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Angelina Jolie makes surprise Ukraine trip

Shawdesh Desk: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Saturday made a surprise appearance in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv where she met displaced people and was spotted in a cafe.

Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as new foreign secretary of India

Shawdesh Desk: Seasoned diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Sunday took charge as India’s new foreign secretary at a time New Delhi is dealing with various geopolitical developments including the crisis

Biden, Mexican president confer on migration, diplomacy

Shawdesh Desk: President Joe Biden and Mexico’s Andres Manuel López Obrador agreed in a phone call Friday to do more to promote “just, humane and effective efforts to reduce irregular

Eid-ul-Fitr Monday if moon sighted Sunday

Shawdesh Desk: Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest festival of Muslims, will be celebrated on Monday, if the moon of Shawwal month is seen in the sky of Bangladesh on Sunday (May 1).

Gridlock at Paturia ghat ahead of Eid

Shawdesh Desk: Hundreds of vehicles waiting to cross the Padma river remain stranded at the Paturia ferry ghat, triggering a 3km tailback in the area. These vehicles, mostly buses, microbuses

Muhith’s first janaza held

Shawdesh Desk: The first namaz-e-janaza of former finance minister AMA Muhith was held at Azad Mosque in Gulshan of the capital at 11:00 am on Saturday. But, his second janaza at

Over 500 vehicles stranded at Narsinghpur ferry ghat

Shawdesh Desk: Hundreds of vehicles were seen stranded at Narsinghpur ferry ghat on Saturday morning, as the mad rush of home-bound commuters increased manifold on the Shariatpur-Chandpur route ahead of

Adulterated vermicelli causes concerns

Shawdesh Desk: A section of unscrupulous businessmen is producing substandard vermicelli and selling those in the name of popular brands across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Illegal vermicelli factories mushroomed