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Paris bakes in record 41C

Shawdesh Desk: Paris on Thursday baked in a record hot temperature of 41 degrees Celsius as a ferocious heat wave in northern Europe reached its peak, sparking concerns about public

Johnson to hold first meeting of new cabinet Thursday

Shawdesh Desk: Britain’s newly installed prime minister Boris Johnson holds his first cabinet meeting on Thursday faced with the burning challenge of resolving the three-year Brexit crisis in three months.

Dengue under control, claims LGRD minister Tajul Islam

Shawdesh Desk: LGRD minister Md Tajul Islam on Thursday claimed that the dengue situation was under control. ‘We’ve taken it as a challenge and dengue is fully under control because

Renu murder prime suspect Ridoy on 5-day remand

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court today placed Ibrahim Ridoy, the prime accused in the killing of Taslima Begum Renu by a mob on Saturday in Dhaka’s Uttar Badda, on a

New evidence raises questions about Myanmar’s intentions

Shawdesh Desk: Satellite images have captured continued destruction of residential buildings in Rakhine state since 2017, raising serious questions about Myanmar’s willingness to repatriate tens of thousands of Rohingyas , who fled to

One arrested over Badda woman lynching

Shawdesh Desk: A suspect, involved in the lynching of a woman in the capital’s Badda area, was arrested at Narayanganj’s Bhulta on Tuesday night. Police identified the arrested as Hridoy,

Esper becomes Pentagon chief

Shawdesh Desk: Former soldier Mark Esper was sworn in as United States secretary of defence on Tuesday after earning senate confirmation, filling America’s longest-ever Pentagon leadership vacuum as Washington faces

Khaleda Zia sends legal notice to home secretary

Shawdesh Desk: Former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday sent legal notices to five officials, including the home secretary, for not allowing her to sign the power of attorney. Khaleda’s