21 children injured by lightning strike at Faridpur madrassah
Shawdesh desk: Twenty-one students of the Madinatul Ulum Madrassah in Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur were injured by a lightning strike on Monday. 11 of them have been hospitalised. The hospitalised ReadMore
Dhaka becomes 10th most polluted city with AQI score of 119
Shawdesh desk: Dhaka has ranked 10th on the list of cities with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 119 at about 9:10am on Tuesday morning. The day’s ReadMore
Dhaka becomes 11th most polluted city with AQI score of 112
Shawdesh desk: Dhaka’s air quality was categorised as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ on Monday morning. With an air quality index score of 112 at about 9:15am, Dhaka ranked 11th on ReadMore
DNCC, DSCC plan to have 22 cattle markets for upcoming Eid-ul-Azha
Shawdesh desk: Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for Muslims scheduled for next month, Dhaka’s two city corporations plan to have a total of 22 cattle markets, including ReadMore
Derailed train in Gazipur not salvaged in 24 hours after collision
Shawdesh desk: Twenty-four hours after a commuter train collided with an oil-carrying train at the Joydebpur Railway junction in Gazipur on Friday, the salvage operation has yet to make significant ReadMore
Two construction workers killed, 5 injured in Gazipur road accident
Shawdesh Desk: Two construction workers were killed and five others were injured when a truck collided with a pick-up van at Ansar Road under Sreepur upazila in Gazipur district early ReadMore
Fugitive death-row convict in rape case arrested at Dhaka airport
Shawdesh Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to death in a case filed over gang-raped of a college student in ReadMore
Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city with AQI score of 152
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka ranked sixth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 152 at 9:00am on Monday morning. Dhaka’s air was ReadMore
