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Times Square safest place on Earth for New Year’s Eve

Shawdesh Desk: New York City’s counterterrorism czar expects Times Square to be “the safest place on the planet Earth” on New Year’s Eve. Thousands of police officers will be on

TikTok app banned by US Army on work mobile phones

Shawdesh Desk: The US Army has banned the use of the increasingly popular TikTok app on work mobile phones for security reasons. The app, owned by the Chinese company, ByteDance,

Why walnut scrubs are not good for your skin

Shawdesh Desk: Remember the beauty scene going into a tizzy as Kylie Jenner launched her skin care brand? But within 24 hours, the line was already caught in controversy, with

New Year 2020: Our Expectations

Shawdesh Desk: We are at the age of saying goodbye to 2019 and welcome 2020 as a new year. There were several instances that would make us remember 2019 as

Picasso painting attacked at Tate Modern

Shawdesh desk: A man has been charged with criminal damage after a £20m Picasso painting was attacked at the Tate Modern art gallery in London on Saturday. The venue has

Rifat killing case: Charges framed against 10 including Minni

Shawdesh Desk: A Barguna court has framed charges against 10 persons, including Ayesha Siddika Minni, wife of Rifat Sharif who was hacked to death in broad daylight, in connection with

UGC investigating corruption allegations against JU VC

Shawdesh Desk: Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said University Grants Commission (UGC) is investigating corruption allegations against Jahangirnagar University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Farzana Islam. “Steps will be taken

Decision on mobile signal blocking in border areas reversed

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has revoked their decision in terms of blocking mobile phone operators’ signals up to a kilometre from the borders. The telecom authorities issued