Star names in short supply in football
Sports Desk: Kylian Mbappe wanted to take part in this year’s Olympics in his home city, while there were hopes that Lionel Messi would feature for Argentina, but instead the ReadMore
Police on arrest spree after student protests
Shawdesh Desk: Authorities launched a countrywide arrest drive after dozens of cases were filed on charges of acts of sabotage after violent student protests that left at least 157 killed ReadMore
Five people killed in Mexico tequila factory explosion
Shawdesh desk: Two others were injured, one seriously, the statement added. It was not yet known what caused the blast in Tequila municipality, with the company saying it happened during ReadMore
Govt to see if judicial probe can be widened
Shawdesh Desk: Law minister Anisul Huq said on Tuesday that the government would consider empowering the judicial inquiry commission that was formed to probe into the killings of six people ReadMore
Govt destroys evidence of killings: BNP
Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday alleged that the Awami League government was destroying the evidences of killings and attacks during the countrywide students’ protests demanding ReadMore
Withdraw curfew, reopen campuses by 48 hours, say quota protesters
Shawdesh Desk: A group of protesters of the Students Movement Against Discrimination, a platform for the anti-quota movement, on Tuesday gave a 48-hour ultimatum demanding reopening of the educational institutions. ReadMore
Editors’ Council, NOAB concerned over journalists’ security
Shawdesh Desk: The Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh and the Editors’ Council in a joint statement on Tuesday said that journalists faced insecurity while carrying out their professional responsibility amid ReadMore
Some int’l media outlets circulate false, fabricated reports: FM
Shawdesh Desk: Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said that some international media outlets including Qatar-based Al Jazeera circulated false, distorted and fabricated reports on violence during the anti-quota student ReadMore
