US envoy to Bangladesh seeks time from Quader to meet on Oct 29
Shawdesh Desk: The ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that the United States ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas had sought time from him to hold a ReadMore
Israeli tanks, infantry in overnight Gaza raid ahead of ‘next stage’
Shawdesh Desk: Israel said on Thursday that a column of tanks and infantry had launched an overnight raid into Hamas-controlled Gaza, striking ‘numerous’ targets before retreating to home soil. The ReadMore
DB arrests BNP leader Khairul Kabir Khokon
Shawdesh Desk: Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party joint secretary general Khairul Kabir Khokon was arrested by the Detective Branch of police at Sipahibagh in Dhaka early Thursday. Razib Al Masud, ReadMore
Five to walk gallows for killing pregnant woman in Habiganj
Shawdesh desk: A Habiganj tribunal on Thursday sentenced five people to death for killing a pregnant woman in 2016. The convicts are Russel Mia, 25, his elder brother Kawsar Mia, ReadMore
Bangladesh Army chief leaves Dhaka for Central African Republic
Shawdesh Desk; Bangladesh Army chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left Dhaka for the Central African Republic on a four-day state visit on Thursday. During his visit, the army chief will ReadMore
US ambassador to Bangladesh joins dinner with BNP, AL leaders
Shawdesh desk: The United States ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas and some other foreign diplomats attended a dinner with a group of leaders of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party ReadMore
DMP seeks two alternative venues from AL for October 28 rally
Shawdesh desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has asked the ruling Awami League to propose two alternative venues instead of the south gate of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Bangladesh ReadMore
Lessons from Gaza we don’t want to learn
Afsan Chowdhury: MANY parts of the world minus the western and anti-Arab world are in uproar over the Gaza conflict. For Muslims of the world, it is something greater than ReadMore
