Bangladesh

LDP secretary general Redwan held with ammunitions at Dhaka airport

Shawdesh Desk: Authorities at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have detained the Secretary General of Liberal Democrat Party (LDP) Redwan Ahme from the domestic terminal for carrying ammunitions without declaring

Left-leaning parties call hartal July 7

Shawdesh Desk: Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) today called a half-day hartal across the country on July 7 protesting gas tariff hike. The left-leaning party alliance came up with the announcement

Govt feels uneasy for hike in gas prices, says Quader

Shawdesh Desk: The government is feeling uneasy but it had to increase the gas tariff only for “adjustment”, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today. “And even after

AL factional clash leaves four injured in Ctg

Shawdesh Desk: At least four people were injured in a clash between activists of Awami League and Swechhasebok League in port city’s Lalkhan Bazar area yesterday, over establishing supremacy. The

Sylhet-Akhaura route has 13 rail bridges with ‘Dead Stops’

Shawdesh Desk: At least 13 rail bridges with ‘Dead Stop’ signs are being used on 179-kilometre Sylhet-Akhaura route, leaving thousands of passengers vulnerable to accidents. A ‘Dead Stop’ sign at

2 prime accused in Rifat murder case still at large

Shawdesh Desk: All accused in the Rifat Sharif murder case will be apprehended within the next two days, Barguna Superintendent of Police (SP), Maruf Hossain, told journalists in his office

Mozammel asks to remove Zia’s grave from JS area

Shawdesh Desk: Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Saturday asked the authorities concerned to remove Ziaur Rahman’s grave, constructed going beyond the original design of Parliament areas, from

Bangladesh highlights UN’s failure

Shawdesh Desk: The Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh Ambassador Masud Bin Momen has highlighted the UN’s systematic failure to prevent atrocities in Rakhaine state of Myanmar. He referred to the