Election-time govt can include opposition MPs in parliament: PM
Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that the next general election would be held in the country following the Westminster system of Britain. ‘We follow the Westminster ReadMore
Bangladesh withdraws police escort for foreign diplomats
Shawdesh Desk: Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said on Monday that the government had decided not to provide ‘police escort’ to foreign diplomats stationed in Bangladesh with the taxpayers’ money. ReadMore
26 people die in fiery crash of freight truck and passenger van in northern Mexico
Shawdesh Desk: A fiery highway crash involving a passenger van and a freight truck killed 26 people in northern Mexico on Sunday, authorities said. Prosecutors and police in the northern ReadMore
Prospect of exporting Tk 200-cr mango from Rajshahi region
Shawdesh Desk: There are bright prospects of exporting mangoes worth around Taka 200 crore from the region, including its vast Barind tract, during the current season as both acreage and ReadMore
US won’t comment on ‘participatory polls’ in Bangladesh: State Dept official
Shawdesh Desk: The United States is not concerned about participation of any particular party in Bangladesh’s next elections but it wants the polls to be fair and held in a ReadMore
Southeast Asian lawmakers call for the will of Thai people to be upheld in formation of a new govt
Shawdesh Desk: Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia welcome the results of the Thai general elections and call on the Thai authorities to protect and uphold the will of the people in ReadMore
Launch services from Chandpur to all routes resume after 60 hrs
Shawdesh Desk: Launch services from Chandpur to all routes resumed on Monday morning after 60 hours of suspension due to Cyclone Mocha. Deputy Director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority ReadMore
US panel recommends nonprescription use of contraception pill
Shawdesh Desk: Chandpur town is facing erosion threat as a portion of the town protection embankment has become vulnerable again, causing worries to its residents and travers living on the ReadMore
