Protests against quota system in govt jobs intensified across Bangladesh
Shawdesh Desk: Protests against restoration of 30per cent quota for children and grandchildren of freedom fighters in government jobs intensified across Bangladesh on Thursday as Students blocked Shahbagh intersection in ReadMore
PM calls for enhanced trade, investment between Bangladesh, Spain
Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday emphasised the need for increased trade and commerce between Bangladesh and Spain to foster mutual cooperation and benefits. ‘We want to increase ReadMore
Bhole Baba not hiding after stampede: lawyer
Shawdesh desk: The self-styled Indian preacher, Bhole Baba, whose latest sermon ended in a deadly stampede is not hiding from police, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday, without disclosing the ReadMore
Xi tells leaders to resist external interference at Central Asia summit
Shawdesh Desk: Chinese president Xi Jinping told leaders at a Central Asia summit in the Kazakh capital Astana on Thursday to ‘resist external interference’, state media reported. ‘We should join ReadMore
50,000 people marooned in Kurigram as flood situation worsens
Shawdesh Desk: Flood situation deteriorated in Kurigram due to swelling of the Brahmaputra and the Dharla rivers amid incessant rainfall and onrush of upstream water, rendering 50,000 people marooned. Local ReadMore
Assange is free: what he’s given us
Contrary to US government claims, WikiLeaks’ revelations actually saved lives — and drove demand for accountability from Washington, writes Marjorie Cohn AFTER a 14-year struggle, including five years spent in Belmarsh, ReadMore
Taliban talks ‘prisoner exchange’ with US: Afghan govt
Shawdesh Desk: Two American prisoners were being held in custody in Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Wednesday, and an “exchange” for Afghans held in Guantanamo Bay had been discussed with the ReadMore
Keir Starmer: Britain’s next prime minister?
Shawdesh Desk: Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned-state prosecutor whose ruthless ambition and formidable work ethic look set to propel him to Britain’s highest political ReadMore
