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India’s crackdown on Kashmir will spur global Muslim extremism: Imran

Shawdesh Desk: India’s crackdown on protests and dissent in Kashmir will drive more of the world’s Muslims into extremism, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said during a fiery speech on

African leaders to pay tribute at Mugabe state funeral

Shawdesh Desk: Former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe will be given a state funeral on Saturday with a dozen African leaders expected to pay tribute to a man lauded as a

Ship capsize in Bay: 14 sailors rescued

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Navy on Friday morning rescued 14 crew members of a container-laden cargo which capsized in the Bay on Thursday night. A press release issued by the Inter

Dengue still strong in dists

Shawdesh Desk: At least 673 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours till Friday morning. Among them, 229 were hospitalised in the capital

Decision over BCL committee likely today

Shawdesh DesK: A final decision over the leadership of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the ruling Awami League, might come today from a meeting of the AL central executive

UK PM optimistic on Brexit deal

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Boris Johnson said Friday he was ‘cautiously optimistic’ about striking a Brexit deal ahead of his first face-to-face talks with EU chiefs next week. Johnson is

UK’s Johnson under fire over no-deal Brexit assessment

Shawdesh Desk: The British government faced a backlash on Thursday after it was forced to publish documents warning that a no-deal Brexit could lead to civil unrest and shortages of

California law on ride sharing service may hurt ‘gig economy’

Shawdesh desk: Labour activists on Wednesday were celebrating California’s move to have drivers treated as employees by rideshare firms even as it fuelled concerns it will hurt digital platforms depending