Bangladesh

Truck, covered van owners and workers’ strike withdrawn

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners’ Association and Bangladesh Truck Driver Workers’ Federation have withdrawn their 72-hour nationwide strike. The decision came after a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan

RMCH counts eight more deaths at Covid-19 unit

Shawdesh Desk: Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded eight more fatalities at its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am today, raising the death toll to 140 so

School teacher among 3 held for tonsuring folk singer’s head in Bogura

Shawdesh Desk: Police have arrested three men, including a school teacher, for allegedly assaulting a minor folk singer by shaving off his head in Shibganj upazila of Bogura district. The

Husband, wife electrocuted in Narayanganj

Shawdesh Desk: A man and his wife were electrocuted at Hajirtek village in Kalapaharia union under Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Kajam Ali,

Chatkhil UNO found no headmaster present in four schools he visited

Shawdesh Desk: Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) ASM Musa visited four secondary schools in Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali and did not find a headmaster present in any of the institutions. He

Mother, son found dead in Kushtia

Shawdesh Desk Police recovered the bodies of a woman and her 9-month-old minor son from their house in Kushtia on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Aklima Khatun, wife

22-day ban on hilsa fishing to start October 4

Shawdesh Desk: The government has imposed a 22-day ban starting October 4 on catching, selling and transporting hilsa across the country to ensure safe spawning of the fish, during its

Derailment snaps Dhaka-Chattogram rail link

Shawdesh DEsk: Rail communication between Dhaka and Chattogram remained suspended as three compartments of freight train derailed at Tongi in Gazipur on Tuesday morning. The train derailed 10:00am in the