Dhaka Division

5.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: A mild earthquake, measuring 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale, has jolted Dhaka and other parts of the country on Wednesday morning. The tremor was felt around at 9:15am.

Imported cattle seized at Dhaka airport

Shawdesh desk: Customs officials on Monday seized 18 Brahman-breed cows at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The animals were later handed over to the Livestock Department, Md Abdus Sadek, deputy commissioner

Man killed in Dhaka’s Badda road accident

Shawdesh Desk: A motorcyclist, who sustained injuries in a road accident in capital’s Badda area on Sunday night, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early

Cattle shortage during Eid-ul-Azha unlikely: DLS

Shawdesh Desk: The country is unlikely to face any shortage of sacrificial animals during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha as there will be adequate supply of locally-reared cattle to meet the demand

Metro rail’s 1st phase likely to open next June

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) plans to open the Uttara-Agargaon phase of Dhaka’s first metro rail by June next year with stepped up project work after a

5 killed in pickup van-ambulance collision in Tangail

Shawdesh desk: Five people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a speeding pickup van and an ambulance ferrying passengers in Kalihati upazila of Tangail on

Metro rail functional test begins

Shawdesh Desk: Authority of Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Limited (DMTCL) has begun functional test of metro rail inside the depot at Uttara. “We will start its mainline test on viaduct

Second day of strict lockdown going on in capital amid rainy weekend

Shawdesh Desk: The week-long nationwide strict lockdown has entered its second day. According to media report, the lockdown is going on in full swing in the capital as streets were