Bangladesh

30 houses gutted in Gazipur fire

Shawdesh desk: Gazipur, June 18: Thirty houses of two colonies were gutted in a fire in Chandra area of Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district on Saturday. Saiful Islam, in-charge of

Dhaka’s air quality improves

Shawdesh desk: The onset of monsoon over Bangladesh has brought some good news for the residents of Dhaka gasping for clean air. The air quality of the densely populated metropolis

Derailment snaps Dhaka-M’singh rail link

Shawdesh desk: Rail communication between Dhaka and Mymensingh has remained suspended since Thursday morning as a bogie of a train derailed near Rajendrapur railway station. Rezaul Islam, station master of

AL conquers BNP stronghold as Rifat elected Cumilla city mayor

Shawdesh desk: Awami League candidate Arfanul Haque Rifat was unofficially elected mayor of Cumilla City Corporation, conquering the stronghold of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in a close contest. Rifat defeated

Kadam: The signature flower of monsoon

Shawdesh desk: Whenever anyone thinks of the monsoon, which begins today with the first day of Ashar, the picture that comes to his/her mind is a bunch of glossy flowers

Voting in Cumilla City Corporation polls ends peacefully

Shawdesh Desk: Voting in the election to Cumilla City Corporation ended peacefully on Wednesday. The voting began at 8:00am and continued until 4:00pm without any break. No major allegation of

Teen dies after falling from a moving train while taking selfie in Chuadanga

Shawdesh desk: A 17-year old boy died falling from a moving train while taking a selfie in Chuadanga. The deceased was identified as Rohan, 17, a student of class X

Dhaka’s air quality improves after showers

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka dwellers saw slight improvement in air quality on Tuesday after Monday night’s rains. Dhaka’s air quality was categorised as ‘moderate’ in the morning and it ranked 17th