Bangladesh

Online cattle trade gains popularity ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

Shawdesh Desk: Sale of sacrificial animals through online marketplaces and e-commerce platforms has gained popularity ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as both the buyers and sellers want to avoid the risks associated

Ershad Trust’s chairman Khaled Akhtar dies of Covid-19

Shawdesh desk: Maj (retd) Khaled Akhtar, chairman of Ershad Trust and a former presidium member of Jatiya Party, died on Saturday after a long battle with deadly coronavirus. Khaled Akhtar, who

5 smugglers held with 25 bhori gold in Dhamrai

Shawdesh desk: Police arrested five smugglers along with 25 bhori gold in a raid in Patal area of Baishkanda union under Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka on Wednesday night. The arrestees

AQI: Dhaka’s air quality improves significantly

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air quality showed a significant improvement as it ranked the 11th worst polluted city in the world in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning. The

Thakurgaon mango growers feeling the heat as rains play havoc

Shawdesh Desk: Despite its bumper production, the mango growers in Thakurgaon are deeply worried as several hundred hectares of mango orchards got submerged due to heavy rains for the last

Flood may hit 23 districts next week

Shawdesh Desk: Though the overall flood situation has improved on Wednesday, a fresh flood may hit 23 districts in the country’s Northern, Northeastern and Central region next week. Heavy rainfall

MP Israfil Alam infected with Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: Md Israfil Alam, the ruling Awami League member of parliament from Naogaon-6, has tested positive for COVID-19. Confirming the news, Samir, Personal secretary of the Israfil Alam said

Bandarban Civil Surgeon tests positive for coronavirus

Shawdesh Desk: Civil Surgeon of Bandarban Dr Aung Sui Marma has tested positive for Covid-19. Dr Pratyush Pal, the head of Bandarban Corona Isolation Centre, said they received the test