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#Perspective / Is every step a risk? Addressing Dhaka’s road safety crisis

In Dhaka, the symphony of traffic never ceases — rickshaws, buses, and crowds push forward in a relentless tide of movement. Amid this everyday hustle, the city’s roads present a dangerous paradox: they are both lifelines and lethal threats.

Extortionists on the prowl in Badda

A young man wearing a mask and helmet makes a short visit to a local internet service provider’s office in the capital’s Badda Gudaraghat, and on his way out, he pulls a gun out of his pocket and shoots in the general direction of an employee of the establishment without hitting him.

Extramarital affair led to Badda killing

Extramarital affair between Arzina and her subtenant Shahin Malik led to the murder of her husband Jamil Sheikh and daughter in the capital's North Badda, say investigators.

Construction worker dies falling off building in Dhaka

A construction worker dies after falling from an under-construction building in Badda area of Dhaka this morning.

Man drowns in Dhaka canal after rescuing 2

A youth drowns after saving the life of two boys who fell into a water body in Badda area of Dhaka

Man pours hot water on wife in Dhaka

A woman suffers burns after her husband allegedly poured boiling water over her following an altercation in Badda area of Dhaka.

2 workers electrocuted in Dhaka

Two construction workers dies and two others are injured from electrocution in the city’s Badda area.

Militants' den busted in city

Detectives claimed to have busted an "Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) den" in the capital's Mohammadpur early yesterday, hours after a

Youth killed in Badda road crash

A youth is killed after a speedy bus hit him this afternoon while crossing a road at Uttar Badda in Dhaka.

November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015

Raping student: Parimal’s verdict Nov 25

The court’s verdict on Parimal Chandra Joydhar in the rape case filed over violating a Viqarunnisa Noon School student is set to be delivered on November 25.

August 21, 2015
August 21, 2015

‘Gunfight’: Badda Jubo League leader killed

A former president of Badda’s Shimultala unit Jubo League, the youth wing of ruling party, has been killed in what police said gunfight in Gazipur.

August 17, 2015
August 17, 2015

2 held over Badda triple murder

Detectives claim arrest of two people in connection with the sensational Badda triple murder case of Dhaka.

July 20, 2015
July 20, 2015

Dhaka slum fire: Rain came too late

It has been raining in Dhaka since Saturday. Sometimes rains came down heavier after slight relapses. But had it come a little earlier today, many of a Merul Badda slum might not lost their belongings in a devastating fire.

July 5, 2015
July 5, 2015

Muggers shoot man for Tk 3 lakh

Muggers shoot a sales representative of the mobile money transfer service provider bKash and snatched Tk 3.2 lakh in the capital’s Badda area.

July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015

Boy injured in cocktail explosion

A minor boy is injured as he unknowingly attempted to play with an abandon crude bomb in the capital’s Madhya Badda area.

May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015

'Fake cops' held in Dhaka

Police detained six people from Dhaka's Badda area who are said to have been involved with extortion identifying themselves as law enforcers.

May 3, 2015
May 3, 2015

Youth shot dead, another injured in Dhaka

A youth was shot dead and another suffered bullet wounds after unidentified miscreants opened fire at Dakkhin Badda in Dhaka.

March 24, 2015
March 24, 2015

Girl’s body recovered in Dhaka

Police today recovered a throat slit body of an unidentified young girl in Badda’s Shatarkul area in Dhaka

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