Tortured Sumi returns home from Saudi Arabia at last
Shawdesh Desk: Sumi Akter, who has gone through horrible experiences of alleged torture and sexual abuse while working as a housekeeper for a Saudi Arabian family, returned Dhaka at last ReadMore
12-yr into Sidr: Bagerhat residents yet to get durable embankment
Shawdesh Desk: Twelve years ago, another much stronger cyclone, ‘Sidr’, took a similar path to ‘Bulbul’ that ripped through the coastal districts, including Bagerhat. On November 15, 2007, the super ReadMore
Agarwal century helps India extend lead in Bangladesh Test
Sports Desk: Mayank Agarwal hit an unbeaten 156 as India opened up a crucial first-innings lead over Bangladesh on the second day of their opening Test on Friday. India were ReadMore
Two killed in California school shooting, teen in custody
Shawdesh Desk: A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday Thursday, killing two and wounding another three before turning the pistol on ReadMore
Why no drive against onion syndicates: BNP asks govt
Shawdesh desk: BNP on Friday asked the Home Minister why the government is not conducting drives against onion syndicates as prices of the item – a common ingredient in Bangladeshi ReadMore
Cooking possible without onion as parliament formed without voting: Gayeshwar
Shawdesh Desk: Terming the skyrocketing onion prices artificial, BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday said cooking is also possible without this essential ingredient if parliament can be ReadMore
9-year-old child genius Laurent sets to become world’s youngest university graduate
Shawdesh Desk: A nine-year-old child genius is set to become the youngest person ever to complete a degree. Laurent Simons, who lives in Amsterdam, is on course to gain a ReadMore
Quick action by 2 youths helps avert another train accident
Shawdesh Desk: Another fatal train crash could have been Friday’s news headline, but this time the lucky passengers of ‘Chattrola Express’ were saved as two young men took quick action ReadMore
