Building Padma Bridge with own finance brightens country’s image: PM
Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the decision of building the much awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge, which is set to open for traffic on June 25 next, ReadMore
16 bodies retrieved from Nepal plane crash site
Shawdesh desk: Nepali rescuers on Monday retrieved 16 bodies from the mangled wreckage of a passenger plane strewn across a mountainside that crashed in the Himalayas with 22 people on ReadMore
Declining wheat production increases import dependency
Shawdesh desk The production of wheat, the second most important staple food crop in Bangladesh, has declined drastically, resulting in a rise in import dependency and risking food security. Production ReadMore
Ukraine, Russia battle in the east as Zelenskyy visits front
Shawdesh desk: Russian and Ukrainian troops traded blows in fierce close-quarter combat Sunday in an eastern Ukrainian city as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain a strategic ReadMore
Import of Indian Power: Bangladesh to explore 3 new delivery points
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has sought to explore three new delivery points to import electricity from India. The delivery points will include: from Jirat (India) to Jashore (Bangladesh), from Rajarjat (India) ReadMore
Global Covid cases near 532 million
Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 532 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to the latest global data, ReadMore
AQI: Dhaka tops list of most polluted cities again
Shawdesh desk; Dhaka has again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality. The capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) score was recorded at 162 around 8am on ReadMore
Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3
Shawdesh Desk: The country’s maritime ports have been advised to hoist the local cautionary signal three to alert vessels of a possible squall as deep convection is taking place over ReadMore
