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Poor transport system makes char residents’ life harder

Shawdesh Desk: Residents of the remote chars (shoal) of the Brahmaputra River in Jamalpur have to struggle to reach the mainland round the year for lack of enough transport facilities,

Kosovo: Why is trouble flaring up again?

Shawdesh Desk: Tensions are running high between ethnic Serbs and the Albanian-led government in Kosovo, south-east Europe. Protesters have blockaded roads and reportedly fired guns after being made to put

How Singapore is turning multi-storey car parks into farms

Shawdesh Desk: Eyleen Goh runs a farm from the top deck of a car park in Singapore. And this is not a small operation – it supplies nearby retailers with

Climate change: Will naming heatwaves save lives?

Shawdesh Desk; On 25 June, Esteban Chavez Jr was doing his usual rounds in the city of Pasadena in Los Angeles County when the 24-year-old delivery driver collapsed, felled by

Capitol riots: Prosecutors probe Trump role in election challenge – report

Shawdesh desk: The US Justice Department is examining Donald Trump’s actions in connection with efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, say US media. Federal prosecutors have reportedly

Myanmar’s executed activists: Phyo Zeya Thaw and Ko Jimmy

Shawdesh dEsk: Myanmar on Monday woke up to the news that the country’s military junta had executed four democracy activists, including former lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw and veteran protest leader

Europe wildfires: Are they linked to climate change?

Shawdesh desk: Heatwaves and wildfires across Europe are causing alarm – with warnings some countries could be in for their worst fire seasons so far. So how do wildfires compare

Why fewer women in North Africa are wearing veil

Shawdesh Desk: The underlying message is: “Look what has become of Arab societies during the past 50 years or so.” To those who share such photos, it is the most