BNP’s 4th march from Kamalapur to Malibagh begins
Shawdesh Desk: Leaders and activists of BNP’s Dhaka South City unit started marching towards the capital’s Malibagh from Kamalapur Stadium, to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next ReadMore
Bangladesh-Japan relations to be cemented further: new envoy
Shawdesh desk: Japan’s new ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori today said the relations of the two countries will be strengthened further in future as he paid a courtesy call on ReadMore
Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins today
Shawdesh desk: The month-long ‘Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2023’ begins on the premises of the Bangla Academy and the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital today. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled ReadMore
14 charred to death in massive fire at multi-storey building in India
Shawdesh desk: At least 14 people, including women and children, were charred to death, after a major fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district of India ReadMore
Asian football chief elected for third consecutive term
Sports Desk: Asia’s football chief and FIFA’s second-in-command Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa won a new four-year term on Wednesday. The Bahraini royal, who has led the Asian Football ReadMore
Adani is no longer Asia’s richest person: Forbes
Shawdesh desk: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Wednesday lost his position as Asia’s richest person, as shares of his listed companies slide further while his empire fights allegations of serious ReadMore
Biden moves to halt US exports to Huawei
Shawdesh desk: The US government has stopped approving licences for American firms to export most items to Chinese technology giant Huawei, according to reports. It comes as the Biden administration ReadMore
Iran dancing couple given 10-year jail sentence
Shawdesh desk: An Iranian couple in their 20s have been given jail sentences totalling 10 years after posting a video of themselves dancing in the street. They were reportedly convicted ReadMore
