Bangladesh

Dhaka’s air quality now ‘moderate’

Shawdesh Desk; Dhaka’s air quality became ‘moderate’ on Wednesday morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 68 at 9.30am, the densely populated metropolis ranked 22nd in the list

Depression: Low-lying areas inundated in Bagerhat

Shawdesh Desk: Bagerhat: Low-lying areas in the coastal district have been inundated due to the tidal surge triggered by a well-marked low over the Bay of Bengal. Bhairab, Daratan, Pangucchi,

Rohingya shot dead in Cox’s Bazar

Shawdesh Desk: A Rohingya man was shot dead in a reported gunfight between two factions of Rohingya at Nayapara in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday night, police

Dhaka’s air quality turns ‘good’

Shawdesh Desk: With an air quality index (AQI) score of 41, Dhaka’s air quality turned ‘good’ Monday morning. The metropolis ranked 37th in the list of world cities with the

Scrap warehouse blast: 3 injured die at DMCH

Shawdesh desk: Three of the eight victims who suffered serious burn injuries in an explosion in a scrap godown at Rajabari of Kamarpara in the city died at Dhaka Medical

Life-term convict arrested in Rangpur

Shawdesh desk: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an absconding life-term convict in an abduction and gang rape case from Lalbag Rail Gate area in the city on Friday night. “Based

Increase in fuel price: Public transport halts operation in Chattogram

Shawdesh desk: Public transport in Chattogram is not running properly due to increase in fuel prices. Public transport of Chattogram Metropolitan Transport owners’ Group has kept their operation on the

Power crisis hits Bagerhat hard

Shawdesh Desk; Bangladesh’s escalating power crisis that is delivering hours-long outages has hit Bagerhat hard — businesses are struggling to survive and students finding it hard to sit in classes.