Bangladesh

Three human traffickers, including ringleader, held in Cumilla

Shawdesh desk: A team of Rapid Action Battalion has detained the leader of a gang and his two associates allegedly involved in human trafficking to Europe from Cumilla. The detainees

Air quality in Dhaka turns ‘moderate’

Shawdesh DEsk: The air quality in Bangladesh capital Dhaka turned ‘moderate’ on Monday morning. With an air quality index score of 95 at 9:00am on Monday, the metropolitan city ranked

One held with 20 gold bars at Jashore

Shawdesh Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a person with 20 gold bars at Putkhali in Jashore. The arrestee is identified as Hridoy Hossain, son of Md Rezaul Islam hailing

22-day ban on hilsa fishing begins Oct 7

Shawdesh desk: A 22-day government ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of hilsa will come into effect from October 7 in a bid to save mother hilsa during peak

SI fined Tk 100 for not following court order

Shawdesh Desk: The Rajshahi Cyber Tribunal on Tuesday fined a police official Tk 100 for not complying with the court order to appear before it to give testimony in a

Mitu Murder: PBI submits charge sheet against seven including Babul Akhter

Shawdesh desk: Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has submitted the charge sheet against seven people, including the former SP Babul Akhter, over Mahmuda Khanam Mitu murder case filed by the victim’s

Investment in coastal resilience critical for sustainable growth: WB

Shawdesh Desk: With increasing climate risks, Bangladesh needs to continue investments to strengthen climate resilience in the coastal zones to protect the development gains, says a new World Bank report

Prices of fish, egg rise again

Shawdesh Desk: The prices of eggs and fishes have increased again at the kitchen markets in the capital, causing serious trouble for the fixed-income people. The spiralling prices of the