Features

Proliferation of beach bikes threatens well-being of Cox’s Bazar

Shawdesh Desk: Beach bike rides, a common tourist attraction at Cox’s Bazar sea beach, is becoming a death trap for crab, snail, turtle, oysters of the government announced Ecologically Critical

Buddha Purnima: Birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha

Shawdesh desk: Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti is a major festival celebrated with great pomp and fervour in countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (where it is called Vesak), India, Nepal,

Significance of Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to UAE

Recently, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina along with her entourage completed a five-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in response to the invitations from Mohammed bin

Olympic medallist brings 80 Ukrainian refugees to Germany

Shawdesh desk: Former Olympic medallist Paul Schockemoehle has brought 80 Ukrainian refugees to Germany to help them escape Russia’s invasion. The 76-year-old won equestrian team jumping silver at the 1976 Montreal

Shackleton’s lost shipwreck discovered off Antarctica

Shawdesh Desk: One of the world’s most storied shipwrecks, Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance, has been discovered off the coast of Antarctica more than a century after its sinking, explorers announced Wednesday.

Govt yet to preserve microphones, amplifiers

Shawdesh desk: The government is yet to preserve the microphones and amplifiers used for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic March 7 speech though 51 years have elapsed since the delivery

Unpardonable negligence!

Shawdesh desk: The murals, plaques and memorials built at Banani-Airport road’s Kurmitola to honour the nation’s seven Bir Shreshthas, who received the highest gallantry awards for their supreme sacrifices during

Majestic Shaplapata, the Stingrays of the Bay of Bengal, being driven to extinction

Shawdesh desk: The stingrays of the Bay of Bengal, locally known as Shaplapata, are vital for conserving its biodiversity and the marine ecosystem, but it is now endangered due to