Bangladesh

Father, 2 sons killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Brahmanbaria

Shawdesh Desk: A man and his two sons were killed and another was injured after a train hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Talshahar Rail Crossing under Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria

Dr Pran Gopal Datta gets AL nomination for Cumilla-7 by-polls

Shawdesh Desk: Dr Pran Gopal Datta, former vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), has been granted the Awami League (AL) nomination for the Comilla-7 by-polls. The party’s parliamentary and local

Newborn’s body found near Shaheed Minar

Shawdesh desk: Police recovered a body of a newborn baby near Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka last night. “The body of the one-day-old baby was found inside a bag at

Malaria annual infection declines 93 percent

Shawdesh desk: The annual infection rate of Malaria has been reduced to 93 percent in thirteen years since begining of the comprehensive national prevention programme. According to the National Malaria

Moulvibazar train collision: Death toll rises to three

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from Sunday’s collision that saw a train hit a microbus in Bhatera rose to three, with one more victim succumbing to his injuries at a

Journalist Probir Sikdar acquitted from ICT case

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has acquitted journalist Probir Sikdar in a case filed against him under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, 2006. Judge Mohammad Ash Sams Joglul

RAB arrests JMB leader from hideout in city’s Bosila

Shawdesh DEsk: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant during a drive at a hideout in Dhaka’s Bosila area on Thursday morning. The

Normalcy starts returning in flood-hit Brahmaputra basin

Normalcy started returning in flood- affected areas as many displaced people are returning homes following further improvement in the flood situation in the Brahmaputra basin in the last 24 hours