Bangladesh

Bus set afire in Ashulia

Shawdesh desk: Miscreants set fire to a bus at Boraipara on Nabinagar-Chandra road of Dhaka’s Ashulia early Tuesday, during the 48-hours road-rail-waterway blockade across the country enforced by BNP and like-minded parties. Several seats of the

253 arson attacks reported during recent blockades, strikes

Shawdesh desk; A total of 253 arson attacks were recorded till 6:00am on Tuesday during the blockades and hartals called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and its allies in the ongoing

Bus torched in Gulistan

Shawdesh desk: Miscreants reportedly set a bus on fire at Zero Point in Gulistan area of the capital on Monday afternoon, on the second day of the two-day blockade of

Two crushed under wheels of train in Rajbari

Shawdesh Desk: Two people died after being crushed under the wheels of a train in Kalukhali upazila of Rajbari district Monday morning. One of the deceased is Khayer Kha, 60,

Last day of 48-hr blockade continues across Bangladesh in lax manner

Shawdesh Desk: The second day of the latest 48-hour countrywide blockade, called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies opposition parties, is underway in a lax manner.

Shahjahan’s nomination declared valid, Harun’s invalid

Shawdesh Desk: The nomination form of Awami League candidate former BNP vice-chairman Major (Retd) Shahjahan Omar from Jhalakathi-1 constituency (Rajapur-Kathalia) for the coming 12th national election was declared valid today

Munshiganj-1: Nomination of Mahi B Chowdhury cancelled

Shawdesh desk; The nominations of Bikalpa Dhara candidate Mahi Badruddoza Chowdhury and two others from Munshiganj-1 constituency for the 12th national election were cancelled. Munshiganj District Returning Officer and Deputy

A month after inauguration, Khulna-Mongla route still awaits train operation

Shawdesh Desk; A month after joint inauguration by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the Khulna-Mongla rail line still awaits commencement of train operations. The 65