Rohingya refugees not welcome in Indonesia
Shawdesh Desk: As a rickety wooden boat carrying Rohingya refugees approached the shores of western Indonesia, several desperate men swam ashore to plead that the vessel be allowed to land ReadMore
Cummins says leading Australia to World Cup title ‘pinnacle in cricket’
Sports Desk: Pat Cummins said captaining Australia to World Cup title glory was the ‘pinnacle in cricket’ after his side dashed the dreams of tournament hosts India with a six-wicket ReadMore
BNP announces fresh 48-hour blockade from Wednesday
Shawdesh desk: Giving a pause for a day after its 48-hour hartal, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, its allies in the ongoing movement, and Jamaat will enforce a 48-hour fresh road-rail-waterway blockade ReadMore
Day 2 of 48-hour hartal underway
Shawdesh desk: The second day of the countrywide 48-hour hartal, called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party, its allies in the ongoing movement, and Jamaat, protesting at the general election schedule, was ReadMore
JP not sure about participating in elections yet: Chunnu
Shawdesh Desk: Though the party started selling nomination papers on Monday, Jatiya Party said that they had not yet taken final decision about taking part in the 12th parliamentary elections. ReadMore
Professor Yunus appears before labour court
Shawdesh Desk: Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom chairman Professor Muhammad Yunus and three other officials of Grameen Telecom appeared before Dhaka Third Labour Court on Monday in connection with a ReadMore
425 RAB teams deployed across Bangladesh on second day of hartal
Shawdesh Desk: A total of 425 patrol teams of Rapid Action Battalion were deployed in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country to maintain law and order as the second day ReadMore
Scotland wants to hire workers from Bangladesh: Scottish envoy
Shawdesh desk: Scotland is keen on hiring construction workers from Bangladesh, a visiting parliamentary delegation from the country told prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday. This was conveyed when a ReadMore
