Bangladesh

Dhaka world’s most polluted city with an AQI score of 174

Shawdesh Desk: The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality. The capital’s air quality index was recorded at 174 at

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Absconding war crimes convict Khalilur arrested at Savar

Shawdesh desk: A team of Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday arrested absconding death row war crimes convict Khalilur Rahman at a location in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, RAB

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Dhaka airport urges people with conjunctivitis to avoid foreign trips

Shawdesh Desk: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport authorities have urged people with conjunctivitis to avoid foreign tour with symptoms of the infectious eye disease if possible. The airport authorities made the

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Smuggler held with 10 gold bars in Benapole

Shawdesh Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday detained a man along with 10 gold bars weighing over one kg at Goga border in Benapole upazila of Jashore. The detainee

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Death toll reaches 65 as 14 more bodies recovered

Shawdesh desk: The number of people killed by a boat capsizing in the Karatoa river under Boda upazila in Panchagarh has risen to 65, while at least 11 people still

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Death toll from Karatoya trawler capsize stands at 36

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from the trawler capsize in the Karatoya River rose to 36 as 11 more bodies were retrieved from the river in Boda upazila of Panchagarh

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Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air quality slipped back to the ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ category on Monday morning with an air quality index score of 129 at 9:00am, the metropolis ranked

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2 minors drown in Khagrachhari pond

Shawdesh desk: Two minor children have been drowned in a pond at Muslim Para under Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari district on Monday. The deceased are  Farhan, 2, son of Kamal

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