Bangladesh

2 Jubo League leaders arrested for extortion

Shawdesh Desk: Police arrested two leaders of Jubo League’s Kushtia Sadar upazila unit in an extortion case on Friday night. The men were identified as Jubo League General Secretary Mijanur

DGHS to start mosquito survey on 4 divisions Saturday

Shwadesh Desk: Disease Control unit of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) would conduct a survey in four divisions of the country to implement a new work plan to detect

RAB raids Jubo League leader Shamim’s office at Niketan

Shawdesh Desk: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-1) started a raid in the office of SM Golam Kibria Shamim, a leader of Jubo League (JL) central committee, in the capital’s Niketan area

US to continue supporting Bangladesh in tackling money laundering, terrorism financing: Miller

Shawdesh Desk: US Ambassador Earl Miller on Thursday said his country is committed to supporting Bangladesh in its efforts to tackle money laundering, terrorism financing, and strengthening the rule of

BNP leader Dudu sued for giving death threat to Prime Minister

Shawdesh Desk: A lawsuit has been filed against BNP leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu on the charge of giving death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Mohiuddin Mahi, joint secretary of central

Mother, 2 daughters found slaughtered in Narayanganj

Shawdesh Desk: A group of miscreants slaughtered a mother and her two daughters at a 6-storey building in Siaikhoa area under Siddirganj upazila in Narayanganj on Thursday morning. Another person

Bangladesh rural poor bear financial burden of climate change: Study

Shawdesh Desk: Poor, rural Bangladeshis are spending far more than the government and aid agencies to combat the impacts of climate change, diverting what little money they have away from

DMP chief warns of stern action against casino owners

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam on Thursday warned of bringing casino owners and their associates under the ambit of law no matter how influential they