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NRC India’s internal matter: Jaishankar

Shawdesh Desk: Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday that the issue of four million Indian nationals, who were out of National Register of Citizens, ‘is internal matter of

Zakir Naik apologises over racial remarks

Shawdesh Desk: Controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik apologised on Tuesday for making racially sensitive remarks in Malaysia, a day after he was questioned by police for hours over the

Way out of chaos is dialogue: HK leader

Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she hoped a peaceful weekend anti-government protest was the start of an effort to restore peace and that dialogue with

Government offices, public spaces still a threat

Shawdesh Desk: As Bangladesh, especially the capital is reeling under massive dengue outbreak, mobile courts run by Dhaka’s two city corporations are penalising the residents keeping public places and government

DNCC launches ‘combing operation’ to tackle dengue

Shawdesh Desk: Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Md Atiqul Islam on Tuesday said owners would be fined if Aedes larvae were found in houses under his city corporation after

SC clears way for publishing 9th Wage Board gazette for journos

Shawdesh Desk: The Supreme Court Appellate Division today stayed for eight weeks the High Court order that had imposed status quo on publishing gazette notification for implementing the recommendations of

Five more die of dengue

Shawdesh Desk: Five more people died of dengue and 1,615 others were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne viral fever on Monday as the situation continues to worsen every day. With the

Industrial wastes continue to pollute Halda

Shawdesh Desk: Industrial wastes continue to pollute the river Halda, the country’s lone breeding ground for natural carp fishes. Halda researcher, upazila administration, and locals demanded comprehensive measures to stop