Ceasefire shaky as Sudanese, foreigners flee
Shawdesh Desk: A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals brought some calm to the capital, but witnesses reported fresh air strikes and paramilitaries claimed to have seized a major oil ReadMore
President pays tribute to Sheikh Mujib at Tungipara
Shawdesh desk: President Mohammed Sahabuddin on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at the mausoleum of the late leader at Tungipara ReadMore
Man, nephew killed in road crash in Dinajpur
Shawdesh desk: A man and his nephew were killed when a bus rammed a motorcycle on Dinajpur-Phulbari road at Chuniapara in Fhulbari upazila of Dinajpur district on Wednesday. The deceased ReadMore
Bangladeshis expected to be evacuated from Sudan by April or early May
Shawdesh desk: Charge d’affaires at Bangladesh Mission in Sudan, Tareq Ahmed, has said that the safety and security situation in the area where the Bangladesh Embassy and Bangladesh House are ReadMore
Bangladeshis among dozens of migrants rescued off Libya
Shawdesh desk: The Libyan coastguard on Tuesday rescued dozens of migrants including Bangladesh and Pakistan nationals on board two Europe-bound boats off the North African country’s coast on Tuesday. An ReadMore
2 ex-Juba League, BCL leaders shot dead in Lakshmipur
Shawdesh desk: Two former leaders of the ruling Awami League’s associate bodies–Juba League and Bangladesh Chhatra League – were shot to death in an attack allegedly by their rivals over ReadMore
Dhaka becomes 8th most polluted city with AQI score of 126
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air ranked as 8th most polluted in the world on Wednesday morning as per the Air Quality Index. The air in Dhaka was categorised as ‘unhealthy for ReadMore
BAT to pay over $600 million for violating North Korea sanctions
Shawdesh desk: British American Tobacco has agreed to pay over $600 million to settle charges it sold cigarette materials to North Korea for years in violation of US sanctions, the ReadMore
