New Hope to Solve Irrigation Problems in Bangladesh
Shahrina Akhtar: The management of water resources is of utmost importance to agriculture in Bangladesh. With a population projected to reach 175.0 million by 2025 and scarcity of land, the ReadMore
New Zealand leave Pakistan struggling on 115-4 in 1st Test
Sports Desk: Spinners Michael Bracewell and Ajaz Patel grabbed three wickets between them to leave Pakistan struggling on 115-4 at lunch Monday on the opening day of the first Test ReadMore
Train derails in Mymensingh
Shawdesh desk: A Chattogram-bound train derailed in Kewatkhali of Mymensingh on Monday morning. A wagon of Nasirabad Express train veered off the tracks around 8am, said Mymensingh GRP Police Station ReadMore
Winter drizzle likely in parts of Bangladesh
Shawdesh desk; The weather department has predicted light rains in parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9am on Monday. “Light rain or drizzle is likely to occur at ReadMore
Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns
Shawdesh desk: Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Beijing. Her mother-in-law had COVID-19 ReadMore
World suffering a ‘famine of peace’: Pope Francis
Shawdesh desk: Pope Francis has said the world is suffering from a “famine of peace”, in his annual Christmas Day message from the Vatican. He called for a end to ReadMore
Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured
Shawdesh Desk: Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials said Monday. ReadMore
Exports to India reach $1bn in 5 months
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s exports to India increased 8 percent year-on-year to nearly $1 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year, supported by a big jump in ReadMore
