Bangladesh

Air Quality Index: Dhaka world’s 2nd most polluted city

Shawdesh Desk; Dhaka’s air quality continues to be ‘unhealthy’. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 156 at 9.32am on Thursday, the metropolis ranked second in the list of

Two bikers killed in Dinajpur road crash

Shawdesh Desk: Two young men were killed while another was injured when a truck hit their bike in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased

BAJUS calls for buying gold ornaments examining quality, hallmarks

Shawdesh desk: Speakers at a meeting of Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) have asked customers to buy ornaments assessing quality and hallmarks. They made the call at view of exchange meeting

Maritime ports told to warn vessels of deep convection in North Bay

Shawdesh desk: The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist at the mast local cautionary signal three to alert vessels of a deep

Bangladesh bans fishing in Sundarbans for 3 months

Shawdesh desk; The forest department has announced a three-month ban on tourism and fishing in the Sundarbans from June 1. “These three months are the breeding season for most of

AQI: Dhaka tops list of most polluted cities again

Shawdesh desk; Dhaka has again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality. The capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) score was recorded at 162 around 8am on

Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3

Shawdesh Desk: The country’s maritime ports have been advised to hoist the local cautionary signal three to alert vessels of a possible squall as deep convection is taking place over

Man held with 28 gold bars at Ctg airport

Shawdesh Desk: Customs officials arrested a man along with 28 gold bars weighing around 3kg at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Shafi Alam.