Chattogram city polls started
Shawdesh desk: Elections to Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) started at 8am today with ruling Awami League optimistic about victory and BNP proceeding with caution. The voting to the port city ReadMore
Bangladesh reiterates its strong political commitment to UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts
Shawdesh desk: Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima reiterated Bangladesh’s deep commitment to the peacebuilding and sustaining peace efforts of the UN. She was speaking at ReadMore
Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call
Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about election meddling in their first call as counterparts, the White House says. The conversation included a discussion ReadMore
Rural bridge project sees little progress
Shawdesh Desk: Cost and time of a key project to construct important bridges on rural roads is set to rise by a large margin as the scheme has been limping ReadMore
UK passes 100,000 Covid deaths as European states eye tighter borders
Shawdesh Desk: Britain surged past the grim milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, as other European nations looked to tighten their borders, hoping to keep out new more transmissible ReadMore
US climate envoy Kerry phones FM Momen
Shawdesh desk: US special Presidential envoy for climate John Kerry and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen discussed cooperation to deal with climate issues on Tuesday over phone. “Yes, they ReadMore
