200 shanties gutted in Rupnagar slum fire
Shawdesh desk: At least 200 shanties were gutted as a massive fire tore through a slum in the capital’s Rupnagar area on Wednesday morning. No casualty was reported. Duty Officer ReadMore
Don’t do politics over coronavirus, Quader urges BNP
Shawdesh Desk: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged BNP to refrain from doing politics over any sensitive and human issue like coronavirus. He made the call while ReadMore
Thakurgaon man humiliates wife in public
Shawdesh Desk: A woman has reportedly been forced to swallow urine after her head was shaved by her husband at Mistripara in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon for her refusal to ReadMore
Kaladumur River dying; immediate dredging needed
Shawdesh Desk: The Kaladumur River, a branch of the Gomti River, is gradually turning into a dead river due to siltation, severely affecting the irrigation of 50,000 bighas of land ReadMore
Woman killed in Bagerhat road crash
Shawdesh Desk: An unidentified woman was killed and two others were injured as a shallow engine-driven trolley knocked down them at Shukdara area of Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat. The incident ReadMore
50 Jamaat men held in Natore
Shawdesh Desk: Police in a drive arrested 50 Jamaat-Shibir activists including former Jamaat Amir of the district and the President of district unit Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of ReadMore
More wins for Biden in White House race
Shawdesh Desk: Joe Biden claimed victory in Michigan, Mississippi and Missouri – vaulting the former vice-president further ahead of rival Bernie Sanders. It’s not yet clear who will win the ReadMore
Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘very unhealthy’
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second among cities with the worst quality in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday morning. It had an AQI score of 205 at ReadMore
