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Dhaka ranks 2nd worst in Air Quality Index

Sawdesh Desk: Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, was ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning, reports UNB. The city had a score of 169

Prime Minister heads to New York to attend UNGA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left on Friday for New York to attend the 74th UN General Assembly where she may place new proposals to find a solution to the long-drawn Rohingya

Khaled Mahmud expelled from Jubo League

Sawdesh Desk: Jubo League (JL) organising secretary of Dhaka (south) Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan has been expelled two days after his arrest over his illegal Casino business in the capital. “The

US to continue supporting Bangladesh in tackling money laundering, terrorism financing: Miller

Shawdesh Desk: US Ambassador Earl Miller on Thursday said his country is committed to supporting Bangladesh in its efforts to tackle money laundering, terrorism financing, and strengthening the rule of

Air strike, suicide bomber kill 50 civilians in Afghanistan

Shawdesh Desk: At least 50 civilians were killed and 130 injured in two different incidents in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Thursday. Afghan officials say at least 30 civilians were

BNP leader Dudu sued for giving death threat to Prime Minister

Shawdesh Desk: A lawsuit has been filed against BNP leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu on the charge of giving death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Mohiuddin Mahi, joint secretary of central

Mother, 2 daughters found slaughtered in Narayanganj

Shawdesh Desk: A group of miscreants slaughtered a mother and her two daughters at a 6-storey building in Siaikhoa area under Siddirganj upazila in Narayanganj on Thursday morning. Another person

Bangladesh rural poor bear financial burden of climate change: Study

Shawdesh Desk: Poor, rural Bangladeshis are spending far more than the government and aid agencies to combat the impacts of climate change, diverting what little money they have away from