Lobbyist signs $2m contract to represent Myanmar junta: documents
Shawdesh Desk: A lobbyist recruited to represent the Myanmar junta internationally is set to pocket a $2 million fee, according to documents filed to the US Justice Department seen Wednesday ReadMore
Myanmar security forces target striking railway workers
Shawdesh Desk: Hundreds of soldiers and police swooped on a railway station in Yangon on Wednesday seeking to arrest workers on strike to protest against the military coup in Myanmar. ReadMore
Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan to felicitate Amitabh Bachchan with FIAF Award
Shawdesh Desk: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with an award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). The veteran actor will be the first Indian cinema personality to ReadMore
BNP’s protest rally today, venue shifted from Mohammadpur to Khilgaon
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will arrange a protest rally in Khilgaon Taltola of the capital today demanding neutral election and cancellation of Digital Security Act. The protest rally ReadMore
BCB’s umpire Afzalur Rahman Masum dies
Sports Desk: Afzalur Rahman Masum, an umpire of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), died of cardiac arrest in the capital on Wednesday morning. He breathed his last at his city’s residence ReadMore
Four state leaders to join Parade Ground event in Dhaka
Shawdesh desk: The government has organised a 10-day event this month at National Parade Ground marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Golden Jubilee of Independence. Four ReadMore
Cartoonist Kishore files complaint “over torture in custody”
Shawdesh Desk: Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore on Wednesday filed a complaint with a Dhaka court over alleged torture on him in custody after his arrest under the Digital Security Act ReadMore
1 dead, 12 shot in Noakhali as Quader Mirza’s supporters, rival AL activists clash
Shawdesh Desk: A young man died and at least 12 others were shot during a deadly intra-factional clash between supporters of Quader Mirza and other Awami League activists in Noakhali ReadMore
