Dhaka Division

Short-lived rain brings inadequate relief from sweltering heat in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka city saw drizzles on Thursday morning, providing some brief relief from the scorching heat that has been sweeping across the country for several days. The day started

Two found dead in private car in Dhaka’s Tejgaon

Shawdesh desk: A 53-year-old man and 42-year-old woman were found dead inside a private car at Elenbari of Tejgaon area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday. The deceased are Delwar

Metro rail runs for 12 hours- 8 am to 8 pm- from today

Shawdesh Desk: Commuters can use the metro rail for 12 hours from 8 am to 8 pm from Wednesday. Nazmul Ahsan Bhuiya, deputy project director (DPD) of Metro Rail, said

Child killed being hit by rod fell from Mohakhali Flyover

Shawdesh desk: An unidentified child was killed being hit by a rod that fell from Mohakhali Flyover in Dhaka on Monday. Witnesses said that the child, aged around 12, was

Dhaka becomes 10th most polluted city with AQI score of 112

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka’s air quality was marked ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ on Wednesday morning in spite of rain in the capital city. With an air quality index score of 112

RAB detains Bagerhat’s fugitive war crimes suspect in Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: Rapid Action Battalion arrested a warranted war crimes suspect after eight years of being a fugitive from the city’s Ashulia area on Sunday. The arrested is Md Azhar

Woman’s body recovered with hands, feet tied in Narayanganj

Shawdesh Desk: Police on Friday recovered the body of a woman with her hands and feet tied at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj. The body of Sharmin Akhter was recovered from the

Metro rail to operate from 8:00am to 8:00pm from May 31

Shawdesh Desk: The metro rail will be operated for 12 hours between 8:00am and 8:00pm by taking passengers from all the nine stations on the Uttara-Agargaon route in Bangladesh capital