Sri Lanka opt to bat against India in Asia Cup final
Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat first against India as the two sides bid for another Asia Cup title in Sunday’s final ReadMore
4.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh capital
Shawdesh desk: Another light earthquake jolted parts of Dhaka on Sunday, just six days after a mild tremor. The earthquake, measuring 4.2 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was felt at ReadMore
North Korea’s Kim leaves Russia, given drones as gift
Shawdesh Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia Sunday on his armoured train, Russian news agencies reported, wrapping up a six-day trip which has focused largely on military ReadMore
Charghat OC withdrawn after audio clip of asking for bribe goes viral
Shawdesh Desk: The district police in Rajshahi on Saturday night withdrew Charghat model police station officer-in-charge Mahbubul Alam after an audio clip of him seeking Tk 5 lakh bribe from ReadMore
PM leaves for New York to attend 78th UNGA session
Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh capital Dhaka for New York, USA to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. ‘A VVIP flight of Biman ReadMore
Sylhet road accident kills 2
Shawdesh Desk: Two motorcyclists including a Union Parishad chairman were killed in a road accident on the Sylhet-Bholaganj Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman Highway in Salutikor area under Gowainghat upazila in ReadMore
Global warming did the unthinkable
by Robert Hunziker: JUNGFRAUJOCH’S foreboding temperatures this September at the top of the world in Switzerland at 2.25 miles altitude alarmed glaciologists. If anybody has lingering doubts about global warming’s ReadMore
A drone show will light up the NYC skyline this weekend
Shawdesh Desk: You’ll want to look up to the sky tonight in NYC. Global collective Projecting Change will put on a light show above the East River with 1,000 drones ReadMore
