Next elections will be free, fair: Hasina tells US envoy
Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the next parliamentary election would be fair and free as she was committed to democracy and the Election Commission was ReadMore
PM hands over keys of 5000 houses to poor freedom fighters
Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday handed over the keys of 5000 houses built under the government’s ‘Bir Nibash’ project for underprivileged freedom fighters. The prime minister handed ReadMore
HC order allowing Adarsha to participate in Ekushey Book Fair stayed
Shawdesh desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a High Court order that had allowed publishing house Adarsha Prakash to participate in the ongoing Ekushey Book ReadMore
US leader secures 100th US judge, blunting Trump’s impact on bench
The Senate of the United States on Tuesday confirmed the 100th federal judge appointed by president Joe Biden, as he works to dilute the impact his predecessor Donald Trump had ReadMore
New aid route to rebel-held Syria opens as earthquake toll nears 40,000
Shawdesh Desk: An aid convoy on Tuesday passed through a newly re-opened border crossing into rebel-held north Syria, where help has been slow to arrive since last week’s Turkey earthquake, which ReadMore
US hopeful about future relations with Bangladesh: Envoy
Shawdesh desk: Counselor of the US department of state, Derek Chollet, on Wednesday said that they remained ‘hopeful’ about future relations with Bangladesh — building on the strong partnership that ReadMore
No permanent allies, only permanent power
Chris Hedges: IF WE do not build left-right coalitions on issues such as militarism, health care, a living wage and union organising, we will be impotent in the face of ReadMore
‘Magic Mike’ tops N.America box office but football wins out
Shawdesh desk: Steven Soderbergh’s new comedy-drama “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated $8.2 million in ticket sales, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations ReadMore
