Bangladesh

Cattle farmers worry over spread of lumpy skin disease

Shawdesh Desk: Cattle farmers in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj district are worried over the sudden outbreak of lumpy skin disease affecting the livestock ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Already 200 cattle in

Showers likely in parts of country: Met office

Shawdesh Desk: More rains are likely to drench Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, with monsoon being fairly active over the country and moderate over the North Bay, the weather

Heavy rainfall likely in northern region at end of June or 1st week of July

Shawdesh desk; The flood situation in the northern region and low-lying areas in the central region may remain unchanged due to heavy rainfall at the end of June or first

Dhaka’s air quality turns ‘moderate’

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka’s air quality has turned ‘moderate’, thanks to monsoon showers in different parts of the country. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 80 at 8.50am on

278 kg smuggled gold seized in HSIA in last 5 months; masterminds go unpunished

Shawdesh Desk: Customs Intelligence and law enforcers have recovered 7.5 maunds (275.9315kgs) of smuggled gold from various inbound passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in last five months. Although

A week on, flood-hit people of Kurigram cry for relief

Shawdesh Desk: People in several flood-affected areas of Kurigram district are crying for relief as authorities scramble to help over two lakh stranded survivors even a week after the natural

27 more hospitalised as dengue cases keep rising in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The health authorities confirmed 27 new dengue cases in 24 hours till Monday morning. Twenty-six new patients were hospitalized in Dhaka and another case was detected outside it,

DMP to raid hotels, messes ahead of Padma Bridge opening

Shawdesh Desk; The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has decided to raid the capital’s residential hotels and student messes in a bid to ensure security ahead of the Padma Bridge inauguration