Taxi plunges into river at Aminbazar
Shawdesh Desk: A speeding taxi skidded off the road and plunged into the river Turag near Aminbazar bridge at Salehpur of Savar upazila, on Dhaka-Aricha Highway, on Sunday evening. Fire ReadMore
Government mulls retender to scrap BGMEA building
Shawdesh Desk: The government is considering floating a retender for demolishing the illegal 15-storey building of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Hatirjheel in the capital. Housing minister ReadMore
Rivers around capital swell
Shawdesh Desk: There is no possibility of flood waters entering the capital though all the rivers flowing by it are swelling, the Water Development Board told New Age Sunday. At ReadMore
DU students want separate certificate for college students
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka University students on Sunday went on demonstration on the campus demanding that the university authorities should issue certificates in different colours and contents to the students from ReadMore
Floods affect 13pc Aus paddy
Shawdesh Desk: Over 13 per cent of the country’s standing Aus paddy has already been affected by the ongoing floods that inundated at least 23 districts in the northern and ReadMore
Sporadic notes: BirthStrike
SCIENTISTS to some people are bad. The cause: scientists present horrifying facts about climate. To many others, scientists are good people, doing incredible work, helping humanity. With the latest findings ReadMore
Dharmasena admits World Cup final ‘error’
Sports Desk: The umpire who awarded England six runs from a freak overthrow in the last over of the World Cup final has admitted he made an ‘error’ and should ReadMore
Banks tell BB single-digit rates not possible now
Shawdesh Desk: Top executives of banks on Sunday informed Bangladesh Bank that bringing down the interest rates to single digit would not be possible now considering the liquidity situation in ReadMore
