Nasrul Hamid suggests people to use electricity, gas sparingly
Shawdesh Desk: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid urged countrymen to be miser in using electricity and gas. He made the suggestion in the wake of ReadMore
Lanka president’s pledges to revive economy
Jehan Perera: THE three-wheel taxi driver did not need much encouragement to talk about the hardships in his life, starting with spending two days in the petrol queue to get ReadMore
PM mulls area-based specific time power cuts to save fuel
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she is thinking of introducing area-based load shedding for a specific time to save the fuel that is used for power ReadMore
Arfanul Haque Rifat takes oath as Cumilla city mayor
Shawdesh Desk: Arfanul Haque Rifat was sworn in as mayor of the Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually administered the oath to Rifat at Osmani ReadMore
Eid journey Launch owners upset at poor sale of tickets
Shawdesh Desk: Owners of launches have expressed disappointment over passengers’ poor response to waterway journey from Dhaka to southern districts on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. Sources said most ReadMore
Ukraine estimates cost of reconstruction at $750 bn
Ukraine told an international conference Monday that it will cost an estimated $750 billion to rebuild the war-shattered country, a task President Volodymyr Zelensky said was the shared duty of ReadMore
Italy declares drought emergency in 5 northern regions
Shawdesh Desk; Italy declared a state of emergency in five northern regions and announced emergency funds on Monday over a worsening drought that has plagued the Po Valley in recent ReadMore
Sri Lanka: ‘I can’t afford milk for my babies’
Shawdesh desk; The smell hits you first – freshly cooked rice, lentils and spinach, served in ladles from steaming pots. Dozens of families – including mothers with babies – are ReadMore
