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Dhaka for sufficient and sustained peacekeeping budget

Shawdesh desk: Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Rabab Fatima stressed on the importance of adequate funding of the UN peacekeeping missions. Ambassador Fatima made the call while

More 53,500 homeless and landless to get new house by June

Shawdesh Desk: More 53,500 homeless and landless people are going to get new houses by June this year under the Mujib Borsho Ashrayan Project. The decision came at a review

Khaleda Zia breathing normally

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is breathing normally, said Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, a member of her personal medical team. He was talking to reporters in front of

Govt extends lockdown till May 16

Shawdesh desk: The government has extended the ongoing lockdown till May 16 to counter the spike in coronavirus infections. Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam made the disclosure on

PM donates Tk 10cr privately for Covid-19 affected, homeless people

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has donated Taka 10 crore from Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust for the Covid-19 affected and homeless people. Daughter

2.3m students worried over SSC exams

Shawdesh Desk: Around 2.3 million examinees under 11 education boards across the country are worried over their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Usually,

Narendra Modi congratulates Mamata Banerjee, Centre will continue to extend support to West Bengal

Shawdesh desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening and assured that the Centre will “continue to extend all possible support to the

26 killed as speedboat collides with bulkhead in Madaripur

Shawdesh desk: At least 26 people were killed as a speedboat overturned after hitting a sand-laden bulkhead anchored in Padma at Kathalbari Ghat area near Banglabazar Ferry Ghat in Madaripur’s