Bangladesh

DMCH staff beaten to death for ‘complaining about smoking’

Shawdesh Desk: An employee of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) was beaten to death on early Sunday allegedly by the son of a former colleague for complaining about smoking. The

Rape attempt on CU student: 3 Shohagh Paribahan staff arrested

Shawdesh Desk: Police arrested three staff of Shohagh Paribahan on Saturday night for attempting to rape a female student of Chittagong University (CU) on a moving bus. The arrestees were

Water transport workers call off strike

Shawdesh Desk: Water transport workers called off their indefinite strike after a fruitful discussion between Department of Labour and Bangladesh Water Transport Workers’ Federation on Saturday night. The meeting was

Two suspected miscreants killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’

Two suspected miscreants were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Kamalnagar area near the Bypass road in Satkhira early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Dwip, 25, son

Dhaka’s ‘unhealthy’ air ranks fourth worst in Air Quality Index

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital city ranked the fourth worst in Air Quality Index on Saturday morning. Dhaka had a score of 192 at 8:00am, which means the air quality was

Firearms trader arrested with pistols, ammo in Chattogram

Shawdesh Desk: The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a firearms trader with four shooter guns and 23 bullets from Shikalbaha in Karnaphuli upazila on Saturday. The arrestee was identified as

Fifth grader gets pregnant, mother dies of shock in Bhola

Shawdesh Desk: A mother of a class-V student died of shock when she came to know that her daughter got pregnant in Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola. According to locals, the

Ansar man shot dead in Jashore

Shawdesh desk: An Ansar member was shot dead by some unidentified miscreants in Hashimpur Bazar area of Jashore on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Hossain Ali Torafdar, 55,