Bangladesh

Sinha murder: Recording of witness statements begins

Shawdesh desk: A Cox’s Bazar court has started recording statements of witnesses in a case over the murder of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan. The court of District

2 house helps killed in Bnanai fire

Shawdesh desk: Two domestic helps were killed and a girl was injured in a fire that broke out at a building in Banani early Monday. The deceased were identified as

By-election in Sylhet-3 on September 4

Shawdesh desk: By-elections to the Sylhet-3 constituency will be held on September 4. Election Commission Secretary, Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker, announced the date of the vote at the Election Building

Teesta turns turbulent in Kurigram; leaves 100 families homeless

Shawdesh Desk: Over 100 families in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram district have lost their homes to erosion by the Teesta River in just one week. Villages like Arjun in Daldalia

Lightning kills four while playing football in Dinajpur

Shawdesh Desk: Four persons were killed by lightning strike while playing football in Dinajpur. Three other people were also injured. The tragic incident took place at Sheikpura 8 No. Railgate

Film actress Eka gets bail, no bar to get out of jail

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to film actress Semon Hasan Eka in a case filed against her for torturing her house help and now there is

Six-storey building catches fire in Banani

Shawdesh Desk: A six-storey building has caught fire in Chairmanbari area of Banani in the capital on Saturday morning. The incident took place around 9:10am at the 2nd floor of

Flood, river erosion hit northeast region

Shawdesh Desk: A huge onrush of upstream river water has inundated many areas and created serious river erosion in the north-east and central regions of the country. All the major