Bangladesh

1,477 dengue patients undergoing treatment in country

Shawdesh Desk: Around 1,477 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Among them, 495 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 982 are

At least 50 injured in Bengali-Bihari clash at Mohammadpur

Shawdesh Desk: At least 50 people were injured in a clash between Bengalis and Biharis at Mohammadpur in the capital on Saturday. The clash erupted as a team led by local

Voting in Rangpur -3 by-election underway

Shawdesh Desk: Voting in the by-polls to Rangpur -3 constituency, which fell vacant after the death of Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, is progressing in a peaceful manner. The polling that

Purbachal set to get a comprehensive commercial township

Shawdesh Desk: To cater to the growing demand for business spaces, a sprawling comprehensive commercial township is going to be developed in Purbachal new city area spending $8 billion. According

UN investigator: Myanmar is not safe for Rohingyas to return

Shawdesh Desk: The U.N.’s independent investigator on Myanmar says it’s not safe for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to return because Myanmar has failed to

Water levels of Padma, Mohananda recede in Chapainawabganj

Shawdesh Desk: According to Chapainawbganj Water Development Board (WDB), the Padma water level fell by at least 5cm and Mohananda by 2cm in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning.

Flood woes intensify as Ganges flow keeps rising

Shawdesh Desk: Water in the river Padma and its tributaries on Wednesday continued to swell as upstream flow from India continued feeding the rivers in Bangladesh after India opened all

Flood situation worsening in Natore

Shawdesh Desk: Eighteen chars in three unions of Lalpur upazila of the district were submerged as the River Padma continued to swell, causing immense sufferings to the residents of the