Hagia Sophia . . . And the March of Illiberalism
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is being repudiated in Turkey. His concept of secularism, so meticulously and judiciously applied to his country in the 1920s, has been in a parlous state in ReadMore
Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul dies of Covid-19
Shawdesh Desk: Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul died of Covid-19 on Monday afternoon while undergoing treatment at a city hospital. He was 74. He was tested positive for Covid-19 ReadMore
Covid-19: More 39 die, 3,099 test positive, 4,703 recover in last 24 hours
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh on Monday saw the detection of another 3,099 coronavirus patients in 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 1,86,894. During the period the country registered ReadMore
JKG chairman Dr Sabrina put on 3-day remand
Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday granted a three-day remand for quizzing Dr Sabrina Arif Chaudhury, chairman of Jobeda Khatun Health Care (JKG), who was arrested on Sunday for ReadMore
Teesta flowing above danger level; red alert issued
Shawdesh Desk: Due to onrush of water from upstream and incessant rainfall, water of Teesta River is now flowing 52 centimetres above the danger level at Teesta Barrage point in ReadMore
NBR freezes bank accounts of Shahed, Sabrina
Shawdesh Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has frozen all the personal and institutional bank accounts of Regent Hospital Chairman Md Shahed, JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif ReadMore
Satkhira-2 MP Robi tests positive for Covid-19
Shawdesh Desk: Member of Parliament from Satkhira-2 constituency Mir Mostak Ahmed Robi tested positive for coronavirus. He was found infected with the virus in the corona test at the PCR ReadMore
CMP deputy commissioner Mizanur Rahman dies of Covid-19
Shawdesh Desk: Mizanur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), died of coronavirus at a hospital in the capital on Monday morning. He breathed his last at around 4:00 ReadMore
