PM asks police to be friends with people
Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the probationary police officers to be ‘friend of the people’ during their bad time as she addressed the passing-out parade ReadMore
175 Bangladeshi workers sent back to home empty handed
Shawdesh Desk: At least 175 Bangladeshi workers were sent back to Bangladesh from Saudi Arabia on Sunday night as the Saudi authorities launched crackdown against documented and undocumented expatriate migrant ReadMore
Two new faces in Bangladesh T20 squad for ongoing tri-nation series
Sports Desk: Bangladesh have included two new faces — Mohammed Naim, Aminul Islam — in their T20 squad for the ongoing tri-nation series. Rubel Hossain and Shafiul Islam and Nazmul ReadMore
Hong Kong reopens after violent weekend of clashes and protests
Shawdesh desk: Hong Kong’s businesses and underground rail stations re-opened as usual on Monday morning, after a chaotic Sunday that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets ReadMore
Two Afghan Taliban shadow governors killed as air strikes step up
Shawdesh Desk: Afghan security forces, backed by US air strikes, killed two of the movement’s shadow provincial governors on Sunday, as fighting stepped up in the wake of the collapse ReadMore
Hail to the content creator-in-chief
Shawdesh Desk: The American presidency has always been a content business. A successful campaign captures the national mood, like a best-selling novel. Candidates are assessed on the quality of their ReadMore
Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’ for potential response to Saudi oil attack
Shawdesh Desk: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States was “locked and loaded” for a potential response to the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, after ReadMore
Trump to meet with India, Australia leaders in US next week
Shawdesh Desk: US President Donald Trump will meet next week with the leaders of India and Australia at events in Texas and Ohio to promote trade and investment. The White ReadMore
