Sri Lanka crisis forcing children out of school
Ten-year-old Malki is too excited to stay in bed. She’s up an hour before her two sisters and two brothers so that she can scrape some bright red gloss off ReadMore
Iran warns France over ‘insulting’ Khamenei cartoons
Shawdesh Desk: Iran warned France on Wednesday of consequences after satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran deemed to be insulting. The weekly ReadMore
Iran bails actor Taraneh Alidoosti after three weeks in custody
Binodon Desk: Iranian authorities on Wednesday released on bail star actor Taraneh Alidoosti after holding her for almost three weeks over her support for the protest movement, her lawyer said. ReadMore
Four-day Dhaka Lit Fest begins
Shawdesh desk: DHAKA-The 10th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest began on Bangla Academy premises here today after a three-year break due to COVID-19 pandemic. State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM ReadMore
Intel launches sixteen new locked 13th Gen Core desktop processors
Shawdesh Desk: American multinational technology company Intel has launched a plethora of new desktop processor models as part of its 13th Gen line-up, ANI reported. According to GSM Arena, a ReadMore
Errors galore in new textbooks
Shawdesh Desk: The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has one again failed to make new textbooks free of mistakes and misinformation amid widespread criticism of printing those on low-quality ReadMore
China stats ‘under-represent’ true impact of Covid outbreak: WHO
Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization criticised China’s “very narrow” definition of Covid deaths on Wednesday, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak. There ReadMore
JS passes BERC (amendment) Ordinance allowing adjustment of gas, electricity prices without public hearing
Shawdesh Desk: The “Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (amendment) Ordinance, 2022” was passed in Parliament on Thursday which paved the way for the government to adjust the prices of gas and ReadMore
