PM for reorganising financial system for overcoming global economic crisis
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for reorganising international financial mechanism to address the ongoing global economic crisis. She came up with the importance ReadMore
Two youths arrested over killing elderly woman in Tangail
Shawdesh Desk: Police on Tuesday night arrested two people in connection with the murder of Sultana Suraiya, 65, mother of The Business Standard news editor Abu Shyem Akhund. The arrested ReadMore
Brown University accords special honour to Hasina for community clinic
Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday was accorded special honour by the Brown University as the United Nations recognised her brainchild community clinic model to reach healthcare services ReadMore
Newly released ADB report predicts better year for Bangladesh in FY2024
Shawdesh Desk: Asian Development Bank has projected Bangladesh’s gross domestic product growth to be 6.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2024, compared to an estimated growth of 6 per ReadMore
Convicting rights defenders in controversial trial unacceptable
THE imprisonment of rights defenders Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan of Odhikar has put Bangladesh once again in global focus. The Dhaka cyber tribunal on September 14 jailed the ReadMore
Sri Lanka: time for truth to come out
Jehan Perera: THE Channel 4 documentary that claims to give the story behind the Easter bombing has restarted the debate within the country about who was behind the foul deed ReadMore
DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats can sue NYC over fee caps
Shawdesh desk: A federal judge on Tuesday said DoorDash (DASH.N), Grubhub (TKWY.AS) and Uber Eats (UBER.N) can sue New York City over a law capping how much they can charge restaurants for delivering meals. U.S. ReadMore
Japan says 1 in 10 residents now octogenarians as nation turns gray
Shawdesh desk: More than 10% of Japan’s population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrying milestone in the rapidly graying country’s demographic crisis. According ReadMore
