Bangladesh

Rail links between Sylhet, rest of Bangladesh resumes after 8hrs

Shawdesh Desk: Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country resumed after eight and a half hours following the derailment of two bogies of the intercity Paharika train

Dhaka residents suffer as heavy rain inundates city roads

Shawdesh Desk: Heavy downpour caused waterlogging in different areas of the capital on Wednesday morning, causing immense suffering to commuters. The rains coupled with thunderstorm started around 9: 30am and

Dhaka’s air quality in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 76

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka has ranked 20th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 76 at 8:55am on Wednesday morning. Dhaka’s air

Elderly man killed in Kurigram road accident

Shawdesh Desk: A 62-year-old man lost his life after being hit by a motorcycle in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram on Tuesday night. The deceased, identified as Ataur Rahman, was the

Khulna Juba League leader shot to death by unidentified killers

Shawdesh Desk: A former Union Parishad member and local Juba League leader, was shot to death by unidentified killers in Khulna on Monday night. The incident took place near KUET

Former food official sent to jail in graft case

Shawdesh Desk: A Rajshahi court on Monday sent a former food official to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission on charge of irregularities and corruption in buying

Flash flood affects 50 lakh people in 10 dists

Shawdesh Desk: The ongoing flash flood that swept vast swathes of northern and north-eastern regions for the ninth day running on Saturday affected more than 50 lakh people, official estimates

BMD predicts heavy rain across Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted widespread rain and thundershowers across all divisions, including Dhaka, within the next 24 hours starting from 9:00am on Sunday. According to the latest