Bangladesh

2 die of dengue, 750 more hospitalised

Shawdesh Desk: Two persons reportedly died of dengue in Chattogram and Barishal as the government said 750 new patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning. The victims were

Sri Lankan diplomat set to become SAARC SG

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lankan diplomat Esala Weerakoon is set to become the next secretary general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation as all eight member countries have conveyed

SL leader loses hand for protesting at JL leader’s toll collection

Shawdesh Desk: Gffargaon Swechchhasebak League leader’s left hand was amputated in the capital Tuesday, a day after he was struck with machetes near his village home by a local Juba

Two RAJUK officials bailed in FR Tower fire incident

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to two RAJUK officials in the Banani fire incident case. Metropolitan judge KM Imrul Kayes granted the bail for Mahbub Hossain,

2 die of dengue in Jashore, 634 hospitalised afresh

Sawdesh Desk: Two women died of dengue in Manirampur of Jashore on Wednesday amid declining number of new dengue cases across Bangladesh. In 24 hours until Wednesday morning, the government

Man arrested on charge of rape of four minors

Shawdesh Desk: The police arrested a 55-year old man at his village home under Dhunat upazila in Bogura on charge of raping four neighbouring minor girls. Arrested Jainal Abedin is

Only 2G services in Rohingya camps

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission suspended 3G and 4G services in Rohingya camp areas in Teknaf and Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar for an indefinite period. ‘The services were suspended

Rohingya crisis: Villages destroyed for government facilities

Shawdesh Desk: Entire Muslim Rohingya villages in Myanmar have been demolished and replaced by police barracks, government buildings and refugee relocation camps, the BBC has found. On a government tour,