Dhaka Division

5 of the 7 Bangladeshis who died of hypothermia on migrant boat were from Madaripur

Shawdesh Desk: The embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangaldesh in Italy has identified the seven Bangladeshi migrants, who died of hypothermia on a boat from Libya towards the Mediterranean

Deaths of Domestic Help: Murder or suicide?

Shawdesh Desk: Doctors declared domestic help Sadia Akhter dead when her employer rushed her to a private clinic at Kalabagan in the capital on October 13 last year. Employer Mirza

N’ganj garment factory fire under control after 5 hrs

Shawdesh dEsk: A fire that broke out at a garment factory at Modonpur in Bondor upazila of Narayanganj on Friday afternoon has been brought under control after around five hours.

Downpour downs pollution levels in Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: Wednesday’s sudden showers brought down Dhaka’s air pollution levels on Thursday. Yes, this morning, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh slipped to the fourth position in the latest

Dhaka again ranks world’s most polluted city

Shawdesh desk: The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality. On Sunday, Dhaka’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was

Garbage truck claims yet another life in Mohakhali area

Shawdesh desk: A woman was killed as a city corporation garbage truck hit her in the capital’s Mohakhali area early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Shikha Rani Gharani, a

Dhaka is world’s second-most polluted city

Shawdesh Desk: The densely populated capital of Bangladesh continues to gasp for fresh air. On Thursday, Dhaka was ranked the world’s second-most polluted city, as its air quality index (AQI)

Former DRU organising secretary Habib killed in Hatirjheel road crash

Shawdesh desk: Former Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) organising secretary and Daily Shomoyer Alo Senior Reporter Habibur Rahman was killed in a motorcycle accident at Hatirjheel area in the capital early