Bangladesh

Search for missing tourists in Kaptai lake capsize continues

Shawdesh Desk: Rescuers are scouring the river on Saturday in search of a woman and her son who had been missing since an overcrowded tourist boat sank on the Karnaphuli

Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 2nd worst

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second among cities with worst air quality on Saturday morning. It had an AQI score of 197 at 08:05am. The air was classified as

Woman ‘gang raped’ in Bhola

Shawdesh Desk: A woman was reportedly gang-raped by two young men on Halima Khatun College campus in Doulatkhan upazila of Bhola on Wednesday night. Quoting the victim, Sadequr Rahman, officer-in-charge

Illegal brick kilns still continue to thrive in Gazipur

Violating various government rules and regulations, illegal brick kilns continue to sprout in the districts adjacent to the capital casting hazardous impacts on the environment and people. On November 26,

25 students hurt as CU bus falls into ditch in Chattogram

Shawdesh Desk: At least 25 students have been injured as a bus of Chittagong University overturned and fell into a ditch at Maniapukur area in Hathazari upazila in Chattogram on Thursday

Air pollution should be treated as national crisis: Environment Minister

Shawdesh Desk: As Dhaka is grappling with air pollution posing serious health risks to city dwellers, the government has taken a series of measures to fight and protect the environment,

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opens Sheikh Kamal IT Centre in Rajshahi

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the Sheikh Kamal IT Incubator and Training Centre in Rajshahi through a videoconference from Dhaka. The prime minister opened the Sheikh

Dhaka’s air classified as unhealthy

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked 5th among cities with worst air quality on Wednesday morning. It had a score of 191 at 10:50 am in the Air Quality Index