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Kashmir’s woes are far from over

Shawdesh Desk: EVEN though India has finally annexed Kashmir, the war is far from over. I must sympathise with the Pakistanis holding the other part of Kashmir. They now face

A global emergency in the Amazon

Global solidarity with Brazil’s indigenous and environmental movements can make the difference at this critical moment. CALLED ‘the lungs of the earth’, the Amazon rainforest and its lush trees make

Shafiqul Islam new DMP commissioner

Shawdesh Desk: Additional Inspector General of Police Mohammad Shafiqul Islam has been appointed as the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Home ministry today issued a gazette notification in

Cabinet secretary Shafiul to become WB alternate exec director

Shawdesh Desk: Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday announced that cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam would become the next alternate executive director of the World Bank in Washington DC,

Sudan to announce cabinet members amid challenges

Shawdesh Desk: Sudan is due on Wednesday to announce the members of a new cabinet faced with a mountain of challenges after months of unrest, including rebuilding the economy and

Gaza on alert after blasts kill two cops

Shawdesh Desk: The Gaza Strip was in a ‘state of alert’ on Wednesday after explosions killed two policemen in the Palestinian enclave, authorities said. The officers died in ‘two explosions

US judge temporarily suspends Missouri abortion law

Shawdesh Desk: A Missouri court Tuesday temporarily suspended a restrictive abortion law that was set to come into effect the following day in the conservative central United States’ state. Kansas

Outrage in UK as Johnson announces parliament suspension

Shawdesh Desk: British prime minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday that parliament would be suspended until October 14 —’ just two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU