Dhaka Division

Dhaka to host World Peace Conference in November

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh will host a two-day world peace conference in November this year, marking the ongoing birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as

Gazipur jhut godown catches fire

Shawdesh Desk: A fire broke out at a jhut (scrap fabrics from garment factories) godown in pubail of Gazipur city on Sunday afternoon. The fire originated at the warehouse at1:30pm,

Trader murdered in front of son: Accused Manik killed in ‘gunfight’

Shawdesh Desk: An accused in a case filed in connection with stabbing a trader to death in front of his son in Dhaka’s Pallabi area has been killed in a

Thousands crossing Padma River to reach home

Shawdesh Desk: Defying the government restriction amid the coronavirus pandemic, a large number of homebound people are crossing the Padma River in a mad rush to reach home to celebrate

Metro rail project sees 63.2 pc progress: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the average progress of the construction work of the first metro rail in Bangladesh is 63.2 percent. He

HC halts felling of trees at Suhrawardy Udyan

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General AM Amin Uddin today to take necessary steps so no trees at Suhrawardy Udyan are felled till May 20. The

WASA’s canal re-excavation project in limbo

Shawdesh desk: The land acquisition and re-excavation project for Hazaribagh, Baishteki, Kurmitola, Begunbari and Manda Khal in the capital is in limbo due to the negligence of the authorities concerned.

70-year-old woman crushed under covered van in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: A 70-year-old woman was crushed under the wheels of a speeding covered van in the capital’s Bakshibazar intersection Wednesday night. The deceased Nurjahan Begum was on a rickshaw