Bangladesh

Boat Capsize in Padma: 36 rescued alive, missing 8

Shawdesh desk: Thirty-six people were rescued alive so far in the incident of boat capsize in Padma river under Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj. Four bodies were recovered after the boat capsize.

14 held with drugs worth Tk 12cr in Chattogram

Shawdesh Desk: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has claimed to have arrested 14 suspected drug smugglers, 12 of them Rohingya refugees, in the port city of Chattogram and seized Yaba

Trawlers capsize in Bay: 3 more bodies recovered, death toll now 4

Shawdesh desk: Three more bodies, who went missing after two fishing trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal due to rough weather on Tuesday, have been recovered from the Bay

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