Government links opposition with lynching to hide failure: Fakhrul
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government was out to link the opposition activists with the incidents of lynching across ReadMore
Paris bakes in record 41C
Shawdesh Desk: Paris on Thursday baked in a record hot temperature of 41 degrees Celsius as a ferocious heat wave in northern Europe reached its peak, sparking concerns about public ReadMore
England wins on technicality, cricket the fans
Sports Desk: THE final of the 2019 ICC World Cup was arguably one of the best games of cricket at the highest international level ever played. And even though ‘Que ReadMore
US judge issues injunction against Trump’s new asylum system
Shawdesh Desk: A federal judge in California on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s new rule barring most immigrants from obtaining asylum in the US if they ReadMore
Johnson to hold first meeting of new cabinet Thursday
Shawdesh Desk: Britain’s newly installed prime minister Boris Johnson holds his first cabinet meeting on Thursday faced with the burning challenge of resolving the three-year Brexit crisis in three months. ReadMore
Samsung to introduce foldable smart phone set
Shawdesh Desk: South Korean electronics giant Samsung announced Thursday that it would release its cutting-edge foldable smart phone in September, despite a trade dispute between Seoul and Tokyo which analysts ReadMore
Around a million people marooned in Kurigram flood
Shawdesh desk: Nearly a million people have remained stranded, facing acute shortage of food, drinking water and fodder as the flood situation worsened. Heavy downpour in the upstream regions adjacent ReadMore
Two killed in City gunfight
Shawdesh desk: Two people, including a suspected drug peddler, were killed in reported gunfights with the Rapid Action Battalion in Badda and Mirpur in Dhaka on early Thursday. Senior assistant ReadMore
