Bangladesh

Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 2nd worst

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second among cities with worst air quality on Sunday morning. It had an AQI score of 230 at 08:27am. The air was classified as

Acquire necessary technical, professional knowledge: President to forces members

Shawdesh Desk: President Abdul Hamid on Sunday urged all members of the Armed Forces to put special emphasis on acquiring necessary technical and professional knowledge. He made the remarks while

Man beaten to death over trifling matter

Shawdesh Desk: A man was allegedly beaten to death by neighbour at Daulatpur of Manikganj district on Saturday centering petty matter. The deceased Monu Mia, 42, son of Abdul Gani

Four killed in Tangail road crash

At least four people were killed in a head-on collision between a human hauler (locally known Leguna) and a covered van at Mirzapur upazila in Tangail on Saturday morning. The

Fire breaks out at cotton warehouses in Tongi

Shawdesh Desk: A fire broke out at some cotton warehouses in Tongi on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday noon. Senior station officer Md Atiqur Rahman of Tongi Fire

Two killed in Sylhet ‘gunfights’

Shawdesh Desk: A suspected robber and an alleged terrorist were killed in separate gunfights in Bishwanath and Golapganj upazilas of Sylhet early Saturday. In Bishwanath upazila, an unidentified robber was killed in

Will deposit Tk1,000 cr to BTRC: GP

Shawdesh Desk: Private mobile operator Grameenphone (GP) on Friday said it will deposit Tk 1,000 crore to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Feb 23 as ordered by the apex

BNP Narayanganj district unit committee dissolved

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party has dissolved the committee of its Narayanganj district unit. A press release, signed by BNP assistant office secretary Muhammad Munir Hossain, was issued in this