Cryptocurrency expert admits aiding North Korea
Shawdesh Desk: A cryptocurrency expert who gave a talk at a Pyongyang conference has admitted conspiring to help North Korea evade sanctions. Virgil Griffith, a former senior researcher with the ReadMore
Cumilla court asks ex-Hefazat leader Mumunul to appear before it
Shawdesh Desk: A Cumilla court on Sunday asked Mamunul Haque, former joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam and Mawlana Khaled Saifullah Ayubi to appear before it on December 23 in a ReadMore
Full-scale Covid testing at Dhaka airport starts Tuesday
Shawdesh Desk: The much-awaited RT-PCR labs to conduct Covid-19 tests for the departing passengers will go into full-scale operation at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday. Civil Aviation Authority of ReadMore
Cyclone ‘Gulab’: Warning signal 2 issued for maritime ports
Shawdesh Desk: The maritime ports of the country have been advised to hoist distant warning signal number two as cyclonic storm ‘Gulab’ over Northwest Bay and adjoining West-Central Bay moved ReadMore
Global Covid cases near 232 million
Shawdesh desk: The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 232 million amid spread of Delta variant. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted ReadMore
Rohingya repatriation: Dhaka seeks ICRC role in creating conditions in Rakhine
Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said ICRC should work more actively in Rakhine State with Myanmar authorities for creating a conducive environment so that the Rohingyas ReadMore
Veteran journalist Gaffar Chowdhury hospitalised in UK
Shawdesh desk: The veteran journalist Abdul Gaffar Choudhury was admitted to a hospital in UK on Saturday evening. The 87-year-old Bangladeshi born British writer, journalist, columnist, political analyst and poet was ReadMore
2 pedestrians killed in Sylhet road crash
Shawdesh Desk: Two pedestrians were killed as a truck hit them on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Dayamir area of Osmaninagar Upazila in Sylhet on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as ReadMore
