Bangladesh

Dead Dolphin washes ashore on Kuakata beach again

Another dead dolphin has been washed up on Kuakata sea beach of Patuakhali on Wednesday morning. KM Bachchu, a member of Kuakata Dolphin Protection Committee, spotted the dolphin in the

Jhumon Das walks out of jail after six months

Shawdesh Desk: Jhumon Das walked out of Sunamganj District Jail on Tuesday evening after spending nearly six months following his arrest in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

By-election in Sirajganj-6 on November 2

Shawdesh Desk: By-elections to the Sirajganj-6 constituency will be held on November 2. Election Commission Secretary, Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker, announced the date of the vote at the Election Building

$80 oil sparks mixed fortunes for world economy

Shawdesh Desk: Oil prices jumped above $80 this week for the first time in almost three years, handing a major boost to producers — but fuelling more inflationary pain for

2 pedestrians killed in Sylhet road crash

Shawdesh Desk: Two pedestrians were killed as a truck hit them on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Dayamir area of Osmaninagar Upazila in Sylhet on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as

Passenger held with gold worth Tk 1.5 crore at Dhaka airport

Shawdesh Desk: A preventive team of Dhaka Customs House arrested a man along with gold, weighing 1.22 kilogram, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Saturday night. The

Bangladeshi worker killed in Saudi Arabia crane accident

Shawdesh Desk: A Bangladeshi expat worker died after falling from a crane in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md Sheikh Farid Arju (25), son of Md

Digital Bangladesh initiative makes life easier in remote areas

Shawdesh Desk: Once getting consultations from expert physicians was beyond the imagination of the people of Badarkhali, a remote union in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria upazila, where healthcare facilities are very