Bangladesh

Jatiya Party candidate for Chuadanga-1 now quits election race

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party candidate for Chuadanga-1 constituency, advocate Sohrab Hossain, has withdrawn from the 12th general election race, alleging lack of cooperation from his party and coordination. He is

Shammi Ahmed, Sadiq Abdullah can’t contest general election

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a leave-to-appeal filed by Awami League nominated candidate Shammi Ahmed seeking reinstatement of her candidacy for Barishal-4 constituency

Ferry services on Chandpur-Shariatpur route resume after six hours

Shawdesh desk: Ferry service on Chandpur-Shariatpur route resumed on Monday morning after nearly six hours of suspension due to dense fog in the River Meghna. The authorities concerned were forced

Launching of train services on Khulna-Mongla-Jashore route postponed

Shawdesh desk: Though commuter train services on Jashore-Khulna-Mongla route was supposed to begin from January 1, it was been postponed due to incompletion of construction work of the train tracks.

Dhaka begins 2024 as most polluted city with AQI score of 244

Shawdesh desk: On the first day of the new year, 2024, Dhaka topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 244 at

Two Jatiya Party candidates withdraw candidacies in Barishal

Shawdesh Desk: Two Jatiya Party candidates in Barishal and Barguna have announced their withdrawal from the upcoming 12th parliamentary election race. Engineer Iqbal Hossain Taposh, the Jatiya Party candidate for

Two Neo-JMB leaders arrested in Demra

Shawdesh Desk: A unit of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) arrested two leaders of Neo-JMB from Demra in the capital on Saturday. They are Mohammad Yusuf alias Yusuf Hujur,

With opening of two more stations, metro rail ends 2023

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka’s ambitious metro rail has project reached a significant milestone with the opening of the Karwanbazar and Shahbagh metro rail stations. This achievement marks the completion of all