Weghorst emerges as Dutch wildcard ahead of semi
Sports Desk: The scoresheet may not reflect it but the key to the Netherlands’ progress to the Euro 2024 semi-finals was target man Wout Weghorst. The Dutch came from behind ReadMore
French left set to defeat far right in election upset
Shawdesh Desk: An alliance of French left-wing parties was on course Sunday to beat the far right and President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition in a stunning outcome to parliamentary elections that ReadMore
Napoleon’s pistols sold in France for $1.8m
Shawdesh Desk: Two pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France on Sunday for 1.69 million euros or $1.8 million, the auction house ReadMore
Israeli protesters step up push for Gaza truce deal
Shawdesh desk: Israeli protesters chanting ‘we will not give up’ marched through Tel Aviv on Sunday, the second consecutive day of demonstrations in a stepped-up push for a deal to ReadMore
RU students block rail tracks in Rajshahi demanding cancellation of quota
Shawdesh desk: Rail communication between Rajshahi and the rest of the country remained suspended as a group of Rajshahi University students on Monday blocked the rail tracks near the university ReadMore
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia hospitalised again
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital again on early Monday. ‘Madam was taken to the hospital as she felt unwell,’ ReadMore
Dhaka traffic paralysed, highways in different parts of Bangladesh blocked
Shawdesh Desk: Students from different public universities and colleges blocked major highways in the country and several crossings in Dhaka on Sunday, demanding the cancellation of the High Court order ReadMore
Two people killed in Lakshmipur road accident
Shawdesh Desk: A man and his granddaughter were killed after being hit by a bus while crossing a road in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila on Monday morning. The deceased were identified ReadMore
