‘My Village, My Town’
Dr. Atiur Rahman: Villages in Bangladesh are indeed changing fast. This has been made possible due to all kinds of connectivity, both physical and digital, between the rural and urban ReadMore
Law, Freedom and Democracy
Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen: “Justice is the sum of all moral duty” — William Godwin. While speaking to a reputed international think tank the other day, I thought about ReadMore
Biden hails Intel’s $20 bn chip plant investment amid shortage
Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden on Friday praised Intel’s plans to spend $20 billion on a new US semiconductor facility, hailing the “historic” investment even as a global chip ReadMore
Arrested and beaten in Kazakhstan, say activists
The armed men in uniforms checked every ward, shouting that they were looking for people wounded in mass unrest that had left scores dead. Asel, who had been shot in ReadMore
FM Momen mourns death of Malaysian High Commissioner’s mother
Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen expressed deep shock at the death of Midah Binti Omar, mother of the Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Haznah Md Hashim. In ReadMore
1 officer killed, 1 seriously hurt in NYC shooting
Shawdesh desk: A New York Police Department officer was killed and another gravely injured Friday night after responding to a domestic disturbance call, according to a law enforcement official. A ReadMore
Exams scrapped, students block busy Dhaka crossing
Shawdesh desk: Students of seven government colleges affiliated to Dhaka University blocked the Nilkhet intersection on Saturday morning in protest against the government’s decision to suspend exams. Over 100 students ReadMore
India reports over 3.37 lakh new cases, 488 deaths
Shawdesh desk: India added 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,89,03,731, which includes 10,050 cases of the Omicron variant, according to Union health ministry ReadMore
