Banani

450-foot Bangla calligraphy transforms Banani's streets

Architect and artist Nazm Anwr created a 450-foot Bangla calligraphy installation in Banani, Dhaka, in two days, blending art, activism, and heritage to reconnect people with language and inspire reflection on public expression.

Banks shun old-time Motijheel for glitzy Gulshan

Motijheel is losing its historic lustre as Dhaka’s commercial hub, with Gulshan, among the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the capital, stealing its thunder.

Is Motijheel losing its glory as commercial hub?

Motijheel, once the pulsing heart of Dhaka’s trade and commerce, has become a shadow of its former self. Empty office floors now whisper tales of abandoned ambitions.

4 posh Dhaka city areas: sewers of 85pc houses lead to lakes, drains

Sewerage lines of 2,265 out of 3,830 houses in Dhaka's Gulshan, Baridhara, Niketan and Banani are connected to lakes and drains.

Banani businessman killing contract came from Europe: Cops

Police reveal dramatic lead into the murder of a businessman in Banani on November. They say is was a 'contract job' placed by 'former Chhatra Dal leader' currently based in Europe, and carried out by local killers.

City / The inequality of Dhaka's roads

Are all roads treated equally by them? Why was the initiative to improve roads, footpaths and drains in the upscale tri-state area prioritised by the incumbent Mayor and the DNCC in their first two years in office?

‘Rape’ in Banani: Ivan placed on 4-day remand

A Dhaka court places Bahauddin Ivan on a four-day remand in connection with a case filed for raping college student in Dhaka’s Banani area.

Fahim Munaim to be buried tomorrow

Eminent journalist Syed Fahim Munaim, who died yesterday, will be buried at Banani graveyard in the capital tomorrow.

No respite for Gulshan until 2017

If you visit Dhaka’s Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas nowadays, you will have to brace yourself for never-ending traffic, dust and mud. And there is always a risk that you may even fall into a ditch. The posh areas are now undergoing a development work including widespread road digging, which has led to this miserable situation.

December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015

Security alert for Australian nationals in Dhaka

Australia alerts its nationals over possible security threat in Dhaka – possibly in connection with New Year celebrations.

November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015

Traffic constable crushed under train in Dhaka

An on-duty traffic constable is crushed under the wheels of a train in Banani area of Dhaka.

November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015

College student killed in Banani road crash

A college student is killed when a truck rammed his motorbike in Banani area of Dhaka.

June 19, 2015
June 19, 2015

3 killed in Banani road crash

Three people die and three others are injured after a truck and a pickup van collide head-on in Banani area of Dhaka.

May 23, 2015
May 23, 2015

Airport road gridlocked following transport workers’ blockade

A huge traffic congestion takes place as transport workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Banani of Dhaka.

May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015

ACC asks for Moosa’s wealth info

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) asks business tycoon Moosa Bin Shamsher to submit his wealth statement in seven working days.

May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

N Korean man held with booze, Viagra in Dhaka

Customs officials detained a North Korean national with cache of alcohol and Viagra pills from a Banani restaurant in Dhaka.

March 16, 2015
March 16, 2015

Minor’s body found in travel bag

Police recover the body of a minor boy stuffed in a travel bag at Banani in Dhaka.

February 25, 2015
February 25, 2015

Rab hands Manna over to DB

Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, whose two leaked phone calls created quite a stir across the country, is handed over to detectives by members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)

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