Dhaka Division

Husband, wife burnt in Narayanganj gas pipeline blast

Shawdesh DEsk: A man and his wife suffered burn injuries as a gas pipeline exploded at Kayempur of Fatullah in Narayanganj on Tuesday morning. The victims are identified as Sharif

4 of a family among six killed in Faridpur road accident

Shawdesh Desk: 4 of a family among six killed in a collision between a bus and a microbus in Sadar Upazila of Faridpur on Monday morning. The accident took place

Keraniganj chemical warehouse catches fire, 10 hurt

A fire broke out at a chemical warehouse following an explosion in Purba Bandadakpara residential area at Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Sunday noon. The fire erupted at

Dense fog disrupts ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route

Shawdesh Desk: Dense fog disrupted smooth ferry operations on the key Patutia-Daulatdia route on early Saturday. The authorities suspended ferry services several times between 3am and 7am due to poor

EC announces 13 mayoral aspirants valid for Dhaka city polls

Shawdesh Desk: Thirteen aspirants out of 14 vying for the mayoral posts of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) have been declared valid by the

Motorcyclist killed in city road crash while celebrating new year

Shawdesh Desk: A motorcyclist was killed and another injured as their vehicle hit a road divider at Badda area in the capital early Wednesday during new year’s celebration. The deceased

‘Human dog’ at Hatirjheel: Performers express sorrow for the ‘performing art’

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka University student Sejuti and her co-performer Tutul Chowdhury have expressed sorrow for orchestrating a ‘performing art’ with a ‘human dog’ in the capital’s Hatirjheel area. They expressed

Untimely Padma erosion jolts Goalanda people

An unanticipated dry-season bank erosion by the Padma River is wreaking havoc with the inhabitants of two unions of Rajbari, taking away over 100 bighas of arable land in the