Mohammadpur

Teen gangs, top criminals behind mugging surge

Teen gang members and top-listed criminals were behind the rise of mugging, theft, and robbery incidents in the capital’s Mohammadpur.

Clashes at Geneva Camp: Bullet-hit teenager dies at DMCH

Sajjen, 13, also known as Rahmat, breathed his last around 8:30am in the intensive care unit of DMCH, said Inspector Mohammad Faruk, in-charge of the hospital's police outpost

Muggers rule Mohammadpur alleyways

Fearing a rise in mugging incidents, Billal Hossain, owner of a mobile repair shop near Nabinagar Housing of the capital’s Mohammadpur, has resorted to closing his shop and returning home immediately after dusk.

The unknown tomb in Mohammadpur

Between Shia Mosque and Mohammadpur Bus Stand, a mausoleum stands at Banshbari, easily visible on the left.

Kebabs, soups, momos and more: Welcome to the bustling street food scene of Mohammadpur

Each street popular for its food has a story to tell. From the narrow lanes of Old Dhaka, the bustling Taltola or Banani 11, to Uttara — they all have their flavour for us to relish. Each experience is richer than the next one but hands down, it's time to re-discover Mohammadpur's street food this winter, for its warmth and vivacity.

House help falls to her death in Mohammadpur

A house help died after she fell from the rooftop of a building in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area this morning.

Newborn girl rescued from Mohammadpur dustbin

A newborn girl is rescued from a dustbin in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka.

12-yr-old boy run over in Mohammadpur

A 12-year-old boy is run over, under the wheels of a pick-up van, on Tajmahal Road, Mohammadpur, in Dhaka city.

Student found dead in Dhaka madrasa hostel

A madrasa student has been “killed by fellow” students in a hostel in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur, family claims.

January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016

‘No bar to lodge case on torturer cop now’

There is no legal bar now to file a case over the incident of police torture on a Bangladesh Bank official, says Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon.

January 21, 2016
January 21, 2016

SC stays case filing against torturer cop Masud

Supreme Court stays a High Court order that directed police to file a case over cop torture on Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabby. Chamber judge ordered the stay until January 25 and sent it for a full bench hearing.

January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016

SI Masud didn’t act like a cop: Minister

Suspended policeman Masud Shikder did not act like a cop, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.

January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016

Rogue SI closed

The sub-inspector who allegedly tortured a Bangladesh Bank official for Tk 5 lakh was closed yesterday.

January 9, 2016
January 9, 2016

4-storey building tilts in Dhaka

A four-storey building in Mohammadpur area tilted this afternoon, forcing the authorities to evacuate the building.

January 5, 2016
January 5, 2016

Housewife burnt in acid attack at Mohammadpur

A housewife was burnt in an acid attack carried out by miscreants at Mohammadpur in Dhaka.

December 18, 2015
December 18, 2015

Where are the 1971 mass graves, killing fields in Dhaka?

Mass graves and killing fields of Liberation War in Dhaka are hard to find now as they are almost lost owing to lack of efforts to preserve these sites where many martyrs were buried or thrown in the marshes, canals and rivers after being killed, or were burnt alive.

October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015

Truck kills man in Dhaka

A man was killed early today as a truck ran him over in Mohammadpur area in Dhaka.

May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015

Sexual assault in school

WHAT is as deplorable as the sexual assault and the attempted rape on a minor at a higher secondary school recently is the way the school authorities have handled the matter.

May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015

Minor girl’s body found in Dhaka

Body of a minor girl is recovered from a manhole near her house at Satmasjid Housing Society in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka.