Bangladesh

200 shanties gutted in Rupnagar slum fire

Shawdesh desk: At least 200 shanties were gutted as a massive fire tore through a slum in the capital’s Rupnagar area on Wednesday morning. No casualty was reported. Duty Officer

Thakurgaon man humiliates wife in public

Shawdesh Desk: A woman has reportedly been forced to swallow urine after her head was shaved by her husband at Mistripara in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon for her refusal to

Kaladumur River dying; immediate dredging needed

Shawdesh Desk: The Kaladumur River, a branch of the Gomti River, is gradually turning into a dead river due to siltation, severely affecting the irrigation of 50,000 bighas of land

Woman killed in Bagerhat road crash

Shawdesh Desk: An unidentified woman was killed and two others were injured as a shallow engine-driven trolley knocked down them at Shukdara area of Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat. The incident

50 Jamaat men held in Natore

Shawdesh Desk: Police in a drive arrested 50 Jamaat-Shibir activists including former Jamaat Amir of the district and the President of district unit Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of

Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘very unhealthy’

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second among cities with the worst quality in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday morning. It had an AQI score of 205 at

Shah Amanat airport gets thermal scanner

Shawdesh Desk: The work was under way to set up a thermal scanner at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Tuesday afternoon. Assistant Health Officer of the airport Md

Septuagenarian couple with fever sent to hospital from Dhaka airport

Shawdesh Desk: An elderly couple returned from Saudi Arabia has been sent to hospital suspecting infected with coronavirus. The approximate septuagenarian couple landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Tuesday.