Drug trader killed in city gunfight
Shawdesh desk: An alleged drug trader and arms dealer was killed in “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Khilkhet area of Dhaka on early Monday. The deceased was identified ReadMore
Zia Charitable Trust case: SC fixes November 28 for hearing Khaleda Zia’s bail plea
Shawdesh Desk: The Supreme Court has set November 28 for hearing an appeal filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the High Court order that rejected her bail petition in ReadMore
Bloomberg entry into US presidential race raises ethics issues
Shawdesh Desk; With Michael Bloomberg now running for president, the news service that bears his name said Sunday it will not “investigate” him or any of his Democratic rivals, and ReadMore
Tear-jerking onion prices get hotter
Shawdesh Desk: The prices of onion jumped up to Tk 25 per kg in the capital’s wholesale markets on Sunday on supply crunch of the bulb, traders said. Onions being ReadMore
Robber gang leader killed in Sunamganj ‘gunfight’
A suspected leader of a robber gang was killed in a gunfight with members of police at Bhuigaon area of Dakshin surma union under Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj on Sunday ReadMore
Bangladeshi man languishing in Kolkata jail for 13 years
Shawdesh Desk: When West Bengal police arrested Mohammad Shawkat Ali with fake Indian currencies and produced him before the court, they kept mum on his nationality. He was tried by ReadMore
The undaunted daughter of Jhenaidah
Shawdesh desk: ‘Life is not a bed of roses’ – Mahfuza Khatun knew it all too well from her very childhood. For the daughter of a landless and physically impaired ReadMore
Indian weather balloon crashes in Bangladesh
Shawdesh desk: An Indian weather balloon fell down in Hauli village of bordering Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Sunday evening, triggering panic among locals. Sukumar Biswas, officer-in-charge (OC) of Damurhuda ReadMore
