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Relief crisis deepens as govt in denial

Shawdesh Desk: Amid reports of inadequate relief distribution leaving many half-fed or unfed in flood affected districts across the country, state minister for disaster management and relief Enamur Rahman said

Political divide, lack of democracy blamed for poor public relief show

Shawdesh Desk: Former student leaders and cultural activists observed that the relief activities by the socio-cultural and student organisations had seen a sharp decline this year while the country’s 28

Road safety elusive as demands not met

Shawdesh Desk: Road safety remains elusive a year after the countrywide student protests that erupted after the death of two Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College students in an accident because

Three killed during shooting at California food festival

Shawdesh Desk: Police and ambulances raced to a shooting at a food festival in California on Sunday, with three people reported dead and several injured, and video posted on social

Students demand mayors resign

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka University students on Sunday burnt effigies of the health minister and mayors of the capital and demanded their resignations for their failure to control the outbreak of

Mayor Khokon finally admits dengue situation worrying

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka South city mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon on Sunday finally admitted that the dengue situation in Dhaka was now worrying. The mayor made the comment after visiting dengue

Sri Lanka thrash Tigers

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka thrashed an out-of-sort Bangladesh team by seven wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Colombo on Sunday. Opener Avishka Fernando made

India boosts Hindu pilgrimage to holy cave in conflict-torn Kashmir

Shawdesh Desk: India is hailing a Hindu pilgrimage to a holy cave high in the snow-capped mountains of contested Kashmir as an example of communal harmony, in a region where