Two youths burnt dead in Chattogram slum fire
Shawdesh Desk: At least two people were burnt to death and several others injured in a fire at Halishahar Barapool slum in the port city early Sunday. The deceased were ReadMore
No improvement in Dhaka’s air quality
Shawdehs Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning. It had an AQI score of 186 at 10:11am. The air was classified ReadMore
Two close aides of Papiya put on 5-day remand again
Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday placed two aides of expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papiya on a 5-day fresh remand each in a case lodged under ReadMore
True activists in AL falling, leaders keep rising: Quader
Shawdesh Desk: Expressing frustration at the swelling number of ruling party leaders, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said true activists in their party are actually falling. “The ReadMore
BTRC to go tough on illegal, cloned, unregistered cell phones soon
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to disconnect network for illegal, cloned and unregistered cell phones. The telecom regulator is set to reopen the International Mobile Equipment ReadMore
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds engaged and expecting baby
Shawdesh Desk: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds are engaged and are expecting a baby in early summer, the couple have announced. Ms Symonds wrote on ReadMore
Quddus, Topu elected DUJ president, secy
Quddus Afrad of the Daily Purbokone and Sajjad Alam Khan Topu of Jamuna TV have been elected president and general secretary respectively of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) for a ReadMore
6 students killed in Netrokona road crash
A pickup van collided head-on with a truck in Durgapur upazila of Netrokona on Saturday night killing six students and injuring 20 others. All those killed are students of Gauripur ReadMore
