Bangladesh

Khulna city polls: Electioneering ends today

Shawdesh desk; Campaigning activities for the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election are set to end on Saturday midnight. No candidates will be allowed to continue electioneering after midnight as the

14 km gridlock on Bangabandhu Bridge

Shawdesh desk: Excessive pressure of transportation, road accidents and reckless driving caused a 14-kilometer gridlock on Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge. The traffic jam has been created from eastern side of Bangabandhu Bridge

Indian woman arrested with cocaine at Dhaka airport

Shawdehs Desk: Customs Intelligence arrested an Indian woman along with 1800 grams of cocaine from Hazrat Shahjalala International Airport on Saturday. The arrested is Salome Lalramdahiri, hailing from Mizoram in

Short-lived rain brings inadequate relief from sweltering heat in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka city saw drizzles on Thursday morning, providing some brief relief from the scorching heat that has been sweeping across the country for several days. The day started

Triple whammy for city dwellers

Shawdesh DEsk: Amid sweltering heat coupled with frequent power cuts, residents of many areas in the capital have been facing an acute water crisis for the last few days, throwing

Rohingyas testify on Myanmar crackdown in Argentina court

Shawdesh Desk: Members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority testified in person for the first time on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, as part of an Argentinian judicial investigation into alleged crimes

One held with 15 gold bars in Rangpur

Shawdesh desk: The District Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in a raid arrested a man with 15 gold bars weighing 150 ‘tolas’ worth about Taka 1.27 crore from Kamarpara Dhaka

15 people killed in Sylhet road accident

Shawdesh desk: At least 13 people were killed and eight others were injured when a truck rammed into a pick-up van on Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Nazir Bazar in Dakkhin Surma