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Indian President, PM pay last respects to Pranab Mukherjee

Shawdesh Desk: Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chiefs of three defence services were among the dignitaries who paid their last

3 Sonali Bank officials testify in graft case against ex-CJ Sinha

Three more witnesses testified on Tuesday in a case filed against 11 people including former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on charges of embezzling Tk40 million from then Farmers Bank

Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee cremated

Shawdesh Desk: Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was cremated with full state honours at the Lodhi road electric crematorium on Tuesday afternoon. His son performed his last rites. Mukherjee’s family

BNP pays homage to Zia on founding anniversary

Shawdesh Desk: BNP on Tuesday paid homage to its founder Ziaur Rahman marking its 42nd founding anniversary. Party standing committee members, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, placed

PSG’s Di Maria, Paredes test positive for COVID-19

Sports Desk: Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Angel Di Maria is in self-isolation in Paris after testing positive for COVID-19, sources have told ESPN. The Argentina international may have contracted the virus

Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

Shawdesh Desk: US President Donald Trump has defended supporters of his for their alleged roles in recent deadly street clashes. He suggested a teen accused of killing two in Wisconsin

BNP’s 42nd founding anniversary today

Shawdesh Desk: BNP is celebrating its 42nd founding anniversary across the country on Tuesday in a low-key manner due to the coronavirus prevalence. On September 1, 1978, late Ziaur Rahman

Trump presses law and order message as protest turns deadly

Shawdesh desk: A man was shot dead in the US city of Portland, police said Sunday, the latest violence to upend anti-racism protests as President Donald Trump presses an election