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Dhoni to serve with army instead of touring West Indies

Shawdesh Desk: Former India captain M.S. Dhoni is to skip his country’s tour of West Indies to spend two months in the army but is not planning retirement, reports said.

PM disapproves immediate legal step against Priya

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has disapproved a planned government initiative to expose Priya Saha to seditioncharges ahead of obtaining her explanation about her comments during an interaction with US president

Rifat murder: Minni denied bail

Shawdesh Desk: A Barguna court today rejected the bail petition of Aysha Siddika Minni in connection with the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. Senior Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Sirajul Islam

Zidane is a disgrace for Bale exit comments, says agent

Shawdesh Desk: Gareth Bale’s agent has branded Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane a “disgrace” after the Frenchman revealed that the La Liga giants were ready to offload the Wales star

Dharmasena admits to ‘error’ in final, report says

Shawdesh Desk: The umpire who awarded England six runs from a freak overthrow in the last over of the World Cup final has admitted he made an “error” and should

Sajeeb finds US embassy’s ulterior motive in Preo Bala episode

Prime minister’s ICT affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed on Sunday said the US Embassy in Dhaka was the one that had an ‘ulterior motive’ mentioning that they picked Preo Bala Biswas,

PM disapproves hasty step against Preo Bala

Shawdesh Desk: Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said he has been instructed by prime minister Sheikh Hasina not to take any hasty step against Preo Bala

Rivers around Dhaka swelling but won’t overflow: BWDB

Shawdesh Desk: Rivers around the capital Dhaka are swelling but it is unlikely that they will cross their danger levels and enter the city, Bangladesh Water Development Board told New