Sri Lanka troops demolish main protest camp
Shawdesh desk: Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Friday, evicting activists in a pre-dawn assault that raised international concern for dissent under the ReadMore
Biden’s COVID symptoms improve; WH says he’s staying busy
Shawdesh Desk: COVID-19 symptoms left President Joe Biden with a raspy voice and cough as he met Friday via videoconference with his top economic team. But the president tried to ReadMore
Work for people who pay for your salaries, PM tells public servants
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the public servants to devote themselves to the welfare of the people who pay taxes for their salaries, comforts and luxuries. ReadMore
Four held over CU student assault
Shawdesh Desk: Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has detained four people in connection with the alleged assault of a female student of Chattogram University that sparked protests on the campus. A ReadMore
Bangladesh Betar DG passes away
Shawdesh Desk: Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Betar Ahmed Quamruzzaman has passed away. He died while undergoing treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hosapital in Singpore on Friday (July 22). Confirming the death news, private ReadMore
At least 17 killed in south Iran floods: state media
Shawdesh Desk: Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least 17 people and left six others missing following heavy rainfall in the largely arid country, state media reported on Saturday. ReadMore
The Mobile Phone Is Asia’s Hedge Against the Dollar
Shawdesh Desk: Currency values fluctuate all the time, but some changes leave a lasting impression on the banking industry. In the Bretton Woods-era of fixed exchange rates, the 1967 devaluation ReadMore
Global warming poses serious extinction threat to mankind requiring immediate measures
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh like many other parts of the world are worst affected by global warming with capital Dhaka being filled with internally migrated people. Experts say the children born ReadMore
