Bangladesh

PM seeks support from IORA members to protect marine ecology

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the IORA member states to respond quickly to save the marine ecological system as the protection of ocean and sea resources

‘Miscreant’ killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’

Shawdesh Desk: A suspected miscreant was killed in an alleged gunfight with police in Chattogram on early Thursday, hours after turning himself in. The deceased was Mohammad Belal, 43, son

Yunus gets Lamp of Peace of St Francis award

Shawdesh Desk: The Vatican honoured Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus with the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Italian city of Assisi on Tuesday.

Bangladesh plans toll on highways

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to impose toll on all the major highways across the country to raise funds for their maintenance. The

Body to ease gridlocks in hibernation

Shawdesh Desk: A committee formed with Dhaka South City mayor Sayeed Khokon as the head to ease the capital’s traffic congestion within past August could not even start its work

ADB to fund four highway projects

Shawdesh Desk: The Asian Development Bank would fund projects for extending four highways into four lanes under roads and highways department. The highways — Dhaka-Sylhet, Rangpur-Banglabandha, Rangpur-Burimari and Faridpur-Barishal —

Viqarunnisa student dies of dengue

Shawdesh Desk: An eighth grader of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College died of dengue at a private hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The deceased Asmita Begum, 13, is the

Ayesha freed on bail after 47 days

Shawdesh Desk: The Barguna jail authorities on Tuesday afternoon freed Ayesha Siddiqua Minni on bail after 47 days in jail. College student Ayesha, 19, has been detained in Barguna district