No TV or screens for toddlers: Sweden tells parents
Shawdesh Desk: Toddlers should not be allowed to watch screens at all, Sweden told parents on Monday. Children under the age of two should be kept away from digital media ReadMore
UNOPS to assist Bangladesh on water crisis in Ctg hill tracts
Shawdesh desk: Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor to the environment ministry and the water resources ministry, announced on Tuesday that the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will work on addressing ReadMore
India’s Manipur imposes curfew, halts internet
Shawdesh Desk: Authorities in India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur imposed a curfew and an internet blackout on Tuesday after violent rallies staged to condemn the latest round of killings ReadMore
‘Buk Petechhi Guli Kor’ under way at Drik
Shawdesh Desk; A 16-DAY group photography exhibition titled Buk Petechhi Guli Kor is under way at Drik Gallery. The exhibition is showcasing various photographs of the student-led mass uprising in ReadMore
Iran supplied missiles to Russia: EU
Shawdesh desk: The European Union said on Monday its allies had shared intelligence Iran had supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, a claim that Tehran rejected but that the Kremlin did ReadMore
Thousands protest against Mexican judicial reform
Shawdesh Desk; Thousands of Mexicans, mainly court employees and law students, protested in the capital on Sunday against a controversial judicial reform proposal that would see judges elected by popular ReadMore
Afghanistan-NZ Test second day called off after ‘huge mess’
Sporrts Desk: Ground staff used electric fans in a desperate bid to dry the pitch in the Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand Tuesday, but play was called off for ReadMore
Banks’ deposits, loans dip in July
Shawdesh desk: Bank deposits and loan disbursements dropped in July. Bangladesh Bank data showed that deposits fell by Tk 8,197 crore, reaching Tk 17,34,026 crore in July (excluding interbank and government deposits), ReadMore
