Short-lived rain brings inadequate relief from sweltering heat in Dhaka
Shawdesh desk: Dhaka city saw drizzles on Thursday morning, providing some brief relief from the scorching heat that has been sweeping across the country for several days. The day started ReadMore
Triple whammy for city dwellers
Shawdesh DEsk: Amid sweltering heat coupled with frequent power cuts, residents of many areas in the capital have been facing an acute water crisis for the last few days, throwing ReadMore
Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine
Shawdesh desk: Authorities rushed to rescue hundreds of people stranded on rooftops and supply drinking water to areas flooded by a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, in a ReadMore
Bangladesh logs death of 2 more dengue patients in 24 hours
Shawdesh desk: Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 21 in the ongoing year. ReadMore
Power transmission from Adani’s power plant to Bangladesh resumes
Shawdesh desk: Transmission from Adani’s Godda Power Plant, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, to Bangladesh’s national grid resumed at 3:43am on Thursday. According to official sources, the transmission line ReadMore
HSC exams to begin on August 17
Shawdesh desk: The government will hold the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations for 2023 across Bangladesh between August 17 and September 25. The education ministry on Thursday published the ReadMore
Rohingyas testify on Myanmar crackdown in Argentina court
Shawdesh Desk: Members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority testified in person for the first time on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, as part of an Argentinian judicial investigation into alleged crimes ReadMore
Police bar BNP procession against power cuts at Dhaka’s Arambagh
Shawdesh desk: The police on Thursday barred a procession of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in front of Notre Dame College in Arambagh area of the capital. The Dhaka ReadMore
