Mirpur slum fire doused after 6 hrs
Shawdesh Desk: The massive fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur-7of the city on Friday was doused early Saturday after six hours of relentless efforts by firefighters. ReadMore
9th Wage Board: SC fixes Aug 19 for hearing on govt plea
Shawdesh Desk: The Supreme Court today fixed August 19 for hearing a petition filed by the government seeking stay on the High Court order that issued status quo on publication ReadMore
Huge traffic congestion on Dhaka-Tangail Highway
Shawdesh Desk: A 75-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Tangail Highway on Saturday morning, inflicting sufferings on thousands of the holidaymakers of Eid-ul-Azha. The gridlock was created from Gorai in Mirzapur ReadMore
28 of 41 ethnic languages on verge of extinction
Shawdesh Desk: At least 28 out of 41 ethnic languages in Bangladesh are in the risk of extinction as the number of some ethnic groups dropped sharply and many ethnic ReadMore
None knows when new larvicide will arrive
The government agencies concerned are still unaware about when the new effective insecticide to control aedes mosquitoes responsible for the spread of dengue will arrive in the country. Meanwhile, the ReadMore
Bangladesh heads towards failed state: discussion
Shawdesh Deks: Terming Bangladesh’s report to the United Nations on convention against torture as ‘unrealistic’, rights activists on Saturday said that the country was on the verge of becoming a ReadMore
9 Muktijoddha Tower occupiers evicted
Shawdesh Desk: Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust on Thursday evicted families of nine war injured freedom fighters from the Muktijoddhya Tower on Gaznavi Road in Mohammadpur saying that they were illegally occupying ReadMore
Cop among 2 die of dengue fever in Dhaka
Shawdesh Desk: Two people including a police official died of dengue fever in the capital today. Police official Kohinoor Akhter who was a sub-inspector of the Special Branch of police breathed ReadMore
