Dhaka Division

Discretion results in discrimination

Shawdesh Desk: Lawyers and right activists have expressed disappointment over discriminatory exercise of powers by judicial magistrates as some arrested crime suspects are allowed to be interrogated at the jail

Taxi plunges into river at Aminbazar

Shawdesh Desk: A speeding taxi skidded off the road and plunged into the river Turag near Aminbazar bridge at Salehpur of Savar upazila, on Dhaka-Aricha Highway, on Sunday evening. Fire

50-yr old dinghy market in Manikganj

Shawdesh Desk: A half-century old local market of dinghy (small boat) in Manikganj has garnered popularity for the quality of boats sold there, with buyers coming from across the country.

Rajuk ex-chairman asked to surrender over FR Tower design

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday directed ex-chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) Eng KM Harun and its two existing officials to surrender before a lower court in

Dhaka mayors get 24hrs to act against Aedes mosquitos

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Sunday asked two Dhaka mayors and government officers concerned to take steps in 24 hours to eradicate and destroy Aedes mosquitos and take preventive

Monsoon rains trigger nationwide flooding

Shawdesh Desk: Incessant monsoon rains overnight triggered flooding in several parts of the country swelling waters in three of Bangladesh’s four river basins, marooning thousands of people and disrupting road

PM orders lanes for slow vehicles on highways

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed authorities to construct separate service lane on highways across the country for slow-moving motorised and non-motorised vehicles, including rickshaws. She also

HC wants WASA explanation

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court Division on Sunday directed the Dwasa to explain in two weeks why it supplies bacteria contaminated drinking water to consumers. A study jointly conducted by