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One killed, eight injured as vehicles catch fire after oil tanker overturns in Savar

Shawdesh Desk: A man was burnt to death and eight others were injured as an oil tanker overturned and several vehicles caught fire on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar on Tuesday

Inexperienced, sick cos grab Bangladesh market

Shawdesh Desk: A host of inexperienced, sick companies swarmed into Bangladesh’s renewable energy market, apparently attracted by lucrative tariffs that promised high profits. The group of new renewable enthusiasts, among

Border killing on rise

Shawdesh Desk: The trend of killing Bangladeshi nationals on the Bangladesh-India border by the Indian Border Security Force is rising with at least six Bangladeshis being killed in the first

Sikder brothers sued for laundering Tk 71 crore

Shawdesh Desk: An inquiry conducted by the Anti-Corruption Commission found that National Bank’s former directors and Sikder Group’s managing director, Ron Haque Sikder, and his brother, Rick Haque Sikder, had

Jatri Kalyan Samity demands ban on unfit vehicles during Eid trip

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity has urged the government to take necessary measures so that no vehicle without fitness can ply on the highways during the upcoming Eid trip.

2nd phase upazila parishad polls on 21 May

Shawdesh desk: The second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections will be held in 161 upazilas on 21 May. The Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule after a meeting

EC for no more EVM purchase

Shawdesh Desk: The Election Commission has decided not to procure anymore Electronic Voting Machines as over two-thirds of the EVMs purchased for ten years went out of order in half

Govt to borrow $2.4b at high interest rate

Shawdesh desk: The government has decided to borrow around $2.4 billion at high interest rates, mainly for importing fuel oils and liquefied natural gas, amid growing pressure on debt payments