Bangladesh

Elderly woman found dead at her home in Narsingdi

Shawdesh Desk: Police recovered the body of a woman from her house in Palash of Narsingdi district on Tuesday night. The deceased, Delwara Begum, 62, wife of late Malek Dewan,

16 furniture shops damaged in Manikganj fire

Shawdesh desk: At least 16 business establishments, mostly wooden furniture shops, were burnt in a devastating fire in Manikganj’s Shibaloy upazila on early Monday. Md Nadir Hossain, warehouse inspector of

Rice depot employee found dead at workplace in Jashore

Shawdesh desk: The body of an employee of a rice wholesale depot was recovered from his workplace in Jashore Sadar upazila on early Monday. The deceased was identified as Bayezid

Death toll in Gazipur gas cylinder blast reaches 16

Shawdesh Desk: Two more victims, who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at Kaliakair in Gazipur on March 13, died while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute

Despite rain, Dhaka’s air in ‘unhealthy’ zone with AQI score of 152

Shawdesh Desk: Despite rain, Dhaka’s air quality is still ‘unhealthy’. Dhaka has ranked 11th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of

RAB arrests eight teen gang members in Pabna

Shawdesh Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion, in a drive on Saturday night, arrested eight members of a teen gang in the Station Road area of Pabna’s Ishwardi municipality. Besides

Several shops damaged in Rupganj Puratan Bazar fire

Shawdesh Desk: Several shops were damaged in a fire that broke out at Puratan Bazar, also known as Kacha Bazar, beside Gausia Market in Bhulta union of Rupganj upazila in

One dies, 8 go missing as trawler sinks in Meghna

Shawdesh desk: A woman died and eight people, including four of a family, went missing as a trawler capsized after being hit by a sand-laden bulkhead in the Meghna River