Bangladesh

Dhaka air classified as ‘very unhealthy’ on Monday: AQI

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital was ranked the worst in Air Quality Index on Monday morning for the second consecutive day. Dhaka had a score of 222 at 8:00am, which means

Khaled Bhuiyan remanded again in two cases

Shawdesh Desk: Separate Dhaka courts on Monday placed former Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan on total seven-day remand in two cases lodged under anti-money laundering and narcotics acts. Dhaka

No more tuition fees for class VI students from next year

Shawdesh Desk: The government will pay the tuition fees of class VI students from the next academic year like the one it does for primary schools’ in the country. At

Abrar dies of internal bleeding and excessive pain: Doctors

Shawdesh desk: Doctors at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) said that Abrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), died of “internal bleeding and excessive

Bangladesh lifts 80 lakh people out of poverty in 6 years: World Bank

Shawdesh desk: Some 80 lakh people in Bangladesh came out of poverty in six years between 2010 and 2016 mostly driven by labour income, says a new World Bank report. The

Saad Ershad wins Rangpur-3 by-poll

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party (JP)-nominated candidate Rahgir Almahi Saad Ershad was unofficially declared win in Rangpur-3 by-polls. Saad Ershad won the Rangpur-3 by-poll bagging 58,878 votes, Regional Election Officer and

Rifat murder: 4 more accused surrender

Shawdesh Desk: Four fugitive accused in Rifat Sharif murder case surrendered before the court of Barguna Senior Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Sirajul Islam Gazi on Sunday (Oct 6). The four accused

Govt introduces 2pc incentive on remittance

Shawdesh Desk: The government has started giving an incentive of two percent in remittance sent by expatriate Bangladeshi to encourage them sending money through legal channels, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa