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Only 2G services in Rohingya camps

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission suspended 3G and 4G services in Rohingya camp areas in Teknaf and Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar for an indefinite period. ‘The services were suspended

National security advisor Bolton sacked by Trump administration

Shawdesh Desk: United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of hawkish national security advisor John Bolton, a move widely seen as boosting the president’s push to negotiate

Indian police kill Kashmir ‘extremist’

Shawdesh Desk: Security forces in Indian Kashmir shot dead on Wednesday a suspected member of a Pakistan-based extremist group who was accused of attacking the family of a fruit trader,

Racism is about power, not unpleasant sentiments

IN SEPTEMBER of 2011, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis — a man who the best evidence suggested was innocent. On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was murdered

Development must not harm environment

DISREGARD for environment is all but glaringly visible in all sectors of development. Unplanned development policies and consequent action relegate environment issues to secondary considerations, which will cost the country

PM calls for urgent action to advance climate adaptation solutions

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today joined the leaders from the Global Commission on Adaptation urging the governments and businesses to take urgent action to innovate and advance climate

Rohingya crisis: Villages destroyed for government facilities

Shawdesh Desk: Entire Muslim Rohingya villages in Myanmar have been demolished and replaced by police barracks, government buildings and refugee relocation camps, the BBC has found. On a government tour,

Restrictions lifted from most areas of Kashmir

Shawdesh Desk: Restrictions were lifted from most areas of Kashmir, except some parts of Srinagar, on Monday even as the stalemate in the Valley following abrogation of Article 370 entered