Dhaka Division

Police, locals clash over death of domestic help in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: Locals clashed with the police and set fire to two vehicles Sunday morning after the body of a domestic help had been recovered in front of a building

Dhaka’s air ‘very unhealthy’, 5th worst in the world this morning

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka ranks fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning. With an AQI score of 237 at 8:53 am, Dhaka’s air was

Another BNP leader dies in jail custody

Shawdesh desk: Yet another leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party died in jail on Thursday night, bringing the number of BNP people’s deaths in custody since the party’s

Metro rail will stop at all stations from December 31

Shawdesh desk: Metro Rail services will commence at the Karwan Bazar and Shahbag stations from December 31 onwards. With this, the country’s first metro rail will stop at all stations

Shahbagh, Karwan Bazar Metro station to open on Dec 31

Shawdesh Desk: The last two remaining stations in Shahbagh and Karwan Bazar areas under metro rail services would open for public on December 31, said officials of Dhaka Mass Transit

Air in Dhaka worst in the world Wednesday morning

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh capital Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality Wednesday morning. With an AQI score of 325 at 8:58am, Dhaka’s air was

Five freight train coaches derailed in Dhaka’s Uttara

Shawdesh Desk: Five coaches of a Chattogram-bound freight train have derailed on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route in Uttara Courtbari area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday. However, no casualties were reported

Air in Dhaka 2nd worst in the world Wednesday morning

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 297 at 8:50 am this morning.