Laxmipur double murder: Condemned convict hanged at Kashimpur Jail
Shawdesh Desk: A condemned convict was hanged on Sunday night at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur for killing his pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter in 2006. Senior Jail Super ReadMore
Biden works to push Black turnout in campaign’s final days
Shawdesh Desk: Joe Biden was spending the final days of the presidential campaign appealing to Black supporters to vote in-person during a pandemic that has disproportionally affected their communities, betting ReadMore
Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over ‘wife-beater’ story
Binodon Desk: Hollywood star Johnny Depp on Monday lost his libel lawsuit against British newspaper The Sun for branding him a “wife-beater” in a case that laid bare his chaotic ReadMore
Peru’s Machu Picchu reopens after Covid lockdown
Shawdesh Desk: The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of Peru’s tourist sites, reopened Sunday with an ancient ritual after a nearly eight-month lockdown due to the novel ReadMore
TikTok failed to ban flagged ‘child predator’
Shawdesh Desk: TikTok’s pledge to take “immediate action” against child predators has been challenged by a BBC Panorama investigation. The app says it has a “zero tolerance” policy against grooming ReadMore
Covid-19: 25 more die, 1,736 test positive in 24hrs
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh reported 25 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking a total of 5,966. Another 1,736 coronavirus patients are found in 24 hours, ReadMore
Police foil attempt by Muslim protestors to besiege France Embassy
Shawdesh Desk: Police foiled an attempt by Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh-led Somomona Islami Dal, a platform of the Islamist parties, to besiege France Embassy protesting the recent remarks made by President Emmanuel ReadMore
Indictment hearing in GK Shamim’s money laundering case deferred to November 10
Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has set November 10 for holding the hearing on charge framing in a money laundering case against eight people including contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias ReadMore
