Bangladesh

Over 90% of people in Feni, Noakhali affected by floods: Oxfam

Shawdesh desk: A rapid assessment by Oxfam in Bangladesh has uncovered the staggering impact of the recent floods in Feni and Noakhali, the hardest-hit districts. The assessment shows that over

Bangladesh flood death toll reaches 71

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll in the ongoing flood across Bangladesh reached 71 as eight more deaths were recorded on Tuesday, as per the disaster management and relief ministry. A

Dhaka records 80mm of rainfall in 3 hours, most streets underwater

Shawdesh Desk: Most streets in Bangladesh capital Dhaka went underwater on Tuesday morning due to heavy rainfall that began early Tuesday, causing huge traffic in different areas and suffering to

Two security members of S Alam Group’s power plant killed in Ctg

Shawdesh desk: Two security personnel, including the assistant security in-charge of SS Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant owned by S Alam Group, were stabbed to death on early Monday

Chittagong Port issues transaction ban on nine private banks

Shawdesh desk: Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has imposed a ban on transactions with nine private banks, including six affiliated with Chattogram-based business group S Alam Group, prohibiting them from accepting

Five killed, dozens injured in Gopalganj road accident

Shawdesh Desk: At least five people were killed and scores were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Gopalganj highway in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj

Dhaka’s air continues to be ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 85

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 33rd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 85 at 9:10am

India hands over Panna’s body to his family

Shawdesh Desk: The body of Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna, recovered in India’s Meghalaya, has been handed over to his family. The body was brought in through the