Watermelon cultivation changes lives in char area of Brahmaputra
Shawdesh desk: Watermelon cultivation has started in the remote char area of the River Brahmaputra in Kurigram. Although watermelon cultivation started on an experimental basis last year, the number of ReadMore
8 ‘KNF’ activists killed in Bandarban ‘gunfight’
Shawdesh desk: Police on Friday recovered eight bodies of men in military camouflage in a remote hilly area of Rawangchari upazila in Bandarban district, several hours after locals heard sounds ReadMore
Md Shahabuddin to take oath as 22nd president of Bangladesh on Apr 24
Shawdesh desk: President-elect Mohammed Shahabuddin will take oath on April 24 as the current president Abdul Hamid’s term is coming to an end on April 23. Press secretary Joynal Abedin ReadMore
Barishal Plaza Market fire doused completely
Shawdesh desk: A fire that broke out on Saturday morning at Dhaka’s Barishal Plaza Market — opposite to Bangabazar which burned down just four days ago — was doused. No ReadMore
Unidentified attackers vandalise, torch BNP office in Bogura
Shawdesh desk: Unidentified attackers vandalised and set fire to the office of Nandigram upazila unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Bogura on Friday night. General secretary of upazila unit BNP, ReadMore
Taiwan facing ‘authoritarian expansionism’ from China: Tsai
Shawdesh desk: Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday the self-ruled island faced ‘continued authoritarian expansionism’, after China announced three days of military drills. ‘In recent years we have faced ReadMore
Israeli PM mobilises police, army reserves after deadly attacks
Shawdesh desk: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu mobilised police and army reserves on Friday after separate attacks killed three people, including an Italian tourist, in the West Bank and Tel Aviv, ReadMore
Wife of extremist who escaped from Dhaka court arrested in N’ganj
Shawdesh desk: The wife of one of the two convicted extremists who fled Dhaka court with the help of other militants has been arrested in Narayanganj. The arrested is Shikha, ReadMore
