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Book fair creates opportunity for youth to make quick buck

Shawdesh Desk: Amar Ekushey Book Fair has brought out opportunities for youths to make a quick buck and gathering experiences by working as stall attendants at different publishing houses, private

US-Taliban talks: A prelude to all-encompassing Afghan deal?

In the margins of the Munich conference, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Subsequently, a senior US official set out some of the deal. A

AR Rahman’s daughter Khatija trolled by Taslima Nasreen for wearing burqa

AR Rahman’s daughter Khatija Rahman again silenced her critics including author Taslima Nasreen who called out her father for her choice of wearing a burqa. Taslima had recently criticised them

3 ‘members of human trafficking syndicate’ held in Cumilla

Shawdesh Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rescued three Rohingyas and arrested three suspected members of an international human trafficking gang from different parts of Chouddagram upazila on Monday.

8 of a family burnt in gas leak fire in Narayanganj

Shawdesh Desk: Eight members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire caused by a “leak in gas pipeline” at a house at Sahebapara in Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj

CUET student killed in road accident

Shawdesh Desk: A student of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), who sustained injury in a road accident in Litchubagan area on Chattogram-Kaptai highway in Chattogram on Saturday, succumbed

Pakistan beat arch rivals India in Kabaddi World Cup

Sports Desk: Pakistan became kabaddi world champions Sunday after narrowly beating arch rivals India who played even though authorities at home vowed to investigate why a team competed despite a

Is France losing its colonial backyard in North Africa?

Having seen a sharp decline in its influence in Tunisia and Algeria, France is eyeing China and Spain’s growing economic presence in Morocco with concern. Is Paris about to lose