Dhaka Division

DSCC libraries in dire straits

Shawdesh desk: Out of the seven libraries that are supposed to serve nearly 43 lakh people in the Dhaka South City Corporation, only five are functional, and that too with

Gulistan building explosion kills at least 4, injures 50

Shawdesh desk: At least four people were killed and 50 injured in an explosion at a building in Gulistan area of the capital this evening. According to Rashed Bin Khaled,

Gopalganj road accident kills 3

Shawdesh desk: Three people were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Pona bus stand under Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj at around noon on Tuesday. The deceased are

Gas supply to remain suspended in parts of Dhaka for 8 hours on Thursday

Shawdesh Desk: Gas supply will remain suspended for 8 hours from 2:00pm to 10:00pm on Thursday for all kinds of consumers in different areas in the capital due to emergency

Motorcyclist killed in Dhaka road accident

Shawdesh desk: A motorcyclists was killed in a road accident in Dhaka’s Sabujbagh area on Monday morning. The victim was Sohrab Hossain, 45, son of Shamsuddin of the area. He

Condemned convict in BDR mutiny case dies at DMCH

Shawdesh desK: A death row convict in the BDR mutiny case died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on early Saturday. The deceased is Abdul Baten, 70, son of Idris Mia.

Gansanghati Andolan leader assaulted by police in N’ganj

Shawdesh desk: Gansanghati Andolan Narayanganj coordiantor Toriqul Islam Sujon was assaulted by police on the city’s Shaheed Minar premises on Tuesday night and he was taken to the Sadar police

Power supply restored 5hrs after partial grid line failure in Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: After about five hours of partial grid line failure, power supply was restored in west Dhaka, including Mohammadpur, Dhanmondi and Mirpur areas. ‘From our end, power transmission was