‘Turning point’ as number of male smokers drops: WHO
Shawdesh Desk: The number of male tobacco users is falling for the first time, the World Health Organization said Thursday, hailing a “major shift” in efforts to kick the world’s ReadMore
Slavery museum in Liverpool aims to confront painful legacy
Scarlet shackles sit peacefully on display in front of a sad, gray backdrop. The now rusted leg irons once locked human ankles during 18th century voyages from Africa to some ReadMore
Teenage Zirkzee sparks Bayern’s winning late show
Sports Desk: Bayern Munich’s Joshua Zirkzee scored on his Bundesliga debut, just two minutes after coming onto the pitch in his team’s last-gasp 3-1 win away at SC Freiburg on ReadMore
BAFA Art Gallery starts Friday
Shawdesh Desk: Renowned cultural institute Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA) is going to inaugurate an Art Gallery at its main campus in Waisghat in old Dhaka city on Friday. ReadMore
Awami League’s 21st National Council begins
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Awami League, the party which waged the Bengali nationalist movement nearly seven decades ago and subsequently steered the country’s 1971 Liberation War, is set to stage its ReadMore
Mild cold wave hits Bangladesh
A mild cold wave is sweeping across the country as the mercury dropped slightly, forcing people to limit their outdoor activities in many districts. Thursday’s lowest temperature was recorded in ReadMore
Assault on journalist: BCL leader arrested in Jamalpur
Shawdesh DEsk: A BCL leader was arrested for his alleged involvement with the assault on a local journalist in Jamalpur. The arrestee Rakib Khan, 27, is the district Chhatra League ReadMore
Fakhrul, 3 other BNP leaders invited to Awami League council
Shawdesh Desk: Four BNP leaders, including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, have been invited to the ruling Awami League’s upcoming 21st National Council scheduled for December 20. Besides ReadMore
