Multiple dollar rates affect businesses
Shawdesh desk: Multiple dollar rates have created an unstable situation for businesses that rely on imports for capital machinery and other materials. Sources said the retail rate of the greenback ReadMore
Congress MP dies of heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra, march paused
Shawdesh Desk: Ludhiana: Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary died of a heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab this morning. He was 76. Santokh Singh Chaudhary, the party’s MP from ReadMore
BNP announces elaborate programmes marking Zia’s birth anniv
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday announced a 10-day programme to observe the 87th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman on January 19. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul ReadMore
AL keeps promise, works for people’s welfare: PM
Shawdesh desk; Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday firmly said that her party, Awami League, always worked for the welfare of the nation as per the promise given to ReadMore
Several lakhs devotees gather at Ijtema venue on 2nd day
Shawdesh Desk: The first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, one of the biggest congregations of the Muslims in the world, in Tongi kept continuing for the second day on Saturday — ReadMore
Iran executes ex-defence official for ‘spying for UK intelligence’
Shawdesh Desk: Iran on Saturday executed former top defence official and dual British national Alireza Akbari, who was accused of spying for United Kingdom intelligence, the judiciary reported. Akbari was ReadMore
RAB arrests youth with 48.5kg hemp in Dhaka
Shawdesh Desk: The Rapid Action Battalion arrested a suspected drug peddler with 48.5 kilograms of hemp in the capital’s Motijheel area on early Saturday. The arrested is Rakibul Hasan Imon, ReadMore
Dhaka becomes world’s most polluted city with AQI score of 251
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka once again topped the list of cities with the worst air quality on Saturday morning. With an air quality index score of 251at 8:55am on Saturday, Dhaka ReadMore
