Bangladesh

Worker killed in rice mill boiler blast

Shawdesh Desk: A worker was killed and three others sustained injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district early Friday. The deceased was

Fugitive death-row convict in rape case arrested at Dhaka airport

Shawdesh Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to death in a case filed over gang-raped of a college student in

Five people killed in lightning strikes in Rangamati, Cox’s Bazar

Shawdesh desk: At least five people were killed by lightning strikes in Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar districts on Thursday. In Rangamati, three people were killed and seven others were injured

Hero Alam to contest Jhenaidah-1 by-polls

Shawdesh Desk: Ashraful Hossain Alam, known as Hero Alam, will contest the by-election to Jhenaidah-1 constituency scheduled to be held at June 5, which fell vacant after the death of Abdul Hyee. The

Four people die of suspected heat stroke in Nilphamari

Shawdesh desk: Four people died of possible heat stroke in different parts of Nilphamari district on Tuesday amid the sweltering heat across the country. The deceased were identified as Lal

Two people killed in Habiganj road accident

Shawdesh desk: Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a pickup van and a truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Thugli in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday

Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city with AQI score of 152

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka ranked sixth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 152 at 9:00am on Monday morning. Dhaka’s air was

Two people killed in Mymensingh road accident

Shawdesh desk: Two people including a woman, died and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in the Alalpur area of Mymensingh