Shabnim Ismail shatters record with fastest delivery ever in women’s cricket
Shawdesh dEsk: Former South Africa pacer Shabnim Ismail created history on Tuesday when she bowled the fastest delivery ever recorded in women’s cricket. Ismail broke the record with a delivery ReadMore
Two dead as pick-up van hits motorbikes in Sylhet
Shawdesh desk: Two people were killed and four were injured as a pick-up van rammed into three motorbikes on Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet district on Tuesday. The ReadMore
BRTA rejects TIB report on corruption in transport sector
Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority on Wednesday rejected the Transparency International Bangladesh report on corruption in Bangladesh’s transport sector. The report, published on Tuesday, revealed that private bus ReadMore
PM asks RAB to keep vigil against dishonest businesses during Ramadan
Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the Rapid Action Battalion force to be more vigilant against the dishonest businesses across Bangladesh to help stablise the prices of ReadMore
Lax oversight blamed for frequent fires
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence largely refrained from taking punitive action against anyone despite knowing that fire safety rule violations were rampant across the country, including in ReadMore
Birds, beetles, bugs can be alternative to pesticides: study
Shawdesh desk: Natural predators like birds, beetles and bugs might be an effective alternative to pesticides, keeping crop-devouring pests populations down while boosting crop yields, researchers said on Wednesday. Pests ReadMore
Israel says to allow devotees’ access to Al-Aqsa in Ramadan as in ‘previous years’
Shawdesh Desk: Israel will allow as many Muslim devotees to access Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during the first week of Ramadan as in previous years, the prime minister’s office said ReadMore
Air in Dhaka unhealthy Wednesday morning
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh capital Dhaka’s air quality was marked ‘unhealthy’ Wednesday morning. With an air quality index score of 157 at 9:11 am, Dhaka ranked 9th on the list of ReadMore
