Bangladesh ranks 88th on hunger index, above India, Pakistan
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has been ranked 88th out of 117 qualifying countries on the latest Global Hunger Index. India ranks 102 in terms of severity of hunger. The country with ReadMore
Kolkata-born economist Abhijit Banerjee awarded Nobel Prize for Economics
Shawdesh desk: Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their approach to alleviate global poverty. Fifty-eight-year-old Banerjee was born ReadMore
Section 144 imposed ahead of Babri Masjid case verdict in India
Shawdesh Desk: Section 144 has been imposed till December 10 in Ayodhya district in India by the District Magistrate in anticipation of Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute verdict. The section has ReadMore
Indian PM Modi, Chinese President Xi hold talks on Day 2 of Mahabalipuram Summit in India
Shawdesh Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping resumed their one-on-one talks on the second day of the India-China informal summit on Saturday. The summit is ReadMore
Indian PM Modi’s new official aircraft to have missile defence system
Shawdesh Desk: Two custom-made B777 planes, which will be used to fly Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Indian dignitaries from July next year, will be operated by ReadMore
102 illegal migrants, including 35 Bangladeshi detained in Malaysia
Shawdesh Desk: Malaysian police have detained 102 illegal migrants, including 35 Bangladeshi. The law enforcers of the country arrested them from the surrounding areas of the Kuala Lumpur. Among the ReadMore
Prime Minister exchanges pleasantries with Sonia Gandhi
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday exchanged pleasantries with Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi. They exchanged greetings when Sonia Gandhi paid a courtesy call on the premier ReadMore
Deaths from heavy monsoon rise to nearly 140 in eastern India
Shawdesh Desk: The death toll in eastern India from torrential late monsoon rains has risen to nearly 140, officials said Tuesday as hospitals and schools were inundated with dirty rainwater. ReadMore
