Six more die as dengue patients keep crowding hospitals
Shawdesh Desk: Six more people die of dengue at hospitals in Dhaka, Rajshshi and Rangpur on between Sunday evening and Monday evening as hospitalisation and death caused by the viral ReadMore
Mizanur Rahman Shelley passes away
Shawdesh Desk: Political analyst, academician and writer Mizanur Rahman Shelley died of brain haemorrhage at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital on Monday. He was 76. Mizanur, also a former ReadMore
Eid-ul-Azha celebrated
Shawdesh Desk: Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, was celebrated across Bangladesh with due solemnity and religious fervour on Monday. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zilhajj ReadMore
PM vows to uphold dignity of people’s trust
Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday vowed to uphold the trust and confidence of the country’s people for ‘giving her party the opportunity to form the government for ReadMore
BNP rallies demanding Khaleda’s release
Shawdeh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday went out on a demonstration in Dhaka demanding release of the imprisoned party chairperson Khaleda Zia when the country was celebrating the Eid-ul-Azha. ReadMore
India imposes Kashmir clampdown to head off Eid protests
Shawdesh Desk: Indian troops clamped tight restrictions on mosques across Kashmir for Monday’s Eid-ul-Azha festival, fearing anti-government protests over the stripping of the Muslim-majority region’s autonomy, according to residents. The ReadMore
New Trump rule targets poor, could cut legal immigration in half
Shawdesh Desk: US president Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a sweeping rule on Monday that some experts say could cut legal immigration in half by denying visas and permanent residency to ReadMore
Hong Kong’s airport reopens after protests
Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong’s airport reopened on Tuesday but its administrator warned that flight movements would still be affected, after China said protests that have swept the city over the ReadMore
