Bangladesh

Ershad’s janaza held in Rangpur

Shawdesh Desk: The namaz-e-janaza of Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad was held in Rangpur. His janaza was held at Rangpur Collectorate field at 2:30pm on Tuesday. The Collectorate field was

Rajuk ex-chairman asked to surrender over FR Tower design

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday directed ex-chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) Eng KM Harun and its two existing officials to surrender before a lower court in

Writ filed seeking directive to provide security to judges

Shawdesh Desk: A writ was filed with the High Court seeking a directive to provide proper security to judges and courtrooms across the country. Advocate Ishrat Hasan, a Supreme Court

Flood situation worsens in Lalmonirhat

Shawdesh Desk: — Over 1 lakh affected in Lalmonirhat — Acute crisis of food, drinking water, sanitation — Rivers continue to swell in Lalmonirhat, Moulvibazar — Flood victims demand permanent

Test pasteurised milk at four labs

Shawdesh Desk: Amid a controversy over laboratory test reports on milk, the High Court yesterday directed Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution to test pasteurised milk, produced by 14 companies, at

Propaganda being spread to hide Rifat’s killers: Minni

Shawdesh Desk: Aysha Siddika Minni, wife of slain Rifat Sharif, today rejected her father-in-law’s allegation that she had a link with the gruesome murder of her husband. “Propaganda is being

Major rivers continue to rise across Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Major rivers continued to rise across the country amid predictions of heavy downpours to deteriorate the situation, prompting authorities to intensify measures to combat a major flooding. The

Chattogram’s outer ring road collapses before inauguration

Shawdesh Desk: Parts of a mega infrastructure project adjacent to the Bay of Bengal caved in on Saturday, prompting people to raise allegations of irregularities and corruption. The embankment