JCD leader hacked to death in Dinajpur
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was hacked to death allegedly by a group of unidentified miscreants in Sykdebpur Chowrasta in Bochaganj upazila of Dinajpur on Friday night. ReadMore
Tokyo holds Olympic torch rehearsal as spectre of coronavirus looms
Sports Desk: Tokyo Olympic organisers held a dummy run for the torch relay Saturday as fears over the coronavirus epidemic continue to cast a dark shadow over preparations for this ReadMore
650 educational institutions lack Shaheed Minars in Jashore
Shawdesh Desk: Nearly one-third educational institutions in Jashore district do not have Shaheed Minars, depriving the students from paying respect to the Language Movement martyrs. Among the educational institutions that ReadMore
250 brick kilns operating illegally in Keraniganj
Shawdesh Desk: On the outskirts of Dhaka, around 250 brick kilns are operating without clearance certificate from the Department of Environment (DoE) in Keraniganj. Sources said there are 300 brick ReadMore
Search for missing tourists in Kaptai lake capsize continues
Shawdesh Desk: Rescuers are scouring the river on Saturday in search of a woman and her son who had been missing since an overcrowded tourist boat sank on the Karnaphuli ReadMore
Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 2nd worst
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second among cities with worst air quality on Saturday morning. It had an AQI score of 197 at 08:05am. The air was classified as ReadMore
Young Tigers’ World Cup win: A triumph in the works for years
Sports Desk: There is a festive mood all around Bangladesh’s cricket fraternity since they clinched their maiden ICC Under-19 World Cup trophy, beating tournament favourites India in the final at ReadMore
Facebook reverses on paid political messages that aren’t ads
Facebook decided Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network’s rules governing political ads, in a reversal that highlights difficulties tech ReadMore
