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South Korean film ‘Parasite’ makes history by winning Oscar

Shawdesh Desk: South Korean film Parasite has been named best picture at this year’s Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize. Renee Zellweger won best

Five militants held in Khilgaon

Shawdesh Desk: Five militants were held from Sabujbagh area under Khilgaon Thana in the capital in a drive conducted by the Counter Terrorism and Trans-national Crime Unit (CTTC). Acting on

VP Nur escapes road accident with minor injuries

Shawdesh Desk: Nurul Haque Nur, vice president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union, suffered minor injuries during a road accident at Hatirjheel area of capital Dhaka on Sunday night. Nur

Court accepts charges against GK Shamim, Khaled Mahmud in drug cases

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday accepted charges against SM Golam Kibria Shamim, a top government-listed contractor, and Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, an expelled leader of Jubo League, in two

Assam plans survey to identify indigenous Muslim population

Shawdesh Desk: The north eastern Indian state of Assam is likely to conduct an exercise to identify the state’s indigenous Muslim population and segregate them from Bangladeshi origin people, even

Bangladesh concede innings defeat against Pakistan in first test

Sports Desk: Pakistan completed a crushing innings and 44-run victory over Bangladesh on the fourth morning on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series. Bangladesh were bowled out

HC upholds death penalty for 5 JMB men in Jhalakathi PP killing case

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence of five operatives of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for killing public prosecutor of Jhalakathi Advocate Haider

Coronavirus deaths grow by 97 to 908, total infections pass 40,000

Shawdesh Desk: Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow by 97 to