Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa expected to return to country, official says
Shawdesh Desk; Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to return to the country from Singapore, a Sri Lankan lawmaker says. Cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena told reporters on Tuesday ReadMore
Biden busts out of Covid isolation with gym session
Shawdesh Desk: Audio-bombed by a barking pet dog, wondering if he looks OK on video conference, and finally being allowed to hit the gym — Joe Biden may be the ReadMore
‘Joy leading Bangladesh to knowledge-based economy’
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Adviser Sajib Wazed Joy has been leading Bangladesh towards a knowledge-based economy through digital transformation, policymakers and economists have said. On ReadMore
Bangladesh PM offers land for setting up D-8 economic zone
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday proposed establishment of a D-8 Economic Zone in Bangladesh for investment by the member countries aimed at accelerating their collective economic ReadMore
Ex-OC Pradeep, his wife gets different jail terms in corruption case
Shawdesh Desk: A divisional special judge’s court in Chattogram on Wednesday sentenced Teknaf police station’s former officer-in-charge and condemned murderer Pradeep Kumar Das to 20-year imprisonment and his wife Chumki ReadMore
Bangladesh PM urges int’l solidarity to face crisis caused by war
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for greater multilateral cooperation and global solidarity to bravely deal with the ‘looming humanitarian crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war and ReadMore
Dhaka air continues to be in ‘moderate’ zone due to monsoon rain
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air quality continues to be in the ‘moderate’ zone due to intermittent monsoon showers. With an air quality index score of 59 at 9:00am on Wednesday, the ReadMore
Overall number of Covid-19 patients surges past 577 million
Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 577 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. According to ReadMore
