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
Launching of train services on Khulna-Mongla-Jashore route postponed
Shawdesh desk: Though commuter train services on Jashore-Khulna-Mongla route was supposed to begin from January 1, it was been postponed due to incompletion of construction work of the train tracks. ReadMore
Kim asks military to ‘annihilate’ S Korea, US if they initiate conflict
Shawdesh desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told his top military officers to use maximum force against South Korea and the United States if they initiate a military confrontation, state ReadMore
Dhaka begins 2024 as most polluted city with AQI score of 244
Shawdesh desk: On the first day of the new year, 2024, Dhaka topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 244 at ReadMore
Poet Jasimuddin’s 121st birth anniversary today
Shawdesh desk: The 121st birth anniversary of poet and litterateur Jasimuddin, widely revered as the ‘Palli Kobi’, is being observed on Monday. The poet was born on this day in ReadMore
Sri Lanka increases taxes ahead of foreign debt deal
Shawdesh desk: Sri Lanka slapped a new 18 percent value added tax on fuel, mobile phones and computers from Monday to raise desperately needed revenue ahead of a foreign debt ReadMore
