CID files 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, others over $83m money laundering
Shawdesh Desk: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, the founder and vice chairman of Beximco Group, along with 27 others, on charges of ReadMore
Khaleda to be released from hospital today
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to return to her Gulshan residence on Wednesday evening after receiving treatment for six days at Evercare Hospital in the ReadMore
Professor Muhammad Yahia appointed as acting VC of CU
Shawdesh Desk; Professor Muhammad Yahia Akhtar, a retired professor from the department of political science at Chittagong University, has been appointed as the acting vice-chancellor of the university. In recent ReadMore
Metro rail services partially closed due to technical glitch
Shawdesh Desk; The metro rail services on the Agargaon-Motijheel section remained suspended since 9:40am on Wednesday due to the ‘technical glitch’ of the track. Officials of Dhaka Mass Transit Company ReadMore
BMD predicts rains across Bangladesh in 24hrs
Shawdesh dEsk; Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Wednesday. ‘Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied ReadMore
Bangladesh shipbreaking industry lacks adequate oversight: HRW
Shawdesh Desk: The explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya in Bangladesh early this month underscores the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labour rights protections ReadMore
Wickremasinghe for tomorrow’s Sri Lanka
AS THE final lap of the presidential election campaign comes to its close at midnight on September 18, there is no certainty about the outcome. The only certainty is that ReadMore
WB commits over $2b of new support to Bangladesh
Shawdesh desk: The World Bank is committed to increasing lending to Bangladesh in this fiscal year to help the reform agenda of the Interim Government, its Country Director Abdoulaye Seck ReadMore
