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Esper becomes Pentagon chief

Shawdesh Desk: Former soldier Mark Esper was sworn in as United States secretary of defence on Tuesday after earning senate confirmation, filling America’s longest-ever Pentagon leadership vacuum as Washington faces

Bandarban AL leader hacked dead

Shawdesh Desk: A local leader of ruling Awami League was hacked to death by miscreants at Hasnapara of Lama upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday night. The deceased was Alamgir Shikdar,

Boris Johnson picks his Brexit team

Shawdesh Desk: Boris Johnson takes office on Wednesday as British prime minister and will then unveil the names of the team he has tasked with delivering Brexit by the end

Dengue couldn’t be prevented for ‘wrong medicine’: Obaidul

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that dengue could not be prevented in the capital due to ‘wrong medicine’. At a press briefing held

Darkness grows, from America to India

IF DONALD Trump’s shock election for the world’s most powerful office had been seen as an accident and as a recipe for disaster by many, he has done everything to

Selectors’ job hangs in balance

Shawdesh Desk: In a further shake up after the World Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is likely to change the structure of selection committee during its next meeting on July

Take steps to eradicate Aedes in 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court yesterday directed the authorities to take effective steps within 24 hours to eradicate Aedes mosquitoes from the capital. It also ordered them to take preventive

Khaleda Zia sends legal notice to home secretary

Shawdesh Desk: Former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday sent legal notices to five officials, including the home secretary, for not allowing her to sign the power of attorney. Khaleda’s