Barisal Division

Boat’s Shammi seeks cancellation of Pankaj’s candidacy

Shawdesh desk: Awami League nominated candidate from Barishal-4 constituency Shammi Ahmed has made an appeal to the Election Commission (EC) seeking cancellation of the candidacy of Independent candidate Pankaj Debnath.

Shahjahan’s nomination declared valid, Harun’s invalid

Shawdesh Desk: The nomination form of Awami League candidate former BNP vice-chairman Major (Retd) Shahjahan Omar from Jhalakathi-1 constituency (Rajapur-Kathalia) for the coming 12th national election was declared valid today

Medical student killed in Barishal road accident

Shawdesh desk: A student of Sher-E-Bangla Medical College was killed as a speeding truck ran over him at Barishal city on Monday night. The accident took place at around 8.45pm on C&B road in

Paucity of IV saline hampers treatment in Barishal

Shawdesh Desk: The treatment of patients in Barishal is being hampered due to shortage of IV saline, thanks to the slow production supply. The dengue patients are the worst sufferers

HC declares redrawing boundary of Pirojpur-1, 2 constituencies legal

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Sunday turned down a writ petition challenging the legality of redrawing the boundaries of Pirojpur-1 and 2 constituencies by the Election Commission. The HC

Dhaka’s launch passengers drop by 34 percent in a year: SCRF

Shawdesh Desk: Around 50,000 people used to travel to various coastal districts, including Barisal, by launch from Dhaka every day before the Padma Bridge was opened. Within a year, this

Bus driver arrested over Jhalokathi accident that killed 17

Shawdesh Desk: The Rapid Action Battalion on Wednesday said that they arrested a man who had been driving the bus that met a fatal accident in Jhalokathi that killed at

17 killed, 26 injured as bus plunges into pond in Jhalokathi

Shawdesh Desk: At least 17 people were killed and 26 others injured as a bus fell into a pond by the side of Khulna-Barishal highway at a location adjacent to