Envoys of 13 countries sit with foreign ministry officials
Shawdesh desk: The ambassadors or high commissioners of the 13 foreign missions- that issued a joint statement last week after a candidate was assaulted by ruling party activists during a ReadMore
Teachers stand rigid, govt adopts hard line
Shawdesh desk: Teachers’ demand for nationalisation of the MPO-enrolled schools is getting louder when the government has taken a firm stance against the demonstrating teachers. During a sit-in programme, the ReadMore
Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40
Shawdesh desk: More than 40 people have died in Algeria, Italy and Greece as Mediterranean wildfires threaten villages and holiday resorts, and thousands have been evacuated. Greece is preparing for ReadMore
Young couple found dead in Dhaka’s East Rampura, police suspect suicide
Shawdesh desk: olice recovered bodies of a couple from their home in Dhaka’s East Rampura area early today. The deceased were identified as Jewel, 28, and his wife Nasrin, 22. ReadMore
Air strikes, artillery kill 16 in Sudan’s capital Khartoum
Shawdesh desk: Air strikes and artillery barrages from Sudan’s warring generals killed at least 16 people in a Khartoum neighbourhood on Tuesday, a neighbourhood group reported. After more than 100 ReadMore
NASA lab hopes to find life’s building blocks in asteroid sample
Shawdesh desk: Eager scientists and a gleaming lab awaits. A sample from the asteroid Bennu, which could be key to understanding the formation of the solar system and our own ReadMore
Tupac Shakur ring sells for record $1 million
Shawdesh desk: A gold, ruby and diamond crown ring worn by rap legend Tupac Shakur during his last public appearance sold for $1 million at auction in New York Tuesday. ReadMore
Shafique hits ton as Pakistan’s lead crosses 100 in 2nd Test
Sports desk: Opening batsman Abdullah Shafique struck his fourth Test century Wednesday as Pakistan stretched their lead to 107 on day three of the rain-hit second Test against Sri Lanka. ReadMore
