Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
Shawdesh Desk: More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Sunday. More ReadMore
Deaths from Indian toxic alcohol rise to 54
Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 54, media reported Sunday, as more victims in hospital succumbed to the poisonous ReadMore
Kamal Haasan’s new look surprises netizens
Binodon Desk: The final trailer for the upcoming Telugu blockbuster “Kalki 2898 AD” was released on Friday. Before making it public, this footage was first screened for a select audience ReadMore
Benazir skips ACC interrogation again
Shawdesh Desk: Former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed did not appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday despite being summoned by the anti-graft watchdog for the second ReadMore
Pacemaker likely to be implanted on Khaleda’s heart today
Shawdesh Desk: A pacemaker would most likely be installed in BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s heart today (Sunday), Law Minister Anisul Huq told reporters earlier on the day as he ruled ReadMore
Israeli strike kills Islamist leader in Lebanon
Shawdesh Desk: A security source said a leader of the Lebanese Islamist group Jamaa Islamiya, an ally of Hamas, was killed Saturday in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in ReadMore
24 killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City
Shawdesh Desk: Health officials in Gaza said Israeli air strikes in two neighbourhoods of Gaza City on Saturday killed at least 24 people and wounded several others. At least 20 ReadMore
NBR official Matiur removed from post
Shawdesh Desk: Amid widespread criticism and social media uproar over his son’s purchase of a goat worth Tk 15 lakh before Eid-ul-Azha, Md Matiur Rahman, president of the National Board of ReadMore
