Benefit from Rooppur power plant unlikely before 2025
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is looking forward to generating power from the Roopur nuclear power plant next year, but that is unlikely to be added to the national grid before 2025 ReadMore
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul leaves Dhaka for Singapore for treatment
Shawdesh Desk; Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left Bangladesh for Singapore on Thursday morning for medical treatment. Fakhrul, along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum and ReadMore
Gas supply to remain off today in several Dhaka areas for 8 hours
Shawdesh Desk: Gas supply will remain off for eight hours, from 10:00am to 6:00pm today in several Dhaka areas due to emergency pipeline replacement work. According to a notice from ReadMore
Traffic police constable killed in Gaibandha road accident
A traffic police constable was killed when a sand-laden truck hit his motorbike at Golchattar in Gaibandha district town on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Md Biplab of ReadMore
China to support Bangladesh in joining BRICS, repatriating Rohingyas
Shawdesh desk: China will always stay beside Bangladesh in its needs that included supporting it in joining the BRICS and ensuring permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis. Chinese president Xi ReadMore
Private military cos continue to expand in Africa
The recent coup in Niger threatens to unleash more private military and security companies on a continent where they have become steadily more powerful in recent decades, writes John P ReadMore
