Bangladesh

Three people killed, one injured in Kurigram, Gazipur road accidents

Shawdesh Desk: Three people have died in road accidents in Kurigram and Gazipur districts. In Kurigram, a Juba League activist was killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a

Flash flood, heatwave go together

Shawdesh Desk; A heatwave set in over 16 districts on Saturday, while heavy rain induced flash flood raged through the north-eastern districts of Sylhet and Sunamganj. The two completely opposing

Fire breaks out in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

Shawdesh Desk; A fire broke out in Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar Saturday afternoon. The fire broke out at the Kanthal Gaach Tala Bazar in Camp 13 at about

Train services on Benapole-Mongla route begins with 500 passengers

Shawdesh Desk; Train communication on the 138.64km Benapole-Mongla route began operations on Saturday, carrying 500 passengers on its inaugural journey. Benapole Rail Station master Saidur Rahman said that the commuter

Chuadanga-Dhaka to witness direct rail connectivity via Padma Bridge in July

Shawdesh Desk: Starting in July, residents of Chuadanga district will have direct train access to Dhaka, reducing travel time to just five hours. The Bangladesh Railway is resuming direct rail

Air in Dhaka ‘moderate’ Saturday morning

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh capital Dhaka ranked 19th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 86 at 8:57am on Saturday. Dhaka’s air

Two killed as truck hits CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sirajganj

Shawdesh desk: Two people were killed and three others injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sirajganj-Raiganj road at Alokdia in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj district Friday night.

50 ‘pirates’ surrender with firearms in Chattogram

Shawdesh Deks; A total of 50 ‘pirates’ of 12 gangs surrendered in Chattogram along with firearms on Thursday. Under the supervision of Rab-7, the pirates of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar