Bangladesh

When people are free, city venues close doors

Shawdesh Desk: Most public city venues, including museums, antiquity and archaeological sites, turn away visitors after regular office hours, limiting scope for people to spend time with family and friends

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SSC examinee killed in accident on way to exam hall in Manikganj

Shawdesh Desk: An SSC examinee died when a Dhaka-bound truck hit his motorcycle while he was on way to examination hall to attend his agriculture practical test in the Jagir

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Dhaka becomes 7th most polluted city with AQI score of 160

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka ranked seventh on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 160 at about 9:05am on Wednesday. Dhaka’s air was

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Dhaka becomes 2nd most polluted city with AQI score of 195

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh capital Dhaka ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 195 at 9:10am on Tuesday morning. Dhaka’s

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Changes in winter patterns threaten crop yields

Shawdesh Desk: Winter is shrinking but becoming more intense during its short stay in Bangladesh, turning the season’s crop calendar upside down. The shrinking of winter implies the expansion of

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Three people, including two siblings, killed in Natore road accident

Shawdesh desk: Three people including two siblings were killed when a truck hit a three-wheeler van at Ranirhat in Singra upazila of Natore district on Monday. The deceased were identified

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Air in Dhaka world’s fifth worst Monday morning

Shawdesh desk: The air quality in Bangladesh capital Dhaka has been categorised as ‘unhealthy’ this morning. With an air quality index score of 176 at 9:01am, Dhaka ranked 5th on

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Body of Swechchhasebak Dal leader recovered in Lalmonirhat

Shawdesh desk: Police recovered the body of a Swechchhasebak Dal leader from Nijpara in Sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Ferdous Ahmed, 40, president

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