US House passes assault rifle ban, likely doomed in Senate
Shawdesh Desk: The US House of Representatives, spurred by a series of horrific mass shootings, passed a bill on Friday that would ban assault weapons for the first time in ReadMore
Global Covid cases top 580 million
Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 580 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. According to ReadMore
Journalist Amit Habib laid to rest
Shawdesh Desk: Eminent journalist Amit Habib was laid to eternal rest at his family graveyard at Kazir Ber village under Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah on Friday night following his fourth ReadMore
American man ‘sails the seven seas’ to marry Bangladeshi girl
Shawdesh Desk: Rodolfo Antonio Page, an American man has flown to Bangladesh from thousands of miles distant Florida of United States of America, to be in love with Fouzia Hasan ReadMore
Moscow, Kyiv trade blame over POW jail bombing that killed dozens
Shawdesh Desk: Moscow and Kyiv on Friday accused each other of bombing a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian-held territory, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying more than 50 ReadMore
Coal production suspended as 90 mine workers contract Covid in Dinajpur
Shawdesh Desk: As many as 90 workers of Barapukuria Coal Mine have tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the management of the state-owned company to halt production from Friday afternoon. Of ReadMore
US assistant secretary Sison to visit Bangladesh soon
Shawdesh Desk; US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to India, Bangladesh, and Kuwait on August 2-10. Sison will have consultations on a ReadMore
Belarus first European nation to approve Cuban covid vaccine
Shawdesh desk: Belarus has become the first European country to approve the emergency use of a Cuban-made Covid-19 vaccine, the center that produces the jab said on Wednesday. Belarus “approved ReadMore
