Bangladesh

Dhaka’s air quality still remains ‘very unhealthy’

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked third among cities with the worst air quality on Wednesday morning. It had an AQI score of 270 at 08:52 am. The air was

17 Malaysia-bound Rohingyas held in Cox’s Bazar

Shawdesh Desk: A team of coast guard on Tuesday night rescued 17 Malaysia-bound Rohingyas from human traffickers from Bahachara area of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar. Confirming the news, in-charge

2 killed as bus plunges into ditch in Bogura

Shawdesh desk: At least two people, including helper of vehicle, were killed and 14 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Kichak union of Shibganj

Former municipality mayor killed in Dinajpur ‘gunfight’

Shawdesh Desk: The former Setabganj municipality mayor was killed in an alleged gunfight between two groups of drug peddlers in Bochaganj upazila of Dinajpur early Tuesday. The deceased was identified

Dhaka welcomes Kathmandu’s proposal to use Saidpur Airport

Nepal has proposed using Saidpur Airport as part of strengthening connectivity between the two countries. Bangladesh has welcomed the proposal and a technical expert team will look into what kinds

Man gets life term for raping woman in Kushtia

A man was sentenced to life term imprisonment on Tuesday for raping a woman in Karigarpara area in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia on May 21, 2019. The convict is Biplob

Elderly woman killed in city, husband held

Shawdesh Desk: Police recovered the body of a woman from her house in Arambag area of the capital on Tuesday morning. Police also detained the husband, suspected killer of the

Power transformers inviting danger for city dwellers

Shawdesh Desk: Many high-voltage electric transformers have been installed much below the normal height while buildings have been built awfully close to the electrical apparatus in various parts of the