Onion export ban: FM says Indian ministry “very repentant”
Shawdesh desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said Indian Ministry of External Affairs is very “repentant” for not informing Bangladesh beforehand while imposing a ban on onion ReadMore
BGB-BSF DG level conference begins
Shawdesh Desk: A four-day border conference between Bangladesh and Indian border guards began in Dhaka on Thursday. The talks started at 10.45am at the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) headquarters. BGB ReadMore
Flood maroons thousands in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat again
Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of people living on the shoal of rivers and char areas in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram were marooned in floodwater due to the rise of water level of ReadMore
Health Ministry did well in dealing with pandemic: Prime Minister
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the Ministry of Health showed its enough efficiency in checking the Covid-19 pandemic in the country by properly taking necessary measures ReadMore
Prosecution seeks life term for Regent Group chairman Shahed in arms case
Shawdesh Desk: The prosecution on Thursday sought life imprisonment for Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed in an arms case. Dhaka Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Abdullah Abu made the appeal after placing ReadMore
Covid-19 pushes 150 million more children into poverty, UNICEF, Save the Children say
Shawdesh Desk: The number of children living in multidimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UNICEF and Save the Children ReadMore
Coronavirus vaccine must be affordable, available to all: UN Chief
Shawdesh Desk: United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday stressed on making the coronavirus vaccine, once it is manufactured commercially, affordable and available to mass people, irrespective of borders. He came up ReadMore
