Bangladesh

Owners’ association suspends bus services in Rajshahi, people face sufferings

Shawdesh desk: Transport owners’ association of Rajshahi suspended inter-district bus services from Rajshahi to other routes abruptly from Monday, leaving general passengers in untold sufferings. Bus owners defended the decision

2 workers missing as trawler capsizes in Karnaphuli river

Shawdesh Desk: Two workers went missing as a stone-laden trawler capsized in the Karnaphuli river in Chattorgram early Monday. Chattogram Fire Service Deputy Director (Acting) Md Azizul Islam confirmed the

Two siblings drown in Chattogram pond

Shawdesh desk: Two minor siblings drowned in a pond in Anwara upazila of Chattoram on Monday evening. The deceased were identified as Ritu Akter, 8 and her 2-year-old minor brother

Rajshahi University admission test from June 14

Shawdesh Desk: A three-day admission test for the first year honours classes in 2020-2021 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU) will start from June 14. The decision was taken in

4 youths held for gang-raping teenager in Thakurgaon

Shawdesh Desk: Four youths have been arrested on charge of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl after abduction in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila on early morning. The arrestees are identified as Babul alias

2 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in city

Shawdesh Desk: A woman and her granddaughter were killed and two others injured after truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Rupnagar Beribadh area of capital’s Mirpur on Monday morning. The

Abolition of DSA: Police bar students from besieging Home Ministry

Shawdesh desk: Police on Monday foiled the bid of the leaders and activists of some left-leaning student bodies to besiege the Home Ministry to press home their various demands including abolition of

Bid on to hinder dev of tourism in Bandarban

Shawdesh desk: Though there is huge potential of tourism in Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), vested quarters are trying to hinder its development there through carrying out propaganda against tourism-friendly projects