An unseen presence: Fear of tiger attack grips 6 villages along Sundarbans
Shawdesh desk: The residents of six villages near the Sundarbans are literally living in fear for their lives as a hundred footprints of two tigers were spotted in Sonatala village ReadMore
Curtain rises on 21st Dhaka International Film Festival
Binodon Desk: The 21st edition of the Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF), one of the longest-running cultural festivals in the country, officially began in the city Saturday, with 252 films ReadMore
15 foreigners among 72 on board in Nepal plane crash: airline
Shawdesh desk: Fifteen foreigners were among the 72 people on board a plane that crashed in Nepal on Sunday, Yeti Airlines said. They included five people from India, four Russians, ReadMore
RAB made ‘tremendous progress’ in ‘respecting rights’: Donald Lu
Shawdesh Desk: United States assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has appreciated the ‘tremendous progress’ made by the Rapid Action Battalion in ‘respecting human ReadMore
Dhaka again becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 285
Shawdesh desk: Dhaka topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality on Sunday morning. With an air quality index score of 285 at 9:30am on ReadMore
Pakistan provincial assembly dissolved on orders of ex-PM Imran Khan
Shawdesh desk: The provincial assembly in Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, was dissolved on late Saturday, in a move orchestrated by former prime minister Imran Khan as part of a ReadMore
First phase of Bishwa Ijtema ends with akheri munajat
Shawdesh desk: The first phase of the three-day Bishwa Ijtema ended on Sunday with akheri munajat, or final prayer, at the Ijtema ground at Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka. ReadMore
US to keep supporting Bangladesh to improve labour rights: Donald Lu
Shawdesh Desk: The United States is ‘committed’ to continue cooperation with Bangladesh in its efforts to improve labour rights, visiting US assistant secretary Donald Lu said on Sunday. At a ReadMore
