Bangladesh

Father, son arrested for killing schoolgirl after rape in Barishal

Shawdesh Desk: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday arrested a father and his son reportedly for killing a 9-year-old schoolgirl after rape at Babuganj upazila in Barishal district in May 3. The arrested are Sultan Hawlader,

Husband gets death penalty for killing wife in Khulna

Shawdesh desk: A court in Khulna on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife at Belayet Hossain road in the city in 2011. Abdus Salam Khan, the judge of Women and Children Repression

UPDF’s blockade underway in Rangamati

Shawdesh desk: A half-day road and waterway blockade is underway in Rangamati district called by United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) to protest against the ‘repeal of Chattogram Hill Tracts Regulation

Two ARSA men held with arms, ammo in Cox’s Bazar

Shawdesh Desk: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two commanders of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and seized local and foreign arms, including grenades and rocket cells, from the

‘ARSA den’ busted in Cox’s Bazar, 2 ‘Rohingya criminals’ arrested

Shawdesh Desk: Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) busted a ‘den of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)’ near Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar district and arrested two suspected

Dhaka becomes 9th most polluted city with AQI score of 122

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka has ranked 9th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an air quality index score of 122 at 9:00am on Tuesday morning.

Two people killed, six injured by lightning strikes in Bagerhat

Shawdesh Desk: Two labourers died and six others were injured by lightning strike at Rayenda Bandaghata in Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Milon, 35,

Former-UP chairman shot to death by unidentified killers in Narail

Shawdesh desk: A former chairman of Mallikpur Union Parishad was shot dead by unidentified killers at Mangal Hata in Lohagara in Narail on Friday night. The deceased was identified as