5 die as train hits bus in Gazipur; 8 hurt
Shawdesh desk: Five people were killed and seven others injured when a train hit a bus on an unauthorised railway level crossing at Sripur of Gazipur district on Sunday morning, ReadMore
Bangladesh flood kills 2 more, death toll rises to 129
Shawdesh Desk: Two more people died due to floods across Bangladesh in 24 hours till Sunday morning. The number of reported fatalities, from May 17 to July 23, rose to ReadMore
HC keen to know about action taken against Teknaf UNO
Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Sunday asked the government to inform it about what action was taken against Teknaf upazila nirbahi officer Mohammad Kaiser Khasro for hurling abusive language ReadMore
HC rejects Rony’s writ petition against demolishing ancestral house
Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Sunday summarily rejected a writ petition filed by former Awami League lawmaker from Patuakhali 3 Golam Maula Rony on June 19 challenging the legality ReadMore
Singing in the shadow of Belmarsh
by David Rovics: I HAVE been in England since late June, taking part in a variety of events, including a commemoration of Julian Assange’s 51st birthday, in front of Belmarsh ReadMore
Sri Lanka troops demolish main protest camp
Shawdesh desk: Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Friday, evicting activists in a pre-dawn assault that raised international concern for dissent under the ReadMore
Biden’s COVID symptoms improve; WH says he’s staying busy
Shawdesh Desk: COVID-19 symptoms left President Joe Biden with a raspy voice and cough as he met Friday via videoconference with his top economic team. But the president tried to ReadMore
Work for people who pay for your salaries, PM tells public servants
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the public servants to devote themselves to the welfare of the people who pay taxes for their salaries, comforts and luxuries. ReadMore
