What happened to electric vehicles?
Electric vehicles (EVs) were supposed to be inevitable. Two years ago President Joe Biden climbed behind the wheel of a beefy white electric Hummer to tout his plan to make ReadMore
Seven flyovers on Dhaka-Gazipur routes opened
Shawdesh Desk: Seven flyovers on the Dhaka-Gazipur route, under the first-ever bus rapid transit line project in Bangladesh, were formally opened for traffic on Sunday. At a virtual progranme held ReadMore
Death toll in Gazipur gas cylinder blast reaches 16
Shawdesh Desk: Two more victims, who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at Kaliakair in Gazipur on March 13, died while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute ReadMore
Despite rain, Dhaka’s air in ‘unhealthy’ zone with AQI score of 152
Shawdesh Desk: Despite rain, Dhaka’s air quality is still ‘unhealthy’. Dhaka has ranked 11th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of ReadMore
133 killed in Moscow attack
Shawdesh Desk: Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish those behind a ‘barbaric terrorist attack’ on a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133, saying Russia had ReadMore
Trainee doctors, interns go on 48-hour strike
Shawdesh Desk: Trainee post-graduate and intern doctors on Saturday went on 48-hour strike at all healthcare facilities across the country to press their four-point demands, including payment of arrears and ReadMore
Drop in graft complaints to ACC raises eyebrows
Shawdesh desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission has recorded a substantial drop in the number of corruption complaints in recent years though global corruption watchdogs have found corruption rising in the country. ReadMore
RAB arrests eight teen gang members in Pabna
Shawdesh Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion, in a drive on Saturday night, arrested eight members of a teen gang in the Station Road area of Pabna’s Ishwardi municipality. Besides ReadMore
