Biden back on trail as pressure mounts
Shawdesh Desk: Joe Biden, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race, heads back out on the ReadMore
NATO turns 75 with Ukraine, future on line
Shawdesh Desk: The summit celebrating NATO’s 75th anniversary was meant to showcase the triumph of a larger, stronger alliance. Instead, leaders are coming together in Washington in the shadow of ReadMore
India authorities return body of Bangladeshi youth killed in BSF firing
Shawdesh Desk: The Indian Border Security Force on Saturday night returned the body of Raju Mia, a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man, who was fatally shot along the Nagarbhita border under Baliadangi ReadMore
France votes in final round
Shawdesh Desk: France went to the polls on Sunday for the second round of a crunch election that is expected to leave the far right as the dominant force in ReadMore
BNP announces partial convening committees for three cities
Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party announced partial convening committees for its three cities, including Dhaka, Chattogram and Barishal. The party issued a press release signed by its ReadMore
Public university teachers’ strike against Prattay Scheme enters 5th day
Shawdesh Desk: Academic and administrative activities at public universities across Bangladesh remained halted on Sunday as the indefinite strike by teachers protesting at the Prattay pension scheme entered its fifth ReadMore
Keir Starmer’s red button
Richard Norton-Taylor : ONE of the first tasks confronting a new prime minister, after an audience with the king, is to write a ‘letter of last resort.’ Sir Keir Starmer ReadMore
Trump’s NY conviction spurs major donations — big bucks from these big names
Shawdesh desk: May was eventful for former President Donald Trump. On May 30, a New York jury convicted him on all 34 counts related to falsifying business records during the 2016 presidential ReadMore
