India, Japan hit back at Biden for ‘xenophobic’ remark
Shawdesh desk: India is not xenophobic, the country’s foreign minister has insisted, after comments by US President Joe Biden suggesting the South Asian nation and fellow ally Japan were struggling ReadMore
DNCC, DSCC plan to have 22 cattle markets for upcoming Eid-ul-Azha
Shawdesh desk: Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for Muslims scheduled for next month, Dhaka’s two city corporations plan to have a total of 22 cattle markets, including ReadMore
Milton Samadder put on four-day remand in human trafficking case
Shawdesh desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate on Sunday placed Milton Samadder, founder of the charity organisation Child and Old Age Care, on a four-day remand in a case filed with Mirpur ReadMore
Met office predicts scattered rain in seven divisions
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Sunday predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind in seven divisions, including Dhaka. ‘Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty ReadMore
Operation to put out Sunderbans fire resumed on Sunday morning
Shawdesh desk: Firefighting efforts resumed on Sunday morning in the Sunderbans East Zone’s Amurbunia area, following a fire that erupted on Saturday. The operation, which began at 9:00am on Sunday, ReadMore
Employment measures in FY25 budget receive top response
Shawdesh desk: Measures for decent employment in the upcoming budget received the highest response among 14 areas in an online survey made by the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs Bangladesh. About ReadMore
PM Hasina inaugurates AFIP Bhaban, Sena Prangan Bhaban in Dhaka
Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday opened the newly constructed Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Bhaban and Sena Prangan Bhaban in Dhaka Cantonment. She unveiled the name plaques ReadMore
Woman, her son killed in lightning strike in Khagrachhari
Shawdesh desk: A mother and her son were killed by lightning strike at their home in village Madhyabetchhari of Dighinala upazila in Khagrachhari district on early Sunday. The victims were ReadMore
