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12 January 2016, Tuesday

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha cleaned garbage at the Supreme Court premises and vowed to keep the city clean and pollution free. The Chief Justice picked up trash on Tuesday morning as part of a nationwide clean-up exercise undertaken by Dhaka South City Corporation. DSCC mayor Sayeed Khokon was also with the Chief Justice during the cleaning exercise. "The Supreme Court of the country is a sacred place. We have to keep the place clean," Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha said. The Detail >>

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Shuttle buses for Ijtema return devotees

Gazipur Police have arranged free special shuttle bus services for the return devotees from Biswa Ijtema. The devotees can take this special privileges from the Ijtema venue to Joydevpur, Chandona Detail >>

Bloggers, publisher stabbed in city

Miscreants stabbed three people including two bloggers and a publisher in capital’s Lalmatia area on Saturday. The injured are - Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, publisher of slain blogger Avijit Roy, Detail >>

Designated slaughtering spots unlikely to attract city dwellers

Although the government has earmarked some spots for slaughtering sacrificial animals during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha to keep the city clean, the initiative seems to be ineffective as city dwellers Detail >>

VDO >> 2 dies as Kawran Bazar tiger mural collapses

2 men was killed as the mural of Royal Bengal Tiger installed at capital’s Kawran Bazar intersection collapsed on him while he was sleeping near to it early Friday. Later, the victim was rushed Detail >>

Child killing accused BCL man killed in ‘gunfight’

The president of Chhatra League’s Hazaribagh thana unit who was accused of beating a boy to death has been killed in what RAB said was a gunfight. “Arju Miah, 28, son of Lal Miah, was killed in Detail >>

College girl gang-raped in city

Yet in another nefarious incident, a college girl was gang-raped by miscreants in the city’s Jatrabari area on Tuesday noon. Sub-inspector of Jatrabari Police Station Abdullah Biswas said the 20- Detail >>

Students stage demo at VNSC in city

Admission seekers including students and guardians staged sit in programme at the main campus of Viquarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC) in the city, demanding scope of admission. The students Detail >>

Groundfloor CCTV at Aziz Market may reveal killers of Dipan

Management of Aziz Cooperative Market shop owners and traders welfare association said they will preserve video footages of CCTV installed on the ground floor of the market to help law enforcers to Detail >>

8 human traffickers held in capital

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested eight alleged members of an international human trafficking gang from different places of the capital on Sunday night. Mufti Mahmud Khan, RAB director (Legal and Detail >>

`Movement will be continued until meeting demand`

Students of private universities have announced that their movement will continue until the government stops its move to impose VAT on their tuition fees. “Education is our fundamental, right so Detail >>

5 of a family burnt in Keraniganj fire

Five members of a family suffered burn injuries when a fire broke out at their house in Elabari area of South Keraniganj, on the outskirts of the capital, early Friday. The victims are Ripon, 40, his Detail >>

2 arrested for murdering three Awami Leaguers in Badda

Police have arrested two suspects over the murder of three Awami Leaguers at Dhaka's Badda. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) spokesman Muntasir Islam said the two were arrested from Badda and Vatara Detail >>

Trader shot dead in capital’s Jatrabari

A trader was shot dead by miscreants in capital’s Jatrabari area early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mujibur Rahman (55) who had a shop of electric products ‘Aziz Cables’ at Detail >>

City dwellers face severe traffic jam

The city dwellers are experiencing severe traffic gridlock on Saturday as the movement of people and vehicles have increased for shopping ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Reporters from spots say Detail >>

VDO >> Publisher killed in Dhaka

Unknown assailants killed the owner of Jagriti Prokashoni at city`s Aziz Super Market on Saturday evening, hours after another publisher of slain blogger Avijit Roy and two bloggers were stabbed in Detail >>

6 armed dacoits held in capital

Police in a move have arrested six armed dacoits on suspicion from the capital`s Shyampur Thana area. The arrestees are Md Sumon, Jahed Mir, Badol Mia, Rifat Shikdar, Kazi Afjal and Anwar Hossain Detail >>

Hazaribagh ‘gunfight', 3 Rab sued

A case has been filed against three members, including the commanding officer, of Rapid Action Battalion-2 and an informant of the elite force with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court here in Detail >>

JL leader hurt in Wari shooting dies at city hospital

A local Jubo League (JL) leader, who sustained bullet injuries in an attack by miscreants in the city’s Wari area on Tuesday night, died at Square Hospital on Wednesday morning. The deceased was Detail >>

Fire burns 3 in city

A man was burnt along with his nephew and niece in a fire at their house at Central Road in Hatirpool in the capital on Saturday morning. The fire broke out around 7:45 am. On information, fire Detail >>

Bus set afire as it kills minor boy in city

Angry mob set a bus ablaze after a minor boy was crushed under its wheels on Mirpur Road near Science Laboratory in the city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Fahim, 10. Officer-in- Detail >>

Juba Dal leader slaughtered in capital

Unknown miscreants have slaughtered a local Juba Dal leader after entering his residence in capital`s Raerbagh area early Monday. The deceased was identified as Abu Jafar, 45. He lived at a five- Detail >>