Bangladesh

Flood situation improving in Sylhet, Sunamganj

Shawdesh desk: The overall flood situation is improving in Sylhet and Sunamganj as river water has started receding in some parts of the two districts. However, the flood situation slightly

Dhaka’s air quality turns unhealthy again

Shawdesh Desk: After a marked improvement in the past week, Dhaka’s air quality slipped back to the ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ zone on Monday. With an air quality index (AQI)

Sylhet flood victims in utter misery

Shawdesh desk: The flood-affected people of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts have been suffering immensely for acute crises of food, drinking water and fuel. Sources said the flood, which was triggered

Chattogram wakes up to waterlogged roads

Shawdesh Desk: A couple of hours of downpour led to waterlogging in several parts of the port city on Saturday, making the lives of the residents miserable. Busy areas of

Moulvibazar road crash kills cop, injures 8 others

Shawdesh Desk: A sub-inspector (SI) of Bangladesh Police was killed in a road crash in Moulvibazar. The accident also injured eight others – including five police members and three suspects.

Khulna rail services resume after 5 hrs

Shawdesh Desk: Chuadanga, May 21: Train operations between Khulna and other parts of the country resumed late on Saturday morning, five hours after services were stopped in the wake of incidents

3 die as train hits pick-up van in Gazipur

Shawdesh Desk: Three people, including a local trader, were killed after their pick-up van was hit by a speeding train at an unmanned level crossing in the Pubail area of

Gold bars weighing 14.5 kg recovered in Jashore, one arrested

Shawdesh Desk: A man named Shah Alam (35) was arrested along with 124 pieces of gold bars from Jashore border while smuggling those to India. He was arrested on Friday (May