Bangladesh

Dengue claims teenage girl’s life in Thakurgaon

Shawdesh Desk: A teenage girl died of dengue at Dinajpur General Hospital on Friday. The deceased was identified as Opi Rani Saha, 17, daughter of Anukul Chandra Roy of village

Traffic congestion, collapsed schedule exhaust travellers

Shawdesh Desk: The mad rush of Eid-time travellers continued on Friday amidst congestion at ferry terminals and on highways as both bus and train schedules collapsed. The travellers also suffered

28 of 41 ethnic languages on verge of extinction

Shawdesh Desk: At least 28 out of 41 ethnic languages in Bangladesh are in the risk of extinction as the number of some ethnic groups dropped sharply and many ethnic

Nature, gridlocks disrupt Eid journeys

Shawdesh Desk: Serious disruptions in ferry services and long-route bus movements following the inclement weather, huge rush of cattle-laden vehicles and traffic gridlocks haunted travellers all day long on Thursday

Dengue spreads all over

Shawdesh desk: People with dengue virus leaving the capital for home to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha may infect innumerable people with the virus around the country. On Thursday, one person died of

Govt allocates Tk 51.5cr for eliminating mosquitoes

The government has allocated Tk 51.5 crore to help the city corporations and municipalities fight mosquitoes. LGRD and cooperatives minister Md Tazul Islam came up with the information at a

Two suspected ‘miscreants’ killed in Bogura ‘gun battle’

Two suspected ‘miscreants’ were killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of ‘miscreants’ at Bhabanipur of Sherpur upazila in Bogura early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Dhanesh Sarkar

Two cops withdrawn over allegation of gang-rape

Shawdesh Desk: Two railway policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Khulna Government Railway Police Station, were attached to the GRP Lines for their suspected involvement in the reported gang-rape of a