

Nov 27, 2019, at 04:27 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: An Anti-terrorism tribunal court in Bangladesh on Wednesday awarded death sentence to seven convicts in the 2016 Dhaka cafe attack which had claimed 22 lives, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Three JMB men arrested 

Nov 25, 2019, at 03:45 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh security officials have arrested three members of the banned terror outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladesh: Road mishap leaves nine people killed

Nov 23, 2019, at 06:40 am

Dhaka/IBNS: A microbus and a bus collided on Bangladesh's Dhaka-Mawa Highway in Munshiganj area and left nine people killed, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Security officials arrest suspected JMB terrorists 

Nov 22, 2019, at 04:21 pm

Dhaka/IBNS:  Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested three suspected  Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members from Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj area, media reports said on Friday.

Dhaka: Drug dealer killed during 'gunfight' with RAB

Nov 20, 2019, at 09:18 am

Dhaka/IBNS: During a 'gunfight' with  Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Hajaribagh area of Dhaka, an alleged drug dealer was killed, media reports said.

Bus service between Pirojpur-Kolkata starts

Nov 01, 2019, at 06:11 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: A bus service from Bangladesh's Pirojpur area to Kolkata city in West Bengal was started on Friday.

Bangladesh: Dhaka cylinder blast leaves four killed

Oct 30, 2019, at 04:47 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: At least four children died as a gas cylinder blasted in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Hanging bodies of couple found in Dhaka

Oct 25, 2019, at 03:13 pm

Dhaka: Police have recovered bodies of a couple from Bangladesh capital Dhaka's Ashulia area, media reports said on Friday

Bangladesh: Four suspected terrorists arrested

Oct 11, 2019, at 04:51 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh security forces have arrested four suspected terrorists from capital city Dhaka, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh: Police arrest leader of banned terror outfit HuJi who had met Osama Bin Laden

Oct 04, 2019, at 09:34 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh Police have arrested a leader of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh or HuJI-B, media reports said.

Crackdown on illegal casinos in Bangladesh: Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Firoz arrested

Sep 21, 2019, at 08:02 am

Dhaka, Sept 21 (IBNS): As a part of the Bangladesh government's crackdown on illegal casinos, Rapid Action Battalion or RAB officials have arrested Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Shafiqul Alam Firoz and four others during a raid on the sport's club in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, media reports said on Friday.

Casino links: Jubo League expels Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan

Sep 20, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Dhaka, Sept 20 (IBNS): Jubo League, the youth front of the ruling Awami League, has expelled its leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, after he was arrested for allegedly running an illegal casino in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka, media reports said.

Officials seize 2.136kg gold from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Sep 18, 2019, at 04:18 pm

Dhaka, Sept 18 (IBNS): Customs Intelligence officials have seized 2.136kg gold and gold ornaments from seven passengers during separate operations in Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).

Bangladesh: Local Awami League leader shot dead

Sep 15, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Dhaka, Sept 15 (IBNS): Unknown people shot dead a local Awami League leader in Bangladesh's Savar area, media reports said on Sunday.

Dhaka bomb attack: police HQ issues nationwide alert

Sep 02, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Dhaka: The Dhaka Police have directed all its units across the country to remain alert after a bomb attack rocked the Bangladesh capital on Saturday.

Dhaka bomb blast last night targeted cops: DMP Commissioner

Sep 01, 2019, at 06:27 pm

Dhaka, Sept 1 (IBNS):  Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said the bomb blast, which hit Bangladesh capital Dhaka’s Science Laboratory area on Saturday night, targeted cops.

RAB arrest two suspected terrorists from Dhaka

Aug 31, 2019, at 08:41 pm

Dhaka, Aug 31 (IBNS):  The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested two suspected terrorists from Sadarghat area of Dhaka city in Bangladesh, media reports said on Saturday.

Bangladesh: Four suspected terrorists detained in Dhaka

Aug 28, 2019, at 03:15 pm

Dhaka, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Rapid Action Battalion officials have arrested four suspected terrorists from Bangladesh capital Dhaka, media reports said on Wednesday.

Thousands left homeless as fire destroys Mirpur slum

Aug 17, 2019, at 08:02 am

Dhaka, Aug 17 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in Bangladesh's Mirpur 7 area in country capital Dhaka which left thousand of shanties gutted, media reports said on Saturday.

Bangladesh: Two Jana Sanghati Samity leaders shot dead

Aug 12, 2019, at 05:59 pm

Dhaka, Aug 12 (IBNS): Two leaders of the Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS), a political outfit of the indigenous tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, were shot dead by unknown people in Bangladesh's Baghaichhari upazila, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladesh: Five suspected terrorists arrested from Dhaka

Aug 09, 2019, at 03:28 pm

Dhaka, Aug 9 (IBNS): The Bangladesh police have claimed they have arrested five suspected  “self-radicalised” members of what they said a “wolf-pack of Neo-JMB” group from country's capital Dhaka city, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh: AC machine explosion in Dhaka leaves four hurt

Aug 05, 2019, at 04:57 pm

Dhaka, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least four people were hurt as an AC machine exploded at their residence in Dhaka's Kathalbagan area on Monday, media reports said.

Drug peddler, robbers killed during 'gunfight' in Bangladesh

Aug 03, 2019, at 05:20 pm

Dhaka, Aug 3 (IBNS):  One suspected drug peddler and three alleged robbers were killed in separate “gunfights” in Teknaf upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said on Saturday.

Five people detained in Dhaka for 'militant link'

Jul 27, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Dhaka, July 27 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces have detained five people from a house in Mirpur area of capital Dhaka city for their alleged involvement with the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam, media reports said on Saturday.

Bangladesh: Midnight bomb scare in Dhaka

Jul 24, 2019, at 10:04 am

Dhaka, July 24 (IBNS): Bangladesh police on Tuesday recovered a bomb from in front of a police box at Paltan intersection in country's capital city Dhaka, media reports siad.  

Fire breaks out in Dhaka commercial building, three injured

Jul 20, 2019, at 07:03 pm

Dhaka, July 20 (IBNS): At least three people were hurt as a fire broke out at a 10-storey commercial building in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka on Saturday, media reports said.

World Bank Chief Executive Officer arrives in Bangladesh tomorrow

Jul 10, 2019, at 09:11 am

Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): The World Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva arrives in Dhaka tomorrow on her first visit to Bangladesh.

Chinese national held from Dhaka airport with 28 gold bars

Jul 08, 2019, at 09:34 am

Dhaka, July 8 (IBNS): Security officials have detained a Chinese national from Dhaka's  Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with 28 gold bars, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Key suspect in child rape incident arrested

Jul 07, 2019, at 07:45 pm

Dhaka, July 7 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Police have arrested a man in connection with the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl from Dhaka's Bonogram area, media reports said.

Teenage boy arrested in Dhaka for allegedly raping minor

Jul 05, 2019, at 05:35 pm

Dhaka, July 5 (IBNS): A teenage boy has been arrested in Bangladesh for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in country's capital Dhaka city, media reports said.