India woman set on fire on her way to rape case hearing
Shawdesh Desk: A 23-year-old alleged rape victim is fighting for her life after she was set on fire while going to court in northern India. The woman was on her ReadMore
Seven BNP men ‘arrested’ near its central office
Shawdesh Desk: Law enforcers arrested seven activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) from in front of its headquarters in the capital Nayapaltan area on Thursday. Some plain-clothed officers of police ReadMore
SA Games: Bangladesh women pack Maldives in 6 runs, win by 249 runs
Sports Desk: Bangladesh Women’s cricket team earned a historic win over the Maldives by 249 runs in their third game of the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SA Games) on ReadMore
Local population at risk in Cox’s Bazar for presence of Rohingyas: TIB
Shawdesh Desk: Expressing its concern over the long-term impact of Rohingya presence, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday said the local population is facing various risks due to delay in ReadMore
‘One in eight persons can’t afford nutritious diet in country’
One in eight or more than 21 million people, cannot afford a nutritious diet in Bangladesh, says a new report. Local food culture contributes to overconsumption of rice and nutrient ReadMore
Chaos by Pro-BNP lawyers disrupts judicial activities at Supreme Court
Shawdesh Desk: The judicial activities of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court remained halted since Thursday morning amid chaos by pro-BNP lawyers demanding that hearing on the bail petition ReadMore
Visiting Assange, Britain’s political prisoner
I SET out at dawn. Her Majesty’s Prison Belmarsh is in the flat hinterland of south east London, a ribbon of walls and wire with no horizon. At what is ReadMore
A worrying non-compliance in saving Buriganga
THE River Buriganga, the ecological life line of the capital city, faces a slow death. An unchecked discharge of untreated industrial effluents and the city sewage into the river has ReadMore
