Bangladesh

No end to city traffic chaos

Shawdesh Desk: Complete lawlessness has become the norm of the Dhaka city’s transport system with hardly any signs that the situation may improve in the near future. The chaos in

Three people killed in Bogura road accident

Shwdesh DEsk: Three passengers of a battery-powered auto-rickshaw were killed, and three others were injured when a truck hit their vehicle in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogura on Friday night. Dupchanchia

Female journalist dies after sustaining injuries in road accident

Shawdesh Desk: Masuma Islam, a Rajshahi-based reporter of private television channel Ekhon TV, who received injuries in a road accident on Friday, passed away early Tuesday while undergoing treatment at

Two youths arrested for attacking couple with machete at Uttara

Shawdesh Desk: Two individuals have been arrested after attacking a couple with a machete in Dhaka’s Uttara Sector 7 on Monday night. The incident, which took place on a footpath

Ferry service on Shariatpur-Chandpur route resume after 4.5 hours

Shawdesh desk: Ferry services on the Shariatpur-Chandpur water route have resumed following the clearing of heavy fog that had halted operations. The ferry services, which were suspended from 4:00am on

One of Ashulia gas cylinder blast victims dies at hospital

Shawdesh desk: Shiuly Akter, 32, one of the 11 victims who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in Savar died while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital on

Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city on Sunday morning

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 198 at

Jamaat wants local polls, proportionate representation system ahead of national election

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called for holding local polls and introducing the proportionate representative system before the next general elections during a meeting with the chief election commissioner on Thursday.