Dhaka Division

Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with ‘unhealthy’ air

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air quality remained ‘unhealthy’ on Tuesday morning. With an air quality index score of 199 at 8:55 am, Dhaka ranked third in the list of world cities

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Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route resume after six hours

Shawdesh Desk: Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route resumed this morning after more than six hours of disruption caused thick fog. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation Aricha sector manager Mohiuddin

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Dhaka stocks open new year with plunge in prices, turnover

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka stocks dropped with the turnover hitting nearly a 30-month low on Sunday, the first trading session of the year 2023, as investors were upset over the floor

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RMG worker killed in Gazipur road accident

Shawdesh Desk: A garment worker was killed as a bus hit him in Bagher Bazar area of Gazipur Sadar upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 35,

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Amid surge in Omicron BF.7 in countries, DGHS asks for necessary steps at airports and other entry points

Shawdesh Desk: In the wake of the surge in the new sub-variant of Covid-19 infections, Omicron BF.7, in different countries including China and India, the government has asked all to

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Dhaka ranks as most polluted city with ‘hazardous’ air

Shawdesh DEsk: There is no respite for Dhaka dwellers from unhealthy air as it again ranked worst among cities in the world in the Air Quality Index on Sunday morning.

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Dhaka’s air becomes second most polluted in the world

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air has ranked as the second most polluted in the world on Saturday morning. Dhaka’s air quality index score was 238 at 8:47am. An AQI between 201

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Fire at Gazipur textile mill under control after 12 hours

Shawdesh Desk: A fire that broke out at a textile mill in Gazipur early Tuesday is now under control but could not be doused completely. The fire started around 12

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