6 held over gang rape on moving bus in Savar
Shawdesh Desk: Six people, including a bus driver and his assistant, were arrested in connection with the ‘gang rape’ of a girl in a moving bus at Ashuli of Savar. ReadMore
Int’l Day of UN Peacekeepers today
Shawdehs Desk: The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed today in Bangladesh along with other countries across the world. The day is being observed on May 29 ReadMore
3 of a family burnt in fire at tin-shed house in Mohammadpur
Shawdesh desk: Three members of a family, including a child, suffered burn injuries in a fire at a tin-shed house in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area earlier Saturday. The injured were identified ReadMore
Four earthquakes felt in Sylhet within one hours
Shawdesh desk: Four earthquakes struck Sylhet and its adjoining areas on Saturday morning Three of them were felt around 10:36am, 10:51am and 11:30am. No damage or injuries were reported after either ReadMore
Biden pitches $6 trillion budget to ‘reimagine’ US economy
Shawdesh Desk: President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget to “reimagine” the US economy and stave off Chinese competition, though driving the United States into record debt ReadMore
EU backs Pfizer jab for 12 to 15-year- olds
Shawdesh Desk: The EU’s drug watchdog on Friday approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12 to 15-year-olds, the first vaccine to get the green light for children in the bloc. ReadMore
Covid-19: Japan extends state of emergency just before Olympics
Shawdesh desk: Japan has extended a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other regions for another three weeks. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that although infection were falling ReadMore
Thunderbolt kills schoolteacher in Rangpur
Shawdesh Desk: A schoolteacher was killed in a lightning strike at village Haldibari under Balapara union of Kawnia upazila in the district on Friday. “The deceased was identified as Jahangir ReadMore
