2016 celebration

New Year: Celebrations begin to mark start of 2016 (video)

The world begins celebrating the New Year, with revellers in Australia and New Zealand among the first to usher in 2016.

New Year: DMP bans outdoor celebrations

Police ban outdoor celebrations on New Year eve in Dhaka city but say they will provide security for indoor celebrations. Traffic through Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Dhaka University areas will be controlled after 8:00pm, DMP commissioner says.

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

New Year: Celebrations begin to mark start of 2016 (video)

The world begins celebrating the New Year, with revellers in Australia and New Zealand among the first to usher in 2016.

December 28, 2015
December 28, 2015

New Year: DMP bans outdoor celebrations

Police ban outdoor celebrations on New Year eve in Dhaka city but say they will provide security for indoor celebrations. Traffic through Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Dhaka University areas will be controlled after 8:00pm, DMP commissioner says.