Biman staff held with 68 gold bars at Dhaka airport
Shawdesh desk; Armed Police Battalion on Monday said that they had detained an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines along with 68 gold bars weighting around eight kilogrammes at Hazrat Shahjalal ReadMore
Victims, families still await justice
Shawdesh desk: Justice remains elusive for the families of the 24 people who were killed and the scores of injured survivors in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an ReadMore
Shakib, Liton to join camp by Tuesday
Sports desk: Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan and his deputy Liton Das are set to join the ongoing training camp for the forthcoming Asia Cup within the next couple of ReadMore
McCartney, Ringo Starr join Dolly Parton for ‘Let It Be’
Shawdesh desk; Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have joined Dolly Parton in recording a version of the Beatles classic ‘Let It Be’ on the country legend’s upcoming album. The track ReadMore
Hype, hope and helplessness
by Patrick Bond: BEFORE the August 22–24 summit in Johannesburg raised expectations for a new counterbalancing force in global politics — and struck fear into many Western elites’ hearts and ReadMore
Bangladesh moving forward facing natural, manmade disasters: PM
Shawdesh desk; Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that Bangladesh had been moving forward facing all the natural and manmade disasters since 2009. ‘Democratic government has continuously been here ReadMore
PM to inaugurate metro rail up to Motijheel on Oct 20
Shawdesh desk; Prime minister Sheikh Hasina was scheduled to inaugurate Bangladesh’s first-ever metro rail service up to Motijheel on October 20, said the road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader ReadMore
BSCIC official found dead on BSCIC’s Meherpur office premises
Shawdesh desk; The body of an official of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation was recovered from the premises of the corporation’s local office in Meherpur Sadar upazila on Sunday ReadMore
