Bangladesh

Plan underway to monitor Sundarbans with drones

shawdesh Desk:The Bangladesh Forest Department has planned to monitor the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site, with drones to check crimes like poaching of

Masud Momen likely to become new foreign secretary

shawdesh Desk: Masud Bin Momen, the current Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, is likely to become the next Foreign Secretary. He previously served as Bangladesh Ambassador to

Bogura drug case accused escapes from police custody

shawdesh Desk: Md Saiful Islam alias Sagar, 28, hailing from Sherpur upazila in the district, managed to flee the scene from Bogura Chief Judicial Magistrate courtyard around 6:30pm yesterday, our

JU VC backed teachers bring procession on campus

shawdesh Desk: A section of teachers of Jahangirnagar University today brought out a silent procession against the allegations of corruption and irregularities brought against the vice-chancellor and her family members.

HRW urges Bangladesh to end restrictions on Rohingyas

Shawdesh Desk: New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch on Sunday urged the government of Bangladesh to end all restrictions on Rohingya refugees like freedom of movement, access to the

246 killed by lightning strike in last 7 months

Shawdesh Desk: At least 246 people were killed by lightning strikes across the country in last seven months, according to data compiled by an organisation. More 97 people also sustained

BNP nominates Rita Rahman for by-poll to Rangpur-3

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated Bangladesh People’s Party Chairman Rita Rahman, an ally of 20-party alliance, as the candidate who will contest in the Rangpur-3 constituency

‘Drug dealer’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Mymensingh

Shawdesh Desk: A suspected drug dealer was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Detective Branch (DB) of police in Mymensingh. The deceased was identified as Sajal, 24. The gunfight incident took