Bangladesh

24,000 vehicles to ply using Padma Bridge daily

Shawdesh desk: Around 24,000 vehicles are expected to run over the Padma Bridge daily, bringing 23 southeastern districts under direct contact with Dhaka and other parts of the country. Sources

Ayaz murder: One gets jail till death, 5 others life term

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced a youth to jail until death and 5 others to life term for killing schoolboy Md Ayaz Haq. A student of Government

Over 150 cops fall sick after eating restaurant food in Cumilla

Shawdesh desk: More than 150 cops fell sick after eating at a restaurant in Cumilla on Wednesday night. The policemen were deployed there for duty at by-election to Brahmanpara Upazila

Ferry service on Shimulia-Banglabazar route resumes

Shawdesh desk: Ferry and other water vessels including launch and speedboat have started their operation on Shimulia-Banglabazar river route around nine hours after the services were disrupted due to dense

Temperature of Panchagarh dips to 12.9˚C

Shawdesh desk: The temperature of Panchagarh district plummeted to 12.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning. Md Rasel, acting officer of Panchgarh Meteorological Office, said the temperature of the district has

Coronavirus: Four lions test positive for Covid-19 at Barcelona Zoo

Shawdesh Desk: Four Lions at Barcelona Zoo in Spain have tested positive for coronavirus, veterinary officials say. Three females named Zala, Nima and Run Run and one male called Kiumbe

Father, son hacked dead in Sirajganj

Shawdesh desk: A man and his son were hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Char Konabari area of Rajapur union under Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday evening. The deceased were

Govt to spend Tk 2,228 cr to improve N’ganj-Munshiganj connectivity

Shawdesh desk: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has cleared four development projects, including a Tk 2,228-crore one to widen the existing road and construct two-storey expressway