Bangladesh

4 taken to custody in connection with recovery of doctor’s body

Shawdesh Desk: Four people were taken to custody of detective branch (DB) of police for interrogation in connection with the recovery of a blood-stained body of a physician named Kazi

Six Sylhet markets closed as earthquake precaution

Shawdesh Desk: Sylhet City Corporation shut six markets for 10 days in the city from Monday morning to avoid risks as several quakes hit the district on Saturday and Sunday.

Lockdown extended for another week in Chapainawabganj

Shawdesh Desk: The ongoing lockdown in Chapainawabganj has been extended for another week till June 7 to break the chain of Covid transmission. Chapainawabganj Deputy Commissioner Monjurul Hafiz announced the

Local admin can announce lockdown if needed

Shawdesh Desk: The government has empowered local administration, civil surgeon and local representative to slap lockdown in any part or whole district which is worst affected with Covid-19. Cabinet Secretary

6 held over gang rape on moving bus in Savar

Shawdesh Desk: Six people, including a bus driver and his assistant, were arrested in connection with the ‘gang rape’ of a girl in a moving bus at Ashuli of Savar.

3 of a family burnt in fire at tin-shed house in Mohammadpur

Shawdesh desk: Three members of a family, including a child, suffered burn injuries in a fire at a tin-shed house in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area earlier Saturday. The injured were identified

Four earthquakes felt in Sylhet within one hours

Shawdesh desk: Four earthquakes struck Sylhet and its adjoining areas on Saturday morning Three of them were felt around 10:36am, 10:51am and 11:30am. No damage or injuries were reported after either

Thunderbolt kills schoolteacher in Rangpur

Shawdesh Desk: A schoolteacher was killed in a lightning strike at village Haldibari under Balapara union of Kawnia upazila in the district on Friday. “The deceased was identified as Jahangir