Bangladesh

Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 189

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 189 at 9:45am

Mob snatch ‘rapist’ from police vehicle in Khilkhet, beat him up

A suspected rapist was beaten severely by a mob after being snatched from a police vehicle in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area on Tuesday night. Seven to eight police personnel including Khilkhet

32-year-old shot dead in Jashore

Shawdesh Desk: A 32-year-old man was shot dead by a group of assailants late Monday night in what is believed to be a gang-related attack in Jashore city. The victim,

Jamuna Rail Bridge inaugurated; trains to run at 120 km/h

Shawdesh desk: The much-awaited Jamuna Rail Bridge, the country’s largest dedicated railway bridge, was formally inaugurated at 10am on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in Bangladesh’s railway connectivity. Following this

Youth killed in clash over sand extraction in M’singh

Shawdesh desk: A 25-year-old man was killed and another was injured in a clash between two groups over sand extraction from a river in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh. The incident

Shrine set on fire in Barguna

Unidentified people set fire to Ismail Shah’s mazar at ward-3 under Amtoli municipality in Barguna district on early Monday. Confirming the matter, Amtoli police station officer-in-charge Ariful Islam said that

BCL leader arrested for making ‘derogatory’ comments about prophet

Police have arrested a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) on Facebook in Singra upazila of Natore. Sakibul Hasan

DMP chief’s statement for not using word ‘rape’ decried

Shawdesh desk: Rights organisations on Sunday slammed Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali for his suggestion that the media should use the phrase ‘repression of women’ instead of