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World must find sustainable solution to bring justice to Rohingyas: Japan

Shawdesh Desk: Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hiroyasu Izumi has said Rohingya issue is not an isolated phenomenon, rather deeply related with growing nationalistic political trend and the world must

Blast outside president rally kills 24 in Afghanistan

Shawdesh Desk: At least 24 people have been killed in a suicide explosion outside a campaign rally for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, less than two weeks ahead of

Rohingyas still in Myanmar face threat of genocide: UN

Shawdesh Desk: Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of genocide”, UN investigators said Monday, warning the repatriation of a million already driven from the country by

PM Hasina inaugurates Biman’s fourth Dreamliner ‘Rajhangsa’

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday inaugurated “Rajhangsa”, the fourth Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, reports news agency BSS. The prime minister formally commissioned the newly-procured state-of-the-art aircraft

Britain’s Supreme Court enters Brexit drama

Shawdesh Desk: The Brexit drama switches venues from Brussels to the UK Supreme Court on Tuesday for hearings on Boris Johnson’s explosive decision to suspend parliament for over a month.

Atiur Rahman kept BB heist secret for 24 days

Shawdesh Desk: After learning about the theft of foreign currency reserves, the governor of Bangladesh Bank at the time, Atiur Rahman, concealed the matter from the government for 24 days.

UN experts urge probe of Rohingya killings in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: UN human rights experts have raised new concerns about the treatment of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh following a deadly backlash over the killing of a ruling party official.

PM asks police to be friends with people

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the probationary police officers to be ‘friend of the people’ during their bad time as she addressed the passing-out parade