Bangladesh

Grandfather, grandson killed in Rajshahi road accident

Shawdesh desk: A man and his grandson were killed after a bus crashed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Muraripara intersection of Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi on Thursday noon. The deceased were

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Kushtia AL leader held under Digital Security Act

Shawdesh Desk: Police arrested a local Awami League leader from his house in Kushtia district town on Wednesday night in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for spreading

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Air quality Index: Dhaka ranks second worst

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second among cities with worst quality in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning. It had an AQI score of 164 at 8:08am.

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AL MP Awal accuses minister Rezaul of indulging in corruption

A day after his bail in corruption cases, former Awami League MP from Pirojpur-1 constituency AKM Awal on Wednesday brought corruption allegations against Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim.

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Sagar-Runi killing case: High Court drops petition from cause list

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Wednesday dropped from the cause list a petition filed by Tanvir Rahman, an accused in the journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case, seeking cancellation of

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Indictment hearing in graft case against DIG Mizan, Basir March 16

A Dhaka court  set March 16 to hold further hearing on charge framing in a graft case against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman and suspended director

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Isolation ward exists, but no scanner to detect coronavirus in Khulna

Shawdesh desk: While there is no scanner in any of the hospitals in entire Khulna division to detect coronavirus cases, the setting up of a five-bed isolation ward at one

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Woman crushed under train in city

Shawdesh desk: An unidentified woman was crushed under the wheels of a train in Karwan Bazar area of the capital on Wednesday noon, according to media report. Details about the victim

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