Dorian death toll raises to seven
Shawdesh Desk: Hurricane Dorian churned along the south-eastern coast of the United States on Tuesday as the storm’s death toll in the Bahamas rose to seven. The hurricane is weakening ReadMore
IU teachers slam UGC’s uniform recruitment policy
Shawdesh Desk: A section of Islamic University teachers formed a human chain on the campus demanding cancellation of the University Grants Commission’s proposal for uniform policy on the recruitment and ReadMore
Bangladesh plans toll on highways
Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to impose toll on all the major highways across the country to raise funds for their maintenance. The ReadMore
Body to ease gridlocks in hibernation
Shawdesh Desk: A committee formed with Dhaka South City mayor Sayeed Khokon as the head to ease the capital’s traffic congestion within past August could not even start its work ReadMore
HK police fire beanbag rounds on protesters
Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong police fired beanbag rounds and used pepper spray in late night skirmishes with pro-democracy protesters, broadcaster RTHK said on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people have ReadMore
ADB to fund four highway projects
Shawdesh Desk: The Asian Development Bank would fund projects for extending four highways into four lanes under roads and highways department. The highways — Dhaka-Sylhet, Rangpur-Banglabandha, Rangpur-Burimari and Faridpur-Barishal — ReadMore
Viqarunnisa student dies of dengue
Shawdesh Desk: An eighth grader of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College died of dengue at a private hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The deceased Asmita Begum, 13, is the ReadMore
HK withdraws extradition bill
Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that has plunged the city into its worst political crisis in decades, a source with ReadMore
