Dengue continues taking toll on life despite efforts
Shawdesh Desk: Dengue continue killing and hospitalising more people every day as measures taken by the government to control aedes mosquitoes, the vector of the viral fever, went ineffective. On ReadMore
New Pentagon chief Esper wants to keep president happy
Shawdesh Desk: New United States defence secretary Mark Esper picked his way through a political minefield in his first public meeting with the media Wednesday, skirting anything that could irritate ReadMore
12pc time utilised for laws: TIB
Shawdesh Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday said that the 10th general election held on January 5, 2014, was neither participatory nor contested as the main opposition party boycotted it. ReadMore
Four European countries lose measles elimination status
Shawdesh Desk: Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the United Kingdom. The World Health Organisation ReadMore
28 dead in Mexico strip club attack
Shawdesh Desk: Gunmen burst into a Mexican strip club in a hail of bullets and killed at least 28 people as they trapped revellers inside and started a raging fire, ReadMore
Padma Bridge to be completed in 2021
Shawdesh Desk: The construction work of the Padma Bridge will be completed within the next year, road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader said Thursday. ‘Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will ReadMore
HK Police ban mass pro-democracy rally over public safety issue
Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong police have banned a mass pro-democracy rally from going ahead on Saturday over public safety concerns, organisers said, after last weekend saw some of the worst ReadMore
Kashmir’s woes are far from over
Shawdesh Desk: EVEN though India has finally annexed Kashmir, the war is far from over. I must sympathise with the Pakistanis holding the other part of Kashmir. They now face ReadMore
