Allies mount pressure on AL to share seats
Shawdesh desk: Alliance partners and opposition in parliament, the Jatiya Party, mounted pressure on the ruling Awami League to share seats in the January 7 general election, with no breakthrough ReadMore
Mayor Atiq supports family, friends
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Md Atiqul Islam is accused of abusing his position to help a number of private organisations connected to him, his family, or close ReadMore
Nearly 1000 opposition people jailed since Aug
Shawdesh Desk: Convictions of leaders and activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its associate bodies have significantly increased in recent weeks ahead of the January 7 national ReadMore
Dhaka becomes 2nd most polluted city with AQI score of 196
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka ranked second on the global list of cities with the worst air quality on Tuesday morning. The air in Dhaka city was classified as ‘unhealthy’ with an ReadMore
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route disrupted due to dense fog
Shawdesh Desk: Poor visibility caused by thick fog has disrupted the ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route since Tuesday midnight, causing immense suffering of commuters. Mohiuddin Russell, manager of Aricha section ReadMore
Israel, Gaza, and the struggle for oil
IT WAS the sign that got to me. I was standing with protesters outside the Burlington (Vermont) City Hall at a rally organised by Jewish Voice for Peace. To my ReadMore
19 aspirants regain candidacy on 2nd day of appeal hearing
Shawdesh desk: A total of 19 candidates, whose nomination papers were primarily cancelled by the respective Returning Officers (RO) of the constituencies, regained their candidacies during the second day of ReadMore
Action to be taken if illegal stocks of onions found: DG of DNCRP
Shawdesh desk: AHM Shafiquzzaman, director general of the Directorate of National Consumers’ Rights Protection (DNCRP), has warned that the government agency will take action if illegal stocks of onions are ReadMore
