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At least 27 killed in Indonesia’s West Papua violence

Shawdesh Desk: A new wave of violence has hit the restive Indonesian region of West Papua after hundreds of protesters, mostly high school students, set fire to several buildings in

Bangladesh joins global forum P4G

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh joined the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), which was officially announced on Monday at an event held in New York on the

Willing to mediate on Kashmir issue if both countries want: Donald Trump to Imran Khan

Shawdesh Desk: US President Donald Trump on Monday told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that he is willing to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir situation if both

Rashid says will play even if he’s 10pc fit

Shawdesh Desk: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said he is unsure he will play in the tri-nation Twenty20 international final against Bangladesh on Tuesday as he is nursing a hamstring injury.

2,018 dengue patients undergoing treatment in country

Shawdesh Desk: Around 2,018 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Among them, 861 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 1,257 are

8 newborns die in maternity hospital fire in Algeria

Shawdesh Desk: Algerian state media says eight newborns have died in a fire in the maternity wing of a hospital near the country’s border with Tunisia. ENTV television and national

‘Downtown Abbey’ tops US box office

Binodon desk: With aristocratic elan, ‘Downton Abbey’ dismissed challenges from Brad Pitt’s ‘Ad Astra’ and Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ to claim top box office spot in North America, industry

For Uighur refugees, freedom means losing family

Shawdesh Desk: Abdullah Rasul has so little contact with his family in China that it took three months for him to find out that his father was dead. Like other