Dhaka Division

5 to die in Tangail gang-rape case

Shawdesh Desk: A Tangail court on Thursday sentenced five people to death for gang-raping a female student of a madrasa in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail. Judge Khaleda Yasmin of Women

Financing is critical for creating a poverty-free world: Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Ambassador Rabab Fatima said, “‘Eradicating poverty in all its forms everywhere’ is an overarching goal for Agenda-2030. For creating a

Youth’s body found in Khilkhet, family claims murder

Shawdesh desk: Police recovered the body of a man from a heap of sand in Khilkhet Mastul area of the capital early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Johnny Mia,

DNCC mayor Atiq, wife test positive for Covid-19

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Atiqul Islam and his wife Dr Shayla Shagufta Islam tested positive for COVID-19. Rishad Morshed, the mayor’s assistant personal secretary, also found infected

4.8km of Padma Bridge visible as 32nd span installed

Shawdesh desk: he 32nd span of the much-awaited Padma Bridge was installed on Sunday morning. With this installation, 4800 meters of the mega structure has now been visible. The 32nd

Padma Bridge: 32nd span to be installed today

Shawdesh desk: The 32nd span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge will be installed at Mawa end of Louhjong upazila of Munshiganj on Saturday. The 1-d span is expected to install

6k families homeless in Koira as rivers swallow land

Shawdesh Desk: “The pain that riverbank erosion has caused over the past decade is immense. I have lost everything to the natural calamity — my home, my livelihood,” says Rabiul

Protests against rapes continue at Shahbagh

Shawdesh Desk: Several organisations formed human chains at Shahbagh in the capital on Wednesday to protest against rapes in Bangladesh. The protestors under the banner of ‘Save Our Women – Bangladesh’, a non-profit