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College student dies of dengue in Faridpur

Shawdesh Desk: A college student died of dengue at Faridpur Medical College Hospital here on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Sumon Bashar Raj, 18, son of Mizanur

Hong Kong teachers’ rally starts another weekend of protest

Shawdesh Desk: School teachers in Hong Kong were marching Saturday to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got underway. An overflow crowd rallied

Khulna city goes under rainwater

Shawdesh Desk: Heavy monsoon rain inundated most parts of the city on Saturday, inflicting immense sufferings on the city dwellers. Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded 114 millimeters rain in six

Mirpur slum fire doused after 6 hrs

Shawdesh Desk: The massive fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur-7of the city on Friday was doused early Saturday after six hours of relentless efforts by firefighters.

Unfit Messi ruled out of season opener against Bilbao

Shawdeh Desk: Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said he would not risk an unfit Lionel Messi in Friday’s La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao and continued to be non committal about

1,719 dengue patients hospitalised in 24hrs

Shawdesh Desk: At least 1,719 patients infected with dengue were admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

N Korea fires two projectiles, S Korea ‘impudent’

Shawdesh Desk: North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea’s president as ‘impudent’ and vowed that

Chinese military personnel parade near HK border

Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed.