Dhaka Division

Joint commissioner who offered bribe to DMP commissioner transferred

Shawdesh Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has transferred its Joint Commissioner (logistics) Md Imam Hossain, who allegedly offered bribe to Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner, to the Public Order Management

Nababganj EX-UP chairman dies of COVID-19

Shawdesh Desk: Former union parishad chairman of Sadar Kolakopa union of Nababganj upazila, on the outskirts of Dhaka, died of coronavirus or COVID-19 at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on

Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 6th worst

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Monday morning ranked the 6th worst polluted city in the world in the Air Quality Index (AQI). The air in Dhaka was categorised as

Discarded tyres a source of dengue

Shawdesh Desk: Piles of discarded tyres pave the way for breeding of dengue and other mosquitoes in the capital and its adjoining areas in the rainy season. Storing of such

Air Quality Index: Dhaka’s air shows improvement again

Shawdesh desk: The quality of Dhaka’s air showed signs of improvement on Saturday morning. It was categorised as ‘moderate’ and ranked 13th worst in the AQI index with an AQI

Rana Plaza owner’s father Abdul Khaleq dies of COVID-19

Shawdesh Desk: Abdul Khaleq, father of Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza that collapsed in Savar of Dhaka in 2013 and resulted in deaths of 1133 people, has died after

Two killed as bus hit them in Bangla Motor

Shawdesh Desk: At least two people including a motorcyclist were killed and one person injured after a Bihanga Paribahan bus hit them in Dhaka’s Bangla Motor area on this morning

Reconsider bus fare hike: CAB to govt

Shawdesh Desk: The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has urged the government to reconsider its decision to raise bus fare by 60 percent amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a message