Telenor, Axiata end talks to merge Asia operations
Shawdesh desk: Telecom firms Telenor of Norway and Malaysia’s Axiata Group Berhad could not reach in a deal to merge their operations in Asia. They have ended talks about merging ReadMore
More global focus needed on Rohingya repatriation: Japanese expert
Shawdesh Desk: The international community needs to focus more on repatriation of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine State instead of focusing only on their food, shelter and ReadMore
Government depleted economy: BNP
Shawdesh Desk: The BNP on Friday accused the Awami League government of depleting the economy through ‘widespread plundering’. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with this accusation ReadMore
12 killed on average daily in road crashes in Jan-Aug: SCRF
Shawdesh Desk: Road crashes killed 12 people daily on average between January and August this year, the Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF) said Friday. During this period, 11 accidents ReadMore
NBR moves to procure 10,000 electronic devices to check VAT evasion
Shawdesh Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has started the process to procure modern technology-based electronic fiscal devices (EFDs), aiming to check VAT evasion both at the retail and ReadMore
607 dengue patients hospitalised in last 24 hours
Shawdesh Desk: A total of 607 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Saturday, according to the Directorate ReadMore
Fobana Recognizes Eight High School Graduates With Scholarship
Shawdesh Report: Initiated by Executive member, Rehan Reza (Topeka, Kansas), each year FOBANA recognized a number of graduating outstanding high school students of Bangladeshi descent for their academic and extracurricular ReadMore
Memories of the war Ayub Khan launched … and lost
In early September 1965, within a day of the outbreak of war between India and Pakistan, we learnt of the death of Major Aziz Bhatti in the defence of Lahore. ReadMore
