Dhaka Division

Dhaka residents suffer as heavy rain inundates city roads

Shawdesh Desk: Heavy downpour caused waterlogging in different areas of the capital on Wednesday morning, causing immense suffering to commuters. The rains coupled with thunderstorm started around 9: 30am and

Dhaka’s air quality in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 76

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka has ranked 20th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 76 at 8:55am on Wednesday morning. Dhaka’s air

Dhaka’s air continues to be in moderate zone with AQI score of 84

Shawdesh Desk: With an air quality index score of 84 at 9:15am on Thursday, Dhaka ranked 19th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. Democratic

Man held with Tk 1.6cr gold at Dhaka airport

Shawdesh desk: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) arrested a man with 5 gold bars, worth around Tk 1.6 crore, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital

Air in Dhaka world’s fifth worst Tuesday morning

‍Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh capital Dhaka’s air quality was categorised as ‘unhealthy’ Tuesday morning. With an air quality index score of 152 at 9:00am, Dhaka ranked fifth on the list of

Two killed in Gazipur road accident

Shawdesh Desk: Two people were killed and two others injured when a bus hit an auto-rickshaw on Kaliganj-Tongi-Ghorashal bypass road at Nalchata of Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur district on Thursday.

Man killed in Jatrabari road accident

Shawdesh Desk: An unidentified man was killed as a covered van crashed into his motorbike from behind in the Jatrabari area of Dhaka on Tuesday night. Subinspector Saiful Islam of

BMD predicts light rain, thundershowers in Dhaka, other divisions

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in eight divisions, including Dhaka. According to the BMD’s regular bulletin, ‘Light to moderate rain or thundershower