Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Shawdesh Desk: Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labour shortage by coaxing more people ReadMore
George Clooney, Brad Pitt are lone ‘Wolfs’ at Venice
Shawdesh desk: Hollywood’s two top leading men — George Clooney and Brad Pitt — promise to set the Venice Film Festival alight on Sunday with the premiere of their new ReadMore
Polio vaccine campaign begins in war-torn Gaza
Shawdesh Desk: A health official said a polio vaccination campaign began in Gaza on Saturday, while an aid worker said a large-scale rollout would begin on Sunday, coinciding with a “humanitarian pause” ReadMore
UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
Shawdesh desk: UNICEF said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the disease. “The emergency tender ReadMore
208 headmasters appointed in upazila govt primary schools
Shawdesh Desk: Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has appointed 208 headmasters in the upazila and thana-based government primary schools on temporary basis. “The appointment was given in the vacant ReadMore
BNP pays tribute to Zia on its 46th founding anniversary
Shawdesh desk: BNP on Sunday paid homage to its founder and late president Ziaur Rahman, marking its 46th founding anniversary. Several thousand party leaders and activists, led by Secretary General ReadMore
Chittagong Port issues transaction ban on nine private banks
Shawdesh desk: Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has imposed a ban on transactions with nine private banks, including six affiliated with Chattogram-based business group S Alam Group, prohibiting them from accepting ReadMore
Prof Yunus to attend 79th UN General Assembly this month
Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday confirmed that Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this month, but his ReadMore
