Seven including 5 of a family burnt in Mirpur
Seven including 5 of a family burnt in Mirpur

Seven people, including five members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire apparently from accumulated gas in Dhaka, reports UNB. The incident took place in a house at Mirpur-11 in the capital on Sunday. The injured are Abdul Khalil,40, a painter, his wife Ruma Akter,32, and their...

Students block Mirpur road protesting for merit-based admissions
Students block Mirpur road protesting for merit-based admissions

Students of Mohammadpur Residential School and College in Dhaka have blocked Mirpur Road in front of their institution, demanding that admissions be based on merit. According to police, the protest began around 10:30 am when students, after breaking open the schools entrance gate, took to the...

DNCC removes battery-powered rickshaws from Mirpur’s main roads
DNCC removes battery-powered rickshaws from Mirpur’s main roads

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) conducted a drive in Mirpur on Monday to curb the movement of illegal battery-powered rickshaws on main roads. The operation took place on the main road in front of Mirpur Bangla School and College, from noon until evening, reports UNB. DNCC Executive...

4 endangered langurs rescued in Mirpur; smuggler arrested
4 endangered langurs rescued in Mirpur; smuggler arrested

The Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCI) of the Forest Department rescued four endangered capped langurs from a car in Dhakas Mirpur area on Friday night (25 October). The animals were reportedly being taken to Chuadanga to be smuggled into India, reports The Business Standard. The WCCI and...

South Africa beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets
South Africa beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

South Africa beat Bangladesh on Thursday by 7 wickets in the first test of two-match series, securing a 1-0 lead, reports UNB. Bangladesh only managed to set a target of 106 runs for South Africa which they triumphed in just 22 overs within the first session. Taijul Islam bagged all three...

Bangladesh lead by 81 as bad light stops play
Bangladesh lead by 81 as bad light stops play

In the first test of two match-test series against South Africa, Bangladesh is trying their best to set a moderate target for the opponent. After the early wickets fall in the second day, Bangladesh seemingly turned back as Mehedi Hasan Mirazs bat smiling for a while. The players returned for...

Bangladesh all out for 106 against South Africa
Bangladesh all out for 106 against South Africa

Bangladesh managed to score only 106 runs in just 40.1 overs in the first innings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. Before the disastrous batting, Bangladeshi skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto choose to bat first saying, the pitch seems dry and it would be hard to...

Mirpur-10 metro station repair costs Tk1.25 cr
Mirpur-10 metro station repair costs Tk1.25 cr

Advisor to the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Fouzul Kabir Khan informed that the cost involved the Mirpur-10 metro station repair is Tk1.25 crore, reports The Business Standard. He shared the information with media during his visit to the station following its reopening on Tuesday....

Mirpur-10 metro station resumes
Mirpur-10 metro station resumes

Mirpur-10 metro rail station resumed operations on Tuesday morning, three months after it was vandalised and shut down in July during the nationwide Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. Managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL), Mohammad Abdur Rouf, confirmed the matter to the...