Border killings by BSF rise despite repeated pledges
Shawdesh Desk: The increasing shooting deaths of Bangladeshi nationals at the hands of the Indian Border Security Force on the international border have left rights campaigners in both countries concerned ReadMore
Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches
Shawdesh Desk: Over 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia. Extreme heat has blasted Asia from ReadMore
Bangladesh reports 3 more dengue deaths in 24hrs
Shawdesh Desk: Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 27 this year. ReadMore
Free, fair upazila polls not possible under vote-riggers: BNP
Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Friday that a free and fair upazila parishad election was not possible under the incumbent ‘vote rigger’ government in the ReadMore
BNP chairperson Khaleda shifted to cabin from CCU
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is currently undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital, was shifted to a cabin from the Coronary Care Unit on ReadMore
Primary schools to resume classes from May 5
Shawdesh desk: The classes in the government primary schools, Shishu Kalyan Trust schools, and Bureau of Non-Formal Education learning centres will be resumed from May 5 with shortened period and ReadMore
10 die of heatstroke in 7 days, 3 in 24hrs: DGHS
Shawdesh desk: Ten people have died of heatstroke in the last seven days across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, three died in the last ReadMore
BNP’s Khairul Kabir Khokon’s bail upheld, no bar to walk out
Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the High Court’s bail order given earlier to BNP joint secretary general Khairul Kabir Khokon in a case filed over the murder of two ReadMore
