Bangladesh

Panic after tiger strays into Satkhira village

Shawdesh Desk: Panic has gripped Golakhali Dwip in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira since the sighting of a Royal Bengal tiger in the area near the Sundarbans on Sunday. Locals spotted

Body of former journalist recovered in city

Shawdesh Desk: Police recovered a hanging body of a former journalist named Sohana Parvin Tuli (38) from a residence at Hazaribagh in the capital on Wednesday. The body was recovered from

Dhaka’s air quality is now ‘moderate’

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air quality turned ‘moderate’ on Friday. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 63 at 12:12 pm, the metropolis ranked 20th in the list of world

7.2m people affected due to flood in Bangladesh: UN

Shawdesh Desk: Around 7.2 million people have been severely affected following devastating flash floods which began in May with a second wave starting on June 15 in nine northeastern districts

20 km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail-Bangbandhu Bridge highway

Shawdesh Desk: A 20-kilometre tailback has been created on Dhaka-Tangail- Bangabandhu Bridge Highway on Friday due to a road accident on the bridge. The traffic jam started since early Friday

Arfanul Haque Rifat takes oath as Cumilla city mayor

Shawdesh Desk: Arfanul Haque Rifat was sworn in as mayor of the Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually administered the oath to Rifat at Osmani

Italy declares drought emergency in 5 northern regions

Shawdesh Desk; Italy declared a state of emergency in five northern regions and announced emergency funds on Monday over a worsening drought that has plagued the Po Valley in recent

5 held for black marketing of train tickets at Dhaka railway station

Shawdesh Desk; Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has detained five men from the city’s Kamalapur Railway Station for alleged black marketing of train tickets ahead of Eid. Acting on a tip-off