Mirza Fakhrul tests positive for Covid-19 for 3rd time
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was hospitalised on Tuesday as he tested positive for Covid-19 for the third time. He has been receiving treatment ReadMore
Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for a record 28th time
Shawdesh desk: Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it, as two guides ReadMore
Extreme weather kills 2 million, costs $4 trillion in 50 years: WMO
Shawdesh desk: Extreme weather events accelerated by man-made global warming caused 11 778 reported disasters in the last 50 years, with just over 2 million deaths and US$ 4.3 trillion ReadMore
PM joins opening session of Qatar Economic Forum
Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the opening session of the 3rd Qatar Economic Forum in Doha of Qatar on Tuesday morning. The forum is being held at Fairmont ReadMore
Rich people to pay more tax, mid-income less
Shawdesh desk: The wealthy people in the country are likely to levied more tax in the upcoming national budget. This is a part of the government’s hunt for more revenues ReadMore
Biden and McCarthy call debt talks ‘productive,’ but no deal
Shawdesh desk: A top US Republican and President Joe Biden on Monday both said their first one-on-one talks in months to avert a calamitous debt default were “productive,” but that ReadMore
Jamaat getting ready for ‘do-or-die’ anti-govt movement
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist political party of the country, is now taking preparations for waging a ‘do-or-die’ movement to oust the incumbent Awami League-led government. “We have enough ReadMore
Russia’s war on Ukraine pushes overhaul of NATO defences
Shawdesh desk: US troops stage an airborne assault. British marines conduct a nighttime beach landing. French paratroopers drop from the skies after flying across Europe. In Estonia, on NATO’s eastern ReadMore
