Bangladesh

Three-day Boisabi festival begins

Shawdesh Desk: After muted celebrations of two years due to Covid-19, Boisabi, the traditional New Year festival of different ethnic communities living in the hilly districts of Khagrachhari and Rangamti,

Traffic jam turns terrible in capital

Shawdesh Desk: The traffic congestion has turned severe in and around the capital with the Eid-ul-Fitr festival drawing nearer. The sufferings of commuters know no bounds for severe traffic congestions.

70-80 houses in Kurigram threatened by untimely Teesta erosion

Shawdesh Desk: About 70-80 houses at Gharialdanga union in Rajarhat upazila are under threat as untimely erosion by the Teesta River has taken a serious turn due to rise in

Death toll from Barishal trawler capsize rises to 5

Shawdesh desk: The death toll from the trawler capsize in the Gazaria river of Barishal district rose to five, with the recovery of two more bodies on Sunday. The deceased

Dhaka-N’ganj Rail Route: Passengers suffer as trips halved

Shawdesh desk: Passengers on the Dhaka-Narayanganj rail route have been suffering since the authorities halved the number of trips on the route in July 2021. Commuters on the route allege

3 killed as tractor plunges into ditch in Cumilla

Shawdesh desk: At least three people, including a driver, were killed as a tractor plunged into a roadside ditch in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla on Saturday. The deceased were identified

Farmers in Kurigram go for early harvest of Boro

Shawdesh Desk: Farmers in the sandbar areas of Kurigram have started harvesting Boro paddy before the season as the water levels of the Teesta, Dharla and Brahmaputra rivers have been

3 killed in Mymensingh road accident

Shawdesh desk: Three people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, were killed and three others injured after a truck hit a rickshaw in Parura area of Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh on Thursday afternoon.