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
Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’, says WFP
Shawdesh Desk: Sudan’s nearly 11-month war between rival generals ‘risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis’, the United Nations’ World Food Programme warned on Wednesday. The war between army chief ReadMore
President reaches London from UAE for health check-up
Shawdesh Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin reached United Kingdom from United Arab Emirates Tuesday night (Bangladesh Time) for health check-up. ‘The President reached London at 04:30 pm (London time) from Dubai ReadMore
Is Tehran winning Middle East?
Juan Cole: IN THE midst of Israel’s ongoing devastation of Gaza, one major piece of Middle Eastern news has yet to hit the headlines. In a face-off that, in a ReadMore
Bank transactions from 9:30am to 2:30pm during Ramadan
Shawdesh Desk: Commercial banks across the country will remain open from 9:30am to 4:00pm during the holy month of Ramadan. However, customers will be able to make bank transactions from ReadMore
