Let Our Public Intellectuals Speak for Us Abroad
Syed Badrul Ahsan: Bangladesh’s history needs to go out to the world. With the nation preparing to observe the fiftieth anniversary of independence next year, it is important that we ReadMore
Poet Manzur-I-Mawla passes away at 80
Shawdesh Desk: Poet and former director-general of Bangla Academy Manzur-I-Mawla passed away at a city hospital on Sunday morning. He was 80. He breathed his last at Dhaka’s United Hospital ReadMore
Kriti Sanon tests negative for Covid-19
Shawdesh Desk: Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon has tested negative for Covid-19. She took to Twitter to share the happy news and thanked everyone for sending her warm wishes and love. ReadMore
Covid vaccine: ‘Disappearing’ needles and other rumours debunked
The roll out of Covid-19 vaccines in the UK and US this week has led to a spate of new false claims about vaccines. We’ve looked into some of the ReadMore
Coronavirus: Trump’s Covid vaccine chief admits delivery mistake
Shawdesh Desk: The army general in charge of distributing Covid vaccines in the US has admitted he failed over the initial number of doses promised to states. Gen Gustave Perna, ReadMore
Twin sisters born to two different mothers, eight weeks and 750 miles apart
Shawdesh Desk: Kelsi Pierce can’t stop gazing at her girls. With their identical features and matching dresses, they look every inch like twins. Except they’re not. Ava Rae and Everly ReadMore
Eight killed as car bomb rocks Afghan capital
Shawdesh Desk: A car bomb killed eight people and wounded more than 15 others in Kabul Sunday, officials said, the latest attack to rock the Afghan capital. Kabul has been ReadMore
Country’s lowest temperature recorded 7.3˚C in Sreemangal
Shawdesh Desk: Country’s lowest temperature of 7.3 degrees Celsius was recorded in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila on Sunday (December 20). In its regular forecast, the Met Office said the weather may ReadMore
