Dhaka Division

DMCH staff beaten to death for ‘complaining about smoking’

Shawdesh Desk: An employee of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) was beaten to death on early Sunday allegedly by the son of a former colleague for complaining about smoking. The

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Are flyovers any solution to traffic gridlock or scraps?

Shawdesh Desk: The capital city has witnessed seven flyovers built in and around it over the past 15 years, aiming to mitigate its nagging traffic jams but the virtually unchanged

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Bazlur, Kochi elected president, general secretary of Awami League’s Dhaka north unit

Shawdesh Desk: Sheikh Bazlur Rahman and SM Mannan Kochi have been made president and general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Dhaka north unit respectively. Meanwhile, Abu Ahmed Mannafi and Sharfuddin

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Holey Artisan Verdict: Security beefed up in court area

Shawdesh Desk: Security has been ratcheted up in and around the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court area ahead of the verdict in Holey Artisan café attack case. “The law enforcers

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Three killed in Faridpur road crash

Shawdesh Desk: Three people were killed and 10 injured in a clash between a bus and a pick-up van at Vanga upazila of Faridpur district on Tuesday morning. The accident took

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Secretariat’s areas to be announced as ‘Silent Zone’ from December 17: Shahab Uddin

Shawdesh Desk: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Tuesday said the surrounding areas of the Secretariat will be declared as ‘Silent Zone’ from December 17 to make

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Drug trader killed in city gunfight

Shawdesh desk: An alleged drug trader and arms dealer was killed in “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Khilkhet area of Dhaka on early Monday. The deceased was identified

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Clerk assaults nephew of accused on Dhaka court premises (Watch)

Shawdesh Desk: A lawyer’s clerk on Sunday allegedly assaulted a person on the premises of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court in Dhaka when the victim came to visit his

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