Gas tariff hike ‘ill-motivated’, says BNP
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday alleged that the government had raised the gas tariff unfairly only to facilitate those ruling party leaders and businessmen who import Liquefied Natural ReadMore
Tree falls on army car, rickshaw at Farmgate
Shawdesh Desk: A large tree fell on a moving car of Bangladesh Army and a parked rickshaw in front of Tejgaon College at Farmgate in Dhaka on Friday. The rickshaw-puller ReadMore
Hajj flight starts today
Shawdesh Desk: The first hajj flight carrying 417 pilgrims left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG-3001 with the Bangladeshi pilgrims took off ReadMore
Barguna murder: Nayon Bond’s main associate Rifat Farazi arrested
Shawdesh Desk: Police arrested another accused Rifat Farazi, the main associate of Nayan Bond, over the daylight murder of Refat Shorif in Barguna town. A team of police arrested Rifat ReadMore
Prime Minister now in Beijing
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Beijing on Wednesday morning to hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leaders. She reached Beijing Capital International Airport at 11:05am (local time). Earlier, the ReadMore
Toddler killed in Savar wall collapse
Shawdesh Desk: A toddler was killed and four others were injured in a wall collapse at Kathgara in Ashulia in savar on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday. The ReadMore
Drug peddler’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Shawdesh Desk: A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Jhaubagan in Teknaf upazila early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Salim ReadMore
Ershad’s health condition improving: GM Quader
Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party (JP) acting chairman GM Quader has said the health condition of party chairman HM Ershad is improving. The JP acting chairman came up with the information ReadMore
