Bangladesh

Cumilla roof collapse kills 1, injures 14

Shawdesh DEsk: At least one worker was killed and 14 others were injured when the roof of the third floor of a building collapsed on Friday in the Kandirpar area

Paturia-Daulatdia ferry route: Vehicles stranded for hours

Shawdesh Desk: Three hundred vehicles were waiting in long queue to cross the river although ferry movement on Paturia-Daulatdia route has become normal. The authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport

Old clothes keep poor warm in Rangamati

Shawdesh desk: Makeshift shops in the district selling old warm clothes are attracting customers from the low-income group with affordable options to survive the winter without digging too deep into

Son slaughters mother in Jamalpur

Shawdesh Desk: An elderly woman was slaughtered allegedly by her son at Doail Purbapara village of Doail union under Sarishabari upazila in Jamalpur on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified

2 more people burned while warming in fire die in Rangpur

Shawdesh Desk: Another two more people who suffered burn injuries while warming themselves from cold in fire-lit died at the Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on early Thursday. The deceased

Floating drum bridge raises hopes in Khulna

Shawdesh Desk: There was no bridge on the Atharobaki River even several months ago to connect Rupsha and Terokhada upazilas. Residents of the areas had to use boats to cross

Temperature drops to 5.7 degree Celsius in Tetulia of Panchagarh

Shawdesh Desk: The temperature plummeted further to 5.7 degree Celsius in Panchagarh’s Tetulia on Thursday morning. “This is the lowest recorded temperature so far this year,” Arif Hossain, a meteorologist

Drug addict son kills parents in Jashore

Shawdesh Desk: A drug addict youth reportedly stabbed his parents to death in Ramkrishnapur village of Chowgacha upazila of Jashore on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Mahir Uddin