Prof Yunus seeks stay on labour court case trial
Shawdesh Desk: Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus moved the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking a stay on proceedings in a case filed against him in the Dhaka ReadMore
Amitabh Bachchan tests Covid-19 positive for a second time
Shawdesh desk: Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for COVID-19. He took to Twitter to share the news. He wrote, “I have just tested CoViD + positive … all those that ReadMore
Former Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar dies
Shawdesh Desk: Former Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar passed away at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday. He was 80. Mahbub Talukdar, a renowned poet, juvenile writer and former civil ReadMore
World Bank lauds Bangladesh development under PM Hasina’s leadership
Shawdesh Desk: The World Bank’s outgoing country director Mercy Miyang Tembon on Wednesday highly appreciated Bangladesh’s overall socioeconomic development, including women empowerment under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. ReadMore
BPDB proposes true-up payment for private power plants!
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has proposed to allow true-up payment method for fuel imports for private power plants. True-up is a payment made post-closing to adjust for ReadMore
Dhaka suffers severe traffic gridlock as offices start following new work hours
Shawdesh DEsk: Commuters, particularly officegoers, had a harrowing time on the city’s roads on Wednesday, the very first day of the new office schedule, as they remained stuck in traffic ReadMore
US to give $3 bn in military aid as Ukraine marks 6 months of war
Shawdesh Desk: The United States will announce $3 billion in fresh military aid to Kyiv on Wednesday as Ukraine marks its independence day as well as the six-month anniversary of ReadMore
US says Ukraine grain exports near pre-war levels
Shawdesh desk: Ukraine is on course to ship nearly as much grain this month as it did before the Russian invasion, in a triumph for international efforts to ease food ReadMore
