Launching of train services on Khulna-Mongla-Jashore route postponed
Shawdesh desk: Though commuter train services on Jashore-Khulna-Mongla route was supposed to begin from January 1, it was been postponed due to incompletion of construction work of the train tracks. ReadMore
Kim asks military to ‘annihilate’ S Korea, US if they initiate conflict
Shawdesh desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told his top military officers to use maximum force against South Korea and the United States if they initiate a military confrontation, state ReadMore
Dhaka begins 2024 as most polluted city with AQI score of 244
Shawdesh desk: On the first day of the new year, 2024, Dhaka topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 244 at ReadMore
Poet Jasimuddin’s 121st birth anniversary today
Shawdesh desk: The 121st birth anniversary of poet and litterateur Jasimuddin, widely revered as the ‘Palli Kobi’, is being observed on Monday. The poet was born on this day in ReadMore
Sri Lanka increases taxes ahead of foreign debt deal
Shawdesh desk: Sri Lanka slapped a new 18 percent value added tax on fuel, mobile phones and computers from Monday to raise desperately needed revenue ahead of a foreign debt ReadMore
Warner draws curtain on Test career
Sports desk: David Warner exits Test cricket this week as one of the best openers the world has known, but his exploits will forever be overshadowed by the role he ReadMore
Local film industry witnesses eventful year
Shawdesh desk: The year 2023 has been an eventful year for the local film industry. Fifty one local films were released in the country in the year. Bangladeshi filmmaker ReadMore
Nincompoops saddle US with NATO forever
by Eve Ottenberg: NOBODY in their right mind wants to be obliged to send their kid off to war in Eastern Europe if Romania and Moldova start bombing each other. ReadMore
