Dhaka Division

Launch capsizes in Shitalakkhya after colliding with cargo vessel

Shawdesh desk: A launch carrying around 30 passengers sank in the River Shitalakkhya as a cargo vessel hit it near Al Aminnagar in Narayanganj on Sunday afternoon. The Munshiganj-bound launch

Begging continues unabated in capital

Shawdesh Desk: Young Abu Taleb (pseudonym) was seeking alms from inmates of private cars and rickshaws at Kakrail intersection of the capital. He was found quite healthy though a little

Journalist HM Jalal Ahmed dies

Shawdesh desk: Journalist HM Jalal Ahmed, special correspondent of Daily Amader Kantho, passed away at his Uttara residence early Sunday, UNB reports. He was 63. Jalal Ahmed, also a member

3 stabbed dead in Gazipur

Shawdesh desk Three people, including two teenagers, were stabbed to death by their rivals following a Facebook status in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur area on Sunday morning. The deceased were

Dhaka once again ranks world’s most polluted city

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality. The capital’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 232 at 10.15 am

Physically challenged GPA-5 scorer Tamanna admitted to SHNIBPS

Shawdesh desk: Physically challenged Tamanna Akhter Noora, who obtained GPA-5 from the PSC to HSC examinations, was admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Tuesday

Shyamoli garment factory fire doused

Shawdesh desk: A fire that broke out at a garment factory in the city’s Shyamoli area in the early hours of Tuesday has been doused. Being informed, five unit of

Man detained with gold bars & foreign fags at Ctg airport

Shawdesh Desk: A man was detained with seven gold bars and 1,000 cigarettes worth TK 52 lakh at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport, Customs officials said on Tuesday. The detainee