BNP withdraws daylong hartal after 4 hrs in Bhola
Shawdesh desk: BNP has withdrawn hartal in Bhola after four hours of enforcement Thursday noon although they called a daylong one in protest against the death of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal ReadMore
Narayanganj 7-murder: Nur Hossain gets life term in arms case
Shawdesh desk: A Narayanganj court on Thursday sentenced Nur Hossain, death row convict in Narayanganj seven-murder case, to life imprisonment in an arms case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Sabina ReadMore
Bangladesh monitoring developments in Taiwan Strait
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is closely following the developments in the Taiwan Strait and urges all parties concerned to exercise utmost restraint and refrain from any actions that may aggravate tensions and ReadMore
BPDB needs to cut power production by 917MW
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will need to cut its electricity production by 917MW to minimize its loss if the fuel price for electricity production is raised by ReadMore
China begins major Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit
Shawdesh Desk: China’s largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan kicked off Thursday, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes after a visit to the island by US House ReadMore
Ex-Pakistani bureaucrat lauds Sheikh Hasina’s leadership
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has experienced significant economic transformation, which can be attributed to its leadership, reads an article published in The Express Tribune. Pakistan’s leadership can learn many lessons from ReadMore
US ratifies Finland, Sweden accession to NATO
Shawdesh Desk: The US Senate ratified the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO Wednesday, strongly backing the expansion of the transatlantic alliance in the face of Russia’s invasion of ReadMore
Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘unhealthy’
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 152 around 8.22am on Thursday, the metropolis ranked third in the list ReadMore
