Bangladesh

Juba League leader stabbed to death in Gaibandha

Shawdesh desk: A local Juba League leader was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Gaibandha’s Sundarganj upazila Sunday night. The deceased is Zahidul Islam, 38, president of Sonaray union

1,813 arrested in 131 cases in Dhaka since October 28

Shawdesh Desk: Police have arrested 1,813 leaders and activists from various opposition parties since BNP’s grand rally in the capital on October 28. The arrests were made in connection with

Nine vehicles torched across Bangladesh in 10 hours

Shawdesh Desk: A total of nine buses were torched in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh in 10 hours ending 6:00am on Sunday, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.

Air in Dhaka fifth worst in the world as another blockade begins

Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality this morning as another blockade called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and

BRTC bus set on fire in Dhaka’s Mirpur

Shawdesh desk; A BRTC double-decker bus was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Dhaka’s Mirpur area on Sunday afternoon amid the countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP, Jamaat and

BNP calls hartal in Chattogram for Sunday

Shawdesh desk; The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday announced to enforce a dawm-to-dusk hartal for Sunday to protest against the arrest of BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury

Miscreants set fire to BNP office in Khulna

Shawdesh deks; Miscreants set fire to the local office of Bangladesh Nationalist Party at Boikali in Khulna city on Sunday during the countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.

Five to walk gallows for killing pregnant woman in Habiganj

Shawdesh desk: A Habiganj tribunal on Thursday sentenced five people to death for killing a pregnant woman in 2016. The convicts are Russel Mia, 25, his elder brother Kawsar Mia,