Heavy rain, floods kill at least 136 in Rwanda, Uganda
Shawdesh desk: Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 129 people in Rwanda and six in Uganda, authorities said on Wednesday, as rescuers hunted survivors trapped ReadMore
Bangladesh a ‘modern miracle, one of the most exciting growth stories’: US Chamber of Commerce SVP
Shawdesh Desk: President of the US-Bangladesh Business Council and Senior Vice President for South Asia at the US Chamber of Commerce, Atul Keshap, has called Bangladesh a “modern miracle, and ReadMore
UK’s Sunak faces first date with voters
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are braced for heavy losses in their first major electoral test since he became the UK’s third leader in the space of a ReadMore
Buddha Purnima being celebrated
Shawdesh desk: Buddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being observed today across the country. On the occasion of the Buddha Purnima, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and ReadMore
Price of bottled soybean oil increases by Tk 12 per litre
Shawdesh Desk: The price of bottled soybean oil has been hiked by Tk 12 per litre to Tk 199, which is effective from Thursday, May 4, 2023. Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and ReadMore
Khaleda Zia to return her house from Evercare Hospital
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia will return to her residence from Evercare Hospital in the capital on Thursday afternoon after five days of treatment and medical check-up ReadMore
BMW profits plummet, sales drop in first quarter
Shawdesh Desk: German automaker BMW reported on Thursday a sharp drop in first-quarter profits due to an accounting effect, while sales also slipped in Europe and China. Net profits fell ReadMore
Indigenous leaders ask King Charles to apologise for colonialism
Shawdesh Desk: Indigenous leaders from a string of former British colonies on Thursday urged King Charles to swiftly apologise for ‘centuries of racism’ and the ‘legacy of genocide’ perpetrated by ReadMore
