Bangladesh

Air Pollution: Dhaka ranks 2nd worst, Lahore tops list

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘poor’ or ‘very unhealthy’ as the megacity ranked the 2nd worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) Sunday morning. Dhaka’s AQI score was recorded

Deaths of Domestic Help: Murder or suicide?

Shawdesh Desk: Doctors declared domestic help Sadia Akhter dead when her employer rushed her to a private clinic at Kalabagan in the capital on October 13 last year. Employer Mirza

Rajshahi to see closure of business establishments in evening from today

Shawdesh desk; The district administration in Rajshahi has decided to shut business establishments, shops and community centres in the evening in a bid to prevent public gatherings due to rise

Cold wave grips Bangladesh

Shawdesh dEsk: Normal life was affected as several parts of Bangladesh reeled under cold wave-like conditions on Saturday. The lowest temperature of the country was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius

N’ganj garment factory fire under control after 5 hrs

Shawdesh dEsk: A fire that broke out at a garment factory at Modonpur in Bondor upazila of Narayanganj on Friday afternoon has been brought under control after around five hours.

Brace for mild cold wave!

Shawdesh dEsk: A mild cold wave may besiege the northwestern part of the country in the next 24 hours, the weather office has predicted. “Weather may remain dry with temporary

Downpour downs pollution levels in Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: Wednesday’s sudden showers brought down Dhaka’s air pollution levels on Thursday. Yes, this morning, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh slipped to the fourth position in the latest

No respite from abduction of fishermen in Bay

Shawdesh desk: Anwar Hossain was among the 17 fishermen abducted by robbers in the Bay of Bengal on January 15 while they were catching fish in a fishing boat ‘SB