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Suspected Islamic State chief Qurayshi killed in Syria, Turkey says

Shawdesh desk: Turkish forces have killed the suspected leader of Islamic State (IS) in Syria, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi is said to have taken

UN sending envoy over ‘unprecedented’ Sudan war fallout

Shawdesh Desk: The top United Nations humanitarian official is heading to the Sudan region due to the rapidly unfolding impact of the war there and its wider fallout, UN Secretary-General

Sheikh Hasina’s leadership needed for prosperity: IMF Chief

Shawdesh Desk; Lauding the unprecedented advancement of Bangladesh, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said leadership like Bangladesh Prime Minister is necessary to go ahead towards prosperity confronting all the hurdles.

Inequitable, low wages continue to hit workers

Shawdesh Desk: Workers in Bangladesh suffer discriminatory wages due to the lack of a national minimum wage standard, trade union leaders and labour rights advocates said. According to them, the

JL leader shot dead in Cumilla

Shawdesh Desk; A Juba League leader was shot to death by miscreants at Gauripur West Bazar of Daudkandi upazila in Cumilla on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Jamal

May Day today

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh along with the rest of the world is set to observe May Day today (Monday) with demands for ensuring workers’ rights, including rights to workplace safety and

New British Envoy Designate to Bangladesh Ms Sarah Cooke arrives

Shawdesh desk: The British High Commissioner Designate to Bangladesh Ms Sarah Cooke arrived on Sunday (April 30) in Dhaka to take up her new diplomatic assignment in the country. She

Man kills 5 in Texas after family complained about gunfire

Shawdesh Desk: A Texas man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside the house, after the family asked him