Bangladesh, Bhutan sign agreement on movement of traffic in transit
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh and Bhutan on Wednesday signed an agreement on the movement of traffic in transit. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi signed the agreement on behalf of the government of ReadMore
Large companies blamed for soaring poultry prices
Shawdesh Desk: Large poultry companies have been accused of creating an artificial crisis in the market by decreasing the supply of one-day aged chicken to marginal poultry farmers. This has ReadMore
Report finds over-speed as main reason behind Madaripur accident
Shawdesh desk; Over-speed of the bus was the main reason behind the recent fatal Madaripur road accident which killed 19 people, said a probe committee report on Wednesday. The committee ReadMore
PM hands over 39,365 houses to homeless people
Shawdesh desk; Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday handed over 39365 more houses to homeless people ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr as part of her government’s aim to ensure ReadMore
47 shops burnt in Bandarban market fire
Shawdesh desk: At least 47 shops were gutted in a fire at Bolibazar area in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila on Wednesday morning. Local people said that the fire broke out at ReadMore
China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin hail ‘new era’ of ties in united front against West
Shawdesh desk: The leaders of China and Russia hailed a ‘new era’ in their relationship on Tuesday, putting on a united front in Moscow as Vladimir Putin accused the West ReadMore
Earthquake kills 12 in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Shawdesh desk: At least 12 people were killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan by a strong earthquake felt across thousands of kilometres, but the region appeared on Wednesday to have dodged ReadMore
End of the US’s post-9/11 neoconservative dream
The 2003 Iraq war led to huge numbers of civilian deaths, and continuing insurgencies in the Middle East and Africa, writes Paul Rogers TWENTY years after the start of the Iraq ReadMore
