Bangladesh

DMP bans fireworks, sky lanterns in Dhaka until further notice

Shawdesh dEsk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police has imposed a ban on all kinds of fireworks and sky lanterns in the capital on the occasion of Christmas (December 25) and New Year’s

Four killed as train catches fire in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: Four people, including a woman and her minor son, were killed as a train caught fire in Bangladesh capital Dhaka early Tuesday, the fire service said. The incident

Air in Dhaka 2nd worst in the world Monday morning

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality for the second consecutive day. With an AQI score of 263

Bus burnt in Kadamtali terminal area in Sylhet

Shawdesh dEsk: Unidentified miscreants set fire to a parked bus near Kadamtali Bus Terminal area of Sylhet Saturday night. No casualties were reported in the incident. Locals said some buses

Man with 20 gold bars arrested at Benapole border

Shawdesh Desk: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested a man with 20 gold bars from Putkhali border in Benapole of Jashore district at the night following Saturday. The arrestee is

Air in Dhaka 2nd worst in the world Sunday morning

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 272 at 8:55am on Sunday. Dhaka’s

Four of a family burnt in gas explosion in Narayanganj

Four members of a family sustained burn injuries in an explosion, reportedly from gas accumulated due to a leak in the line, in Khilmarket area of Fatullah in Narayanganj early

Three killed in Habiganj road accident

Shawdesh desk: Three people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a battery-run auto-rickshaw and a covered van in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district on Thursday.