Dhaka Division

Waterlogging causes public woes in capital

Shawdesh desk: Heavy downpours triggered waterlogging in many places of the capital on Saturday, causing immense sufferings for commuters. The downpours occurred between the early morning and the afternoon, flooding

Heavy rains lash Dhaka, adjoining areas

Shawdesh desk: Heavy rains have lashed Dhaka and adjoining areas. And it has also reduced the heat continued for few days. The rain began around 8:15 on Saturday. It was

COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma now in Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam received President-designate COP26 Alok Sharma, MP at Hazrat Shahjalal Imternational Airport in Dhaka at 9:20am on Wednesday. The President-designate COP26 landed

Heavy rain lashes Dhaka, cripples normal life

Shawdesh Desk: Intermittent showers swamped many parts of the capital Dhaka on Tuesday morning, throwing its residents into disarray. The Meteorological Department recorded 85 mm of rain between 6:00 am

4 taken to custody in connection with recovery of doctor’s body

Shawdesh Desk: Four people were taken to custody of detective branch (DB) of police for interrogation in connection with the recovery of a blood-stained body of a physician named Kazi

3 of a family burnt in fire at tin-shed house in Mohammadpur

Shawdesh desk: Three members of a family, including a child, suffered burn injuries in a fire at a tin-shed house in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area earlier Saturday. The injured were identified

Mystery over the origin of imported bitumen!

Shawdesh Desk: The label on the drum reads ‘Made in UAE’. Bulk volumes of such bitumen drums are brought to the country through cargo ships. The importers claim that the

Dhaka to host World Peace Conference in November

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh will host a two-day world peace conference in November this year, marking the ongoing birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as