Bangladesh

US panel recommends nonprescription use of contraception pill

Shawdesh Desk: Chandpur town is facing erosion threat as a portion of the town protection embankment has become vulnerable again, causing worries to its residents and travers living on the

Tangail AL leader sent to jail in rape case

Shawdesh Desk: An additional chief judicial magistrate court in Tangail on Monday sent an Awami League leader to jail in a case of raping a teenage girl. Additional chief judicial

Air in Dhaka ‘moderate’ Monday morning

Shawdesh Desk: Following Cyclone Mocha passing through on Sunday, the air quality in Bangladesh capital Dhaka is ‘moderate’ on Monday morning. With an air quality index score of 94 at

Great danger signal no 10 issued for Cox’s Bazar maritime port

Shawdesh Desk: The maritime port of Cox’s Bazar has been asked to hoist the great danger signal 10 as very severe cyclonic storm Mocha over east central Bay and adjoining

Cyclone Mocha: Over 1000 shelters ready in Ctg

Shawdesh Desk: Chattogram -The local administration has prepared over 1000 shelters in the Chattogram district as the very severe cyclonic storm Mocha is likely to cross Cox’s Bazar-Myanmar’s north coast by

Rohingya man shot dead at camp in Cox’s Bazar

Shawdesh Desk: A Rohingya man was shot to death allegedly by miscreants at Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar, police said. The deceased is Mohammad Kabir Ahmed, 28, son of

Fishermen asked to take shelter as BMD elevates cyclone alert

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department in a special weather bulletin at 2:30pm on Friday asked all fishing trawlers and boats over the north Bay of Bengal to take shelter

Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka on May 12-13

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s partnership with countries in the Indian Ocean would become stronger through hosting the Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka in May 12-13, foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said