Joint army-police operation prompt reopening of around 100 factories in Ashulia
Shawdesh desk: Approximately 100 factories in the Ashulia industrial area reopened on Wednesday, following a joint operation by the army and police, which provided security assurances to the garment industry. ReadMore
Macron mulls right-wing ex-minister as PM
Shawdesh desk: France’s president Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday considering a former right-wing minister to lead a new government after almost two months of deadlock, sources with knowledge of the ReadMore
Turkey launches fresh air strikes on PKK in N Iraq
Shawdesh desk: Turkey said on Tuesday it had launched fresh air strikes on what it said were Kurdish militants in the mountains of northern Iraq. The defence ministry said it ReadMore
Jail break attempt leaves 129 dead in DRC
Shawdesh Desk: An attempted jail break at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest and chronically overcrowded prison this week has left at least 129 people dead, the interior minister said ReadMore
Football team adjusts to Bhutan conditions
Sports Desk: Bangladesh national football team players have overcome their initial problems of normal breathing in Thimphu’s high altitude and adapted to the artificial turf of the Changlimithang Football Stadium, ReadMore
United Group power plants get gas at concessional rate, sell power at commercial rate
Shawdesh Desk: Two private power plants have been receiving gas supply from the two subsidiaries of the state-owned Petrobangla at public power plant’s rate, but after producing electricity, selling it ReadMore
Two more murder cases filed against Sheikh Hasina
Shawdesh desk: Two more murder cases were filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Wednesday over the deaths of two people during the student-led mass uprising. A ReadMore
‘Top terror’ Sweden Aslam freed from jail on bail
Shawdesh desk: A much-talked about ‘top terror’ in the 90’s, Sheikh Md Aslam alias Sweden Aslam, was freed from Kashimpur High Security Jail in Gazipur Tuesday evening. Confirming the matter ReadMore
