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Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 4th worst

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday morning. The overpopulated megacity’s air quality was classified as unhealthy as it had an

Jason Biggs savors his lasting ‘American Pie’ connection

Shawdesh Desk: Jason Biggs has no regrets about being indelibly linked to “American Pie,” the rowdy 1999 adolescent sex comedy. “It changed my life, and it’s the reason I’m still

Sharapova slams ‘second-hand’ Brisbane event as men take over

Sports Desk: Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova said the Brisbane International felt like “a second-hand event” with women relegated to outside courts to make way for men playing the

Overweight pregnancies up obese midlife BMI risk

Shawdesh DEsk; The excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is not only linked with the increased long-term maternal weight, but, according to a new study, it also has cumulative effect over

Samsung predicts smaller-than-expected drop in profit

Shawdesh Desk: Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its operating profit for the last quarter likely fell 34% from a year earlier, which would be a smaller-than-expected decline possibly resulting from

He is a serial rapist, used to rape beggars: RAB

Shawdesh Desk: The man who raped a Dhaka University (DU) student in Kurmitola on January 5 was a serial rapist and a mugger, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said today

Ishraq, Tabith get Oikya Front’s support

Shawdesh DEsk: Jatiya Oikya Front on Wednesday extended its support to BNP’s two mayoral candidates in the upcoming elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations billed for January 30.

80 Americans killed in Iran missile attack

Shawdesh Desk: At least 80 “American terrorists” were killed in Iranian missile strikes on US troops in Iraq, Iranian state television claimed on Wednesday. The US has not released information