Hajj to begin on August 9
Shawdesh Desk: The Supreme Court of the Saudi Arabia confirmed Thursday that the moon of the Arabic month of Zil-Hajj had been sighted, reports Arab News. The report said Hajj ReadMore
JS body recommendations on banking sector go unheeded
Shawdesh Desk: Major recommendations by a Jatiya Sangsad watchdog have remained unimplemented for a decade, exposing the lack of commitment of the government and its agencies concerned to checking ‘unbridled ReadMore
Khulna man found dead
Shawdesh Desk: The floating body of an employee of Khulna Government Women’s College was recovered from a pond on the college premises on Thursday night. The deceased was Faruk Sohel, ReadMore
New study finds Milky Way warped, twisted
Shawdesh Desk: A team of Warsaw University astronomers has said that our galaxy, the Milky Way, is ‘warped and twisted’ and not flat as previously thought, new research shows. Dr ReadMore
Blasts rock Bangkok, two hurt
Shawdesh Desk: Several small explosions were heard in Thailand’s capital Bangkok in at least three locations on Friday and police said that two street cleaners had been hurt by what ReadMore
Vast area in ruins as flood waters recede
Shawdesh Desk: A vast area of rural Bangladesh affected by the two consecutive spells of flood lies in ruins with its road network severely damaged and villages sunk in thick ReadMore
9 Muktijoddha Tower occupiers evicted
Shawdesh Desk: Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust on Thursday evicted families of nine war injured freedom fighters from the Muktijoddhya Tower on Gaznavi Road in Mohammadpur saying that they were illegally occupying ReadMore
Blogger Avijit murder: Ziaul among 6 indicted
Shawdesh Desk: A special court in Dhaka on Thursday indicted six people including sacked major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, a suspected coordinator of banned extremist outfit Ansar-Al-Islam, in the case ReadMore
