Savar JCD leader arrested over wife’s death
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was arrested on Friday night over his wife’s death at Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
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Savar OC withdrawn over negligence, alleged links with drug peddler
The officer-in-charge of Savar police station, Arman Ali, has been withdrawn over allegations of negligence in arresting a suspected top drug peddler, alleged association with him, and deterioration of law-and-order situation in his area....
UCB launches entrepreneurship development prog at Savar
United Commercial Bank PLC has recently launched a month-long entrepreneurship development programme at Savar in Dhaka, said a press release...
Exotic vegetable farming expands at Savar
Farmers at Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, are steadily shifting to high-value foreign vegetable varieties, transforming traditional fields into hubs for pesticide-free, exotic produce as rising urban demand reshapes cultivation patterns...
24 women raped at Savar, Ashulia in four months
At least 24 rape cases were reported in the industrial belt of Savar and Ashulia in the outskirts of Dhaka city in the first four months of the year, highlighting growing safety concerns for women and children, police officials said...
Savar serial killer suspect Samrat dies in custody
The alleged serial killer Mashiur Rahman Khan Samrat, accused of multiple killings at Savar on the outskirts of the capital, has died in custody after falling ill in jail, police said...
Public entry to National Memorial to remain closed in March 23 –25
In observance of Independence and National Day 2026, public entry to the National Memorial at Savar, the outskirts of the capital, will remain closed between March 23 and March 25...
Aarong opens 33rd outlet in Savar
Aarong, a leading fashion and lifestyle retail chain, on Sunday announced the opening of its 33rd outlet in Savar, Dhaka, said a press release...
Homebound people block highway at Ashulia over alleged bus fare hike
Passengers heading to their hometowns, mostly to cast votes, blocked a key highway at Ashulia on Tuesday, protesting at the alleged overcharging by bus operators ahead of the national election, police and witnesses said.
Auto-rickshaw drivers block Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar demanding lifting of ban
Auto-rickshaw drivers blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar for about one and a half hours on Saturday, demanding the withdrawal of fines and removal of restriction on their movement...
Security tightened at Zia Udyan, Savar National Memorial ahead of Tarique’s visit
Security has been tightened at key points along the Dhaka-Aricha highway, including Zia Udyan and the Savar National Memorial, ahead of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s scheduled visit to the area.
Child dies after snakebite at Savar amid antivenom shortage
A six-year-old girl died from snakebite at Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka city, on Tuesday as her family rushed her through several hospitals that reported having no antivenom, relatives said...
Youth receives bullet injuries in Savar; four arrested
A man was received bullet injuries in a reported gun attack by miscreants at Palashbari in Ashulia of Savar on Wednesday night...
Plan for Savar goes largely unenforced
Government efforts to curb toxic air drifting into Dhaka are facing fresh setbacks as the enforcement of a ‘degraded airshed’ plan for Savar remains weak amid protests from brick kiln owners and workers...
Arrest warrants issued against Hasina, Quader
A Dhaka court on Thursday issued arrest warrants against 102 accused, including former ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case filed over shooting death of fish trader Nabi Nur Morol during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Savar...
Inefficiency in Savar tannery CETP costs Bangladesh millions in exports
Tanners at the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate are receiving 50 per cent-60 per cent lower prices from international buyers due to the inefficient operation of the Common Effluent Treatment Plant, a recent government draft report has revealed...
Bio-Xin opens 18th branch in Savar
Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals, one of the country’s leading skincare brands, expanded its footprint with the inauguration of its 18th branch on the ground floor of MK Tower at Jaleshwar, Shimultala, Savar...
Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals to open new branch in Savar
Bio-Xin Cosmeceuticals is set to expand its footprint with a new branch in Savar, says a press release.
Savar leather estate likely to go under BEPZA
The government is likely to transfer the management of the Savar Leather Industrial Estate from the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation to the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority in an effort to boost environmental compliance and revive the country’s leather export sector...
DoE closes six brick kilns in Savar, another fined Tk 6 lakh
The Department of Environment has closed six illegal brick kilns in Savar and fined another kilns Tk 6 lakh after declaring the upazila a ‘degraded airshed’ due to severe air pollution, officials said on Wednesday...
Farmer killed, 8 injured in clash over land dispute in Savar
A farmer was killed and at least eight others were injured in a clash over a land dispute in Savar’s Bongao union on Wednesday night, police said...
Govt to form Savar City Corporation
The government has approved a plan to establish the Savar City Corporation by merging the Savar municipality with Ashulia in an effort to strengthen urban governance and improve civic services in the rapidly expanding industrial belt on the outskirts of Dhaka...
Eight members of ‘human trafficking gang’ arrested in Savar
Police in a drive arrested eight suspected members of a human trafficking gang from a hotel in Ashulia of Savar on Sunday morning...
Locals block Dhaka-Aricha Highway over water stagnation at Savar
Savar residents blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway on Wednesday, demanding long-term solutions to water stagnation in two neighbourhoods that local people said regularly went under after rainfall...
HC asks govt to identify encroachers, polluters of Dhaleshwari River
The High Court on Sunday directed the government bodies concerned to identify and take action against those responsible for encroachment on and pollution at Dhaleshwari River at Dakhkin Dariapur at Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
Locals protest at 2 unions’ inclusion in Dhaka-2 constituency
Several hundred residents of Bongao and Birulia unions under Savar upazila staged a demonstration on Sunday protesting at the Election Commission’s move to include the unions in the Dhaka-2 constituency area...
Couple sustains burn injuries in Savar gas cylinder explosion
A couple sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at Gohail Bari in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Sunday night...
Man stabbed to death in Savar
A man was allegedly stabbed to death by miscreants at Kotbari Mohalla of Savar municipality early Tuesday...
Midland Bank opens Ashulia sub-branch
Midland Bank PLC on Sunday inaugurated its Ashulia sub-branch at Ashraf Plaza, East Jamgora, Yearpur Union, Savar in Dhaka, said a press release...