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N Korea fires missiles into Japan sea ahead of nuclear talks

Shawdesh Desk: North Korea fired two missiles into the sea on Wednesday, a day after Washington and Pyongyang announced they would resume stalled nuclear talks later this week. One of

Assange, remaining in Belmarsh

MUCH ink has been spilled in textbooks describing situations where autocratic states can behave badly. They abuse rights; they ignore international law and they ride roughshod over conventions. Liberal democracies

HK authorities mops up following Tuesday’s violence

Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong authorities mopped up on Wednesday after the most violent clashes in nearly four months of anti-government unrest, including the shooting of a teenage demonstrator by police

At least 17 killed as bus plunges off cliff in Peru

Shawdesh Desk: At least 17 people were killed and some 30 injured when a passenger bus plunged off a cliff on Tuesday in the mountainous Cusco region of Peru, local

Jahangirnagar University protesters on strike demanding VC’s resignation

Shawdesh Desk: A faction of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University went on strike from Wednesday demanding resignation of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Farzana Islam. The protesters, united under the banner

Police seize a trunk with Tk 1.25 crore from Narayanganj residence

Shawdesh Desk: Police seized a trunk with Tk 1.25 crore from a residence in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj early today. The law enforcers also arrested three people in connection with

Government for ensuring time-bound training for Navy: President

Shawdesh Desk: President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said the government is putting emphasis on ensuring time-bound training for the Navy and building skilled human resources to protect the maritime boundary.

Rajshahi college student who set herself on fire dies at DMCH

Shawdesh Desk: The college student Liza who set herself on fire in front of the Teacher’s Training College (TTC) in Rajshahi town over a family dispute on Saturday died at