Lung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half, study finds
Shawdesh desk: A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily, according to clinical trial data released in ReadMore
Half of polling centres in Dhaka risky: DMP
Shawdesh desk: Half of the polling centres out of 2,146 in the capital are risky, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman said on Monday. “In Dhaka city, security measures ReadMore
Crisis must arise if election resisted: CEC
Shawdesh Desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said a crisis will surely arise if the upcoming parliamentary polls are resisted through violence or voters are barred ReadMore
Students elated by the smell of new textbooks
Shawdesh desk: Free textbooks are being distributed among students up to the secondary level across the country including Dhaka for the academic year 2024. On the first day of the ReadMore
Bangladesh court jails Nobel laureate Dr Yunus for labour law violation
Shawdesh Desk: A labour court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus to six months’ simple imprisonment in a case filed on charges of labour law violation ReadMore
Ferry services on Chandpur-Shariatpur route resume after six hours
Shawdesh desk: Ferry service on Chandpur-Shariatpur route resumed on Monday morning after nearly six hours of suspension due to dense fog in the River Meghna. The authorities concerned were forced ReadMore
BGMEA chief terms Guardian article on Bangladesh’s RMG workers as offensive
Shawdesh desk: A recent article published by The Guardian, framing the lives of female garment workers in Bangladesh between factory and brothel, is not only offensive but also a gross ReadMore
Three teenagers sustain burn injuries while flying paper-balloons
Shawdesh dEsk: At least three adolescents of a family were injured in fire while they were flying paper-balloon ahead of new year 2024 at city’s old town on Sunday night. ReadMore
