Bangladesh

Another BNP leader dies in jail custody

Shawdesh desk: Yet another leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party died in jail on Thursday night, bringing the number of BNP people’s deaths in custody since the party’s

Lighter vessel carrying fly ash capsizes in Shibsha River

Shawdesh desk: A lighter vessel carrying 1,422 tonnes of fly-ash capsized in the Shibsa River in Nalian area under Dacope upazila in Khulna on Friday. No casualties were reported in

Metro rail will stop at all stations from December 31

Shawdesh desk: Metro Rail services will commence at the Karwan Bazar and Shahbag stations from December 31 onwards. With this, the country’s first metro rail will stop at all stations

Shahbagh, Karwan Bazar Metro station to open on Dec 31

Shawdesh Desk: The last two remaining stations in Shahbagh and Karwan Bazar areas under metro rail services would open for public on December 31, said officials of Dhaka Mass Transit

Father, son killed as bus ram motorbike in in Noakhali

Shawdesh Desk; A man and his son were killed as a bus rammed their motorbike at Sonaimuri upazila in Noakhali district on Wednesday morning. The accident took place at around 11am in Junudpur area

Writ filed challenging Shahjahan Omar’s candidacy

Shawdesh desk: A writ has been filed against Jhalakathi-1 Awami League candidate Shahjahan Omar challenging his candidacy. A voter of the constituency filed the writ with the High Court on

Air in Dhaka worst in the world Wednesday morning

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh capital Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality Wednesday morning. With an AQI score of 325 at 8:58am, Dhaka’s air was

Dry weather with moderate to thick fog to continue

Shawdesh Desk: Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department bulletin issued for 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Wednesday. ‘Moderate to