World Bank okays $100mn to provide safe water, sanitation in Bangladesh
Shawdesh Desk: The World Bank has approved $100 million to increase access to improved water supply and sanitation system in selected 30 municipalities in Bangladesh as well as to help ReadMore
Ami O Rabindranath today at Mahila Samity
Binodon Desk: Theatre troupe Prangonemor will stage its acclaimed play Ami O Rabindranath today at Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity. Written and directed by Nuna Afroz, the play ReadMore
Beyonce leads red carpet stars as ‘The Lion King’
Binodon Desk: Beyonce led the stars behind the voices of ‘The Lion King’ down the red carpet on Tuesday at the world premiere of the remake of the 1994 Disney ReadMore
209 killed in railway accidents in six months: SCRF
Shawdesh Desk: Lack of people’s awareness and poor maintenance of level-crossings and railway bridges by the authorities concerned contributed to the rise in railway accidents across the country that claimed ReadMore
Monsoon rains trigger nationwide flooding
Shawdesh Desk: Incessant monsoon rains overnight triggered flooding in several parts of the country swelling waters in three of Bangladesh’s four river basins, marooning thousands of people and disrupting road ReadMore
New North Korea constitution calls Kim head of state
Shawdesh Desk: Kim Jong Un has been formally named head of state of North Korea and commander-in-chief of the military in a new constitution observers said was possibly aimed at ReadMore
More than 100 people killed in Syria clashes
Shawdesh Desk: More than 100 fighters were killed in clashes between regime and jihadist-led forces in northwest Syria, a war monitor said Thursday, as violence raged on the edge of ReadMore
Trump attacks social media at ‘free speech summit’
Shawdesh Desk: President Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Silicon Valley giants on Thursday with a call for ‘regulatory and legislative solutions’ to what he described as unfair treatment ReadMore
