Bangladesh

UPDF activist killed in gunfight with army

Shawdesh Desk: An activist of United Peoples’ Democratic Front was killed in an army shootout at Dopata of Baghaihat in Rangamati on Friday. Sumon Chakma, a man in his forties,

Rohingya camp attacked, road blocked as JL leader shot dead

Shawdesh Desk: Local people took to the streets and attacked a Rohingya camp on Friday after a Juba League leader was shot dead allegedly by Rohingya thugs at Jadimura area

Two more die of dengue

Shawdesh Desk: Two more people died of dengue in the capital and Barishal on Thursday. With these two deaths, at least 122 people died of the aedes mosquito-caused infection, according

No Rohingya shows up for return to Myanmar

Shawdesh Desk: None of the 295 Rohingya families the authorities interviewed so far for repatriation showed up on Thursday for going back to Rakhine in Myanmar they left nearly two

Satkhira woman dies of dengue

Shawdesh Desk: A housewife died of mosquito-borne disease dengue in Sadar upazila on early Friday. The deceased was Shahanara Khatun, 37, wife of Khalilur Rahman of Choygharia village in the

Fresh move to repatriate Rohingyas from Bangladesh falters

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh authorities on Thursday said that none of the Rohingya families interviewed so far were willing to go back to Myanmar. Briefing journalists at a Rohingya camp in

Two more die of dengue in Dhaka, Barishal

Shawdesh Desk: Two more people died of dengue in the capital and Barishal on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Gias Uddin, 40, son of Abdul Awal of Chandpur and

Real estate cos continue to grab wetlands

Shawdesh Desk: The influential realtors are developing private land or housing projects on wetlands, flood-flow zones of the rivers around the capital and their connecting canals as well as on