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.
Another etymology that somewhat resonates with the aforementioned one is that Motijheel was the name of a canal or rivulet that flowed in or around the area; then, the label was referred to a particular pond, and eventually, an overall locality adopted the name.
Bangladesh’s telecom authority says they will keep landlines and internet off in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel from June 8-11.
The fire that broke out at the ninth floor of the Janata Tower at Motijheel in the capital was brought under control this morning.
In sequel to yesterday, shop owners of Dhaka Trade Centre mall and hawkers have clashed again in capital’s Gulistan area. At least 50 including a top police official have been hurt. About 150 have been detained.
Dhaka South City Corporation has evicted 30 out of 134 illegal shops at AGB colony in the Dhaka’s Motijheel area.
BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury has been shown arrested in two arson cases filed with Motijheel and Lalbagh police stations in January last year.
A Dhaka court orders a judicial enquiry into an extortion case filed against a sergeant of Motijheel traffic (East Zone).
On this day three years ago, the Hefajat-e Islam men got locked in deadly clashes with law enforcers and the ruling Awami League men in Dhaka and turned the whole business district of Motijheel into a battlefield.
The High Court issues a restriction on construction of some makeshift shops on the footpaths in Motijheel area of Dhaka.
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Three persons including a woman are killed in separate road accidents in Gabtoli, Motijheel and Gulistan Zero point areas of Dhaka.
One person dies after a fire at a building in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel.
Police arrest six leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, with 11 crude bombs at a students' mess in Dhaka’s Arambagh area.
The Supreme Court rejects three petitions filed by BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, seeking extension of its order that granted him bail in three arson and vandalism cases.
Muggers allegedly shot a restaurant worker to death in Dhaka’s Motijheel area.
A billboard collapses after the iron pillar carrying it uprooted this afternoon blocking one side of the road in front of Sonali Bank in Motijheel area of Dhaka.
A small scale fire breaks out at Bangladesh Bank in Dhaka’s Motijheel this afternoon, however, no major losses or casualties were incurred.
Criminal Investigation Department claims to have detained four human traffickers from a travel agency office in Motijheel area of Dhaka. Around 1,000 passports seized from them.
