US imposes visa restriction policy for undermining democracy in Zimbabwe
Shawdesh desk: The United States has imposed visa restriction policy for ‘undermining democracy in Zimbabwe’ over the African country’s August 2023 general election. US secretary of state Antony J Blinken ReadMore
Bangladeshi CSOs demand immediate steps to fight climate issues at COP28
Shawdesh Desk: Climate Justice Alliance-Bangladesh, a coalition of 30 CSOs, at COP28, urged for a swift and equitable transition from fossil fuels while demanding responsible actions like mobilising needs-based finance, ReadMore
National Professor Dr Abdul Malik dies
National Heart Foundation founder and national professor Brigadier (retired) Dr Abdul Malik died at a hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka Tuesday morning. He was 94. He breathed his last at ReadMore
253 arson attacks reported during recent blockades, strikes
Shawdesh desk; A total of 253 arson attacks were recorded till 6:00am on Tuesday during the blockades and hartals called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and its allies in the ongoing ReadMore
Oil interests impede plastic treaty progress
Divisions widen between nations wanting a legally binding treaty to cut plastic production, and those pushing for waste-management measures, write Jackson Ambole and Emma Bryce IN MID-NOVEMBER, hundreds of protestors marched through the ReadMore
Rizvi, Aman among 45 indicted in 2015 violence case
Shawdesh Desk: A total of 45 leaders and activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its front organisations have been indicted in a case filed over political violence in 2015. BNP leaders ReadMore
Rule issued over shackles of opposition leader at hospital
Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking why using shackles during the treatment of Jashore Jubo Dal leader Aminur Rahman should not be declared illegal. The ReadMore
BNP, allies call another 48-hour blockade from Wednesday
The BNP and like-minded parties called another 48-hour fresh blockade across the country from Wednesday morning to protest the schedule for the next national election announced by the Election Commission ReadMore
