Dhaka Division

Tabith Awal comes under attack in Mirpur during electioneering

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Mayor candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Tabith Awal and his supporters reportedly came under attack when they were electioneering near Majar road in Mirpur

Chef arrested for raping two working women at Rampura

Shawdesh Desk: Police arrested a chef in two separate cases filed on the charge of allegedly raping two working women from a house in the capital’s Rampura area on Friday

First phase of Bishwa Ijtema begins with Aam Bayan

ShawdeshDesk: Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after the holy Hajj, began after Fajr prayers on Friday with Aam Bayan on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi

Dhaka city polls: Atiqul, Taposh get ‘Boat’; Tabit, Ishraq ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbols

Shwdesh Desk: The returning officers allotted electoral symbols to the mayoral candidates for contesting elections to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). The symbols were

15-km tailback on Dhaka-Gazipur Highway as devotees pouring into Biswa Ijtema

Shawdesh Desk; Devotees are flocking to the Biswa Ijtema venue to offer prayers for peace, as the first phase of the Islamic congregation is going to begin amid beefed-up security

2 more women burned while warming in fire die at RMCH

Shawdesh Desk: Two more women who suffered burn injuries while warming themselves from cold in fire-lit died at the Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early Thursday. The deceased were identified

DU student rape: RAB conducts special raid from Banani to Airport station

The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were conducting a special drive from Banani area to Airport station in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. The elite force members started the

Miscreants attempt to murder Dr Sarwar Ali in his flat at Uttara

Shawdesh desk: Miscreants attempted to kill Dr Sarwar Ali, Trustee of Freedom War Museum, Executive President of Chhayanat and Chairman of BIRDEM’s board of management, at his own residence in