Bangladesh

Child among two more die of dengue in Pabna, Faridpur

Shawdesh Desk: Two people, including a nine-year-old boy, died of dengue in Faridpur and Pabna early Wednesday and Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Tanjid Mollah, 9, son of Jahid

Six more die as dengue patients keep crowding hospitals

Shawdesh Desk: Six more people die of dengue at hospitals in Dhaka, Rajshshi and Rangpur on between Sunday evening and Monday evening as hospitalisation and death caused by the viral

Mizanur Rahman Shelley passes away

Shawdesh Desk: Political analyst, academician and writer Mizanur Rahman Shelley died of brain haemorrhage at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital on Monday. He was 76. Mizanur, also a former

Eid-ul-Azha celebrated

Shawdesh Desk: Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, was celebrated across Bangladesh with due solemnity and religious fervour on Monday. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zilhajj

BNP rallies demanding Khaleda’s release

Shawdeh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday went out on a demonstration in Dhaka demanding release of the imprisoned party chairperson Khaleda Zia when the country was celebrating the Eid-ul-Azha.

Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated

Shawdesh Desk: Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated across Bangladesh with due solemnity and religious fervour. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zilhajj month

Suspected ‘robber’ killed in Patuakhali ‘gun battle’ with police

Shawdesh Desk: A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Ballavpur of Patuakhali Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Chand Mia of Amtoli upazila.

Huge traffic congestion on Dhaka-Tangail Highway

Shawdesh Desk: A 75-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Tangail Highway on Saturday morning, inflicting sufferings on thousands of the holidaymakers of Eid-ul-Azha. The gridlock was created from Gorai in Mirzapur