BIWTA falling short of target to restore abandoned waterways
Shawdesh desk: Although the government planned to restore 10,000 kilometres of navigable waterways by excavating rivers and removing silt, only about 7,000 km of waterways have been made operational since ReadMore
Putin calls Trump legal cases ‘politically motivated persecution’
Shawdesh desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday described legal proceedings against former US president Donald Trump as “politically motivated persecution.” The Kremlin, seen has having friendly relations with Trump, ReadMore
Four held with 52-kg ganja in Rajshahi
Shawdesh desk: A police team of Detective Branch (DB) arrested four alleged drug peddlers with 52 kilograms of ganja from Chapel area in the district last night. The arrested are ReadMore
Alexander Payne brings Oscars hopeful ‘The Holdovers’ to Toronto
Shawdesh Desk: Director Alexander Payne has entered the Oscars hunt with his new film “The Holdovers,” a poignant 1970s-set dramedy about a cantankerous prep school teacher and a troubled student ReadMore
Reasons behind record inflation are chicken and egg: Planning Minister
Shawdesh Desk: In the month of August, the food sector saw 12.54 percent inflation. This record inflation was caused due to chicken and egg, commented Planning Minister MA Mannan. He ReadMore
Canada’s Trudeau finally leaves India after plane troubles
Shawdesh desk: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau belatedly left India Tuesday after an aircraft breakdown forced a two-day extension of his rocky visit to New Delhi for the G20 summit. Trudeau arrived in ReadMore
Portuguese court convicts hacker behind biggest leak in football history
Sports Desk: A court in Portugal on Monday convicted the hacker Rui Pinto over his “Football Leaks” revelations that exposed dodgy dealings in international football, sentencing him to a suspended ReadMore
Lead poisoning causes far more death, IQ loss than thought: study
Shawdesh Desk; Lead poisoning has a far greater impact on global health than previously thought, potentially contributing to over five million deaths a year and posing a similar threat to ReadMore
