Dengue continues taking toll on life despite efforts
Shawdesh Desk: Dengue continue killing and hospitalising more people every day as measures taken by the government to control aedes mosquitoes, the vector of the viral fever, went ineffective. On ReadMore
12pc time utilised for laws: TIB
Shawdesh Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday said that the 10th general election held on January 5, 2014, was neither participatory nor contested as the main opposition party boycotted it. ReadMore
Cabinet secretary Shafiul to become WB alternate exec director
Shawdesh Desk: Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday announced that cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam would become the next alternate executive director of the World Bank in Washington DC, ReadMore
Uttara-Agargaon corridor by Dec uncertain
Shawdesh Desk: A government monitoring agency has expressed doubt about timely completion of the Uttara–Agargaon corridor of the much-hyped metro rail project while the implementing agency claims that they are ReadMore
Govt plans to reduce 40 per cent dependency on Sadarghat
Shawdesh Desk: The government has a plan to reduce 40 per cent dependency on Dhaka’s main river port Sadarghat by developing a modern port at Smashanghat of Postagala. As part ReadMore
Eight killed as bus falls off Faridpur bridge
Shawdesh Desk: At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus fell off a bridge in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon. Three of the deceased were ReadMore
No entomologist in city corporations
There is no entomologist at any of the 12 city corporations in the country although their job of carrying out research and preparing action plan is vital for controlling mosquito ReadMore
Foreign debt to double in 5 years
The country’s external credit will more than double in 2022 – just in a span of five years – amid high growth of suppliers credits and short-term borrowings to finance ReadMore
