Tag: City

Israel battles Hamas in Gaza City

- Agence France-Presse -

Israel's campaign to crush Hamas ground into its second month Wednesday as its forces battled the Palestinian militants in Gaza City, despite mounting calls for a ceasefire. Underlining Israel's determination to destroy Hamas, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant described Gaza as "the largest terrorist base ever built." "We are in the heart of

Heavy rain paralyses life in city

- Times Report -

A mere 122 mm of rainfall brought life in the capital to a standstill last night and led to casualties, while other parts of the country also grappled with waterlogging as rain swept across several districts, starting at 6 pm. Four people, including three from the same family, lost their lives

Jamdani boutique Tanaporen launched in city

- Times Report -

The new Jamdani boutique 'Tanaporen' has come up with a combination of Jamdani saree and Jamdani products in the country's market. Tanaporen has officially been launched and inaugurated by the Textile and Jute Minister of Bangladesh, Bir Protik, MP Golam Dastagir Gazi at Gulshan in the capital on Monday, July 4. Tanaporen

16 shops burnt in City’s Merul Badda

- Times Report -

Sixteen shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in a market of DIT project area in Merul Badda of the City last night, has been doused around 6.00 am. Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters' control room duty officer Lima Khanom told BSS that they received the news of

3-day int’l tourism fair kicks off in city

- Times Report -

After a break of over two years, the long-awaited international travel and tourism fair, Dhaka Travel Mart, began at the Ball Room of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on Thursday.  State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Md. Mahbub Ali, MP formally inaugurated the fair as the Chief Guest. The inaugural ceremony was

Chevron signs agreement to establish training institute in Sylhet

- Times Report -

With the vision to create a skilled workforce and provide easy access to vocational training for the youths of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC), Swisscontact Bangladesh's Uttoron project, funded by Chevron's Bangladesh Partnership Initiative, recently signed an agreement to establish a training institute in Sylhet, states a press release. This Public-Private Partnership

Drug counterfeiting unit busted in Dhaka, 7 held

- Times Report -

Police on Friday claimed to have busted a factory producing counterfeit drugs in the capital. Seven people have also been arrested from Kajla, Arambagh and Mitford areas of the city during a raid by the Lalbagh detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), officials said. The arrestees have been identified as Tariqul