Death toll reaches 65 as 14 more bodies recovered
Shawdesh desk: The number of people killed by a boat capsizing in the Karatoa river under Boda upazila in Panchagarh has risen to 65, while at least 11 people still ReadMore
AL must be ousted to restore democracy, voting rights: Mosharraf
Shawdesh Desk: Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday said that there was no alternative to unseating the current Awami League government for the restoration ReadMore
Culture of uncontested polls is a worrying trend
THE culture of public representatives being elected uncontested in national or local government elections is a worrying development in any democratic state, but that seems to be the growing trend ReadMore
Without culture, freedom is impossible
Vijay Prashad: IN 2002, Cuba’s president Fidel Castro Ruz visited the country’s National Ballet School to inaugurate the 18th Havana International Ballet Festival. Founded in 1948 by the prima ballerina ReadMore
Shinzo Abe: Why a state funeral for slain ex-PM is controversial
Shawdesh desk: A week ago, the global “great and good” were gathered in London for the state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Now many of them are heading to ReadMore
Jacqueline Fernandez, flanked by lawyers, exits after court relief
Shawdesh desk: New Delhi: Actor Jacqueline Fernandez was today granted interim bail on bond of ₹ 50,000 in Delhi’s Patiala House Court. She had appeared at the court as an accused ReadMore
Unilever CEO to step down end 2023
Alan Jope, chief executive of Unilever, will retire his role at the end of 2023, the British consumer goods group announced Monday. Scotland-born Jope, who this year came under fierce ReadMore
Ambassador Li, acting FS discuss early repatriation of Rohingyas, border incidents
Shawdesh desk: Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has met acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (Retd) Md Khurshed Alam and discussed the ways for early repatriation of the Rohingyas and ReadMore
