Five suspected ‘extremists’ held in Dhaka
A special team of Anti-Terrorism Unit arrested five members of a family at Rupnagar in Mirpur following an exchange of gunfire early Saturday for their suspected involvement in extremism. Three ReadMore
Bangladesh’s ex-CJ Sinha seeks political asylum in Canada
Shawdesh Desk: Surendra Kumar Sinha, the former chief justice of Bangladesh, has reportedly sought political asylum in Canada. He entered Canada at Fort Erie on July 4 and filed a ReadMore
Sri Lanka maul Tigers in Malinga’s farewell
Sports Desk: Lasith Malinga earned himself a perfect farewell with 3-38 as Sri Lanka crushed an out-of-sort Bangladesh by 91 runs in the first one-day international to take a 1-0 ReadMore
Health crisis looms in flood-hit areas
Shawdesh Desk: A public health crisis is looming in the flood affected areas where marooned villagers are left with no choice but to drink mostly floodwaters that engulfed a third ReadMore
DU student dies of Dengue
Shawdesh Desk: A finance department student of Dhaka University died of dengue at a private hospital in Dhaka Friday evening. Deceased Firoz Kabir Swadhin was a resident of Jatir Janak ReadMore
Private hospitals charge high dengue tests fees
Shawdesh Desk: Private hospitals in the capital are cashing in on the dengue scourge, charging exorbitant fees for dengue diagnosis and other associated tests for such patients. The fee for ReadMore
Fair solution urged for both sides
Shawdesh desk: The affiliation of seven government colleges with the University of Dhaka has been creating crises on a regular basis, hampering the academic life of the students of both ReadMore
US Supreme Court allows Trump to spend Pentagon funds on wall
Shawdesh Desk: The United States Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favour of president Donald Trump, allowing him to proceed with plans to divert billions of dollars in Pentagon funds ReadMore
