Bangladesh top among South Asian nations in gender equality for eighth time
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is the most gender-equal country in South Asia for the eighth time in a row, according to the Global Gender Gap Report produced by the World Economic ReadMore
Jamaat reorganising for anti-govt movement
Shawdesh desk; Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is reorganising secretly to wage a movement simultaneously with other opposition political parties to press for the demand to hold the next general election under a ReadMore
Russia and Ukraine reach consensus on grain export, UN hails development
Shawdesh desk; ISTANBUL, July 13: Russian and Ukrainian delegations met Wednesday with UN and Turkish officials in a bid to break a months-long blockage of grain deliveries across the Black ReadMore
Two farmers go missing as boat capsizes in Sunamganj haor
Shawdesh desk: Two poultry farmers went missing after their small boat capsized in Chapati haor (back swamp) during a storm in the district’s Derai upazila on Wednesday night, police said. ReadMore
Former US national security advisor admits planning coups abroad
Shawdesh Desk: Former US national security advisor John Bolton admitted on television Tuesday that he has helped plan coups in other countries, while arguing that the January 6, 2021 riot ReadMore
Sri Lanka troops barricade Parliament against protesters
Shawdesh Desk: Military troops were moving Thursday to secure Sri Lanka’s parliament building against a takeover by protesters infuriated by the country’s economic collapse and the embattled president’s failure to ReadMore
Tamim hints fab four’s retirement after 2023 World Cup
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal came up with a clue that the four senior players, including him may retire from the ODI format after the 2023 Men’s 50-over World ReadMore
Dhaka’s air quality turns ‘moderate’
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air quality has turned ‘moderate’. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 59 at 8.56 am, the metropolis ranked 28th in the list of world cities ReadMore
