2021 March

RMG workers block Tejgaon road to protest factory closure

Shawdesh desk: Several hundred garment workers blocked a busy road at Tejgaon in the capital on Tuesday, protesting the closure of their factory without any prior notice. Vehicular movement has ReadMore

Myanmar junta orders martial law in large area of Yangon

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in a wide area of the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an ReadMore

Sri Lanka to take time to consider proposed ban on burqa

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s government said Tuesday it would take time to consider a proposed ban on the wearing of burqas, which a top security official called a sign of ReadMore

U-19 players to feature in men’s cricket event

Sports Desk: Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Monday that four zonal teams of age-level cricketers under 19 will compete in the men’s cricket event of the upcoming Bangabandhu Bangladesh ReadMore

France to return Klimt painting sold under duress during Nazi era

Shawdesh Desk: France is to return a painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt to the heirs of the Jewish family that was forced to sell it by the Nazis. ReadMore

Deviance and Disservice

Dr. Kazi S.M. Khasrul Alam Quddusi: Vice Chancellors are the chief executives in universities. They are supposed to play the role models for the university people and beyond. They are ReadMore

Simple tips to reduce the impact of kidney disease

Shawdesh Desk: World Kidney Day (WKD) is celebrated on the second Thursday of March, every year. The primary objective of the day is to spread awareness around the globe around ReadMore

Turkey to welcome Brits for summer holidays without need for Covid vaccine

Shawdesh Desk: Brits will be able to jet-set off on Turkey holidays this summer without needing to have been vaccinated against Covid-19, the country’s tourism minister has confirmed. Mehmet Nuri ReadMore