Ailing Djokovic ‘feeling okay’ after battling into French Open semi-finals
Sports Desk: Novak Djokovic said he was “feeling okay” after overcoming neck and shoulder troubles to defeat Pablo Carreno Busta on Wednesday and set up a French Open semi-final showdown ReadMore
New law to ensure rapist’s death penalty: Minister
Shawdesh Desk: Law Minister Anisul Huq has said law is being formulated keeping death sentence as the highest punishment for rapists. He came up with the observation while talking to ReadMore
Covid-19: 20 more die, 1,441 test positive in 24hrs
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh reported 20 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking a total of 5,460. Another 1,441 coronavirus patients are found in 24 hours, ReadMore
6k families homeless in Koira as rivers swallow land
Shawdesh Desk: “The pain that riverbank erosion has caused over the past decade is immense. I have lost everything to the natural calamity — my home, my livelihood,” says Rabiul ReadMore
Govt preparing district hospitals with ICU to tackle 2nd wave of COVID-19: PM
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government is taking all-out preparations to keep the district hospitals ready with ICU and necessary oxygen to effectively encounter the ReadMore
One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds: Joint UN report
Shawdesh desk: Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, the ReadMore
HRW urges Myanmar to end mass detention of Rohingya in Rakhine
Shawdesh Desk: The Myanmar government should urgently end the arbitrary and indefinite detention of approximately 130,000 Rohingya Muslims in squalid and abusive camps in Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said ReadMore
Samrat returns to jail staying one year in hospital
Shawdesh dEsk: Former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat on Thursday returned to jail after staying around one year in hospital. Samrat, the alleged kingpin of the illegal casino ReadMore
