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16 bodies retrieved from Nepal plane crash site
Shawdesh desk: Nepali rescuers on Monday retrieved 16 bodies from the mangled wreckage of a passenger plane strewn across a mountainside that crashed in the Himalayas with 22 people onReadMore
Ukraine, Russia battle in the east as Zelenskyy visits front
Shawdesh desk: Russian and Ukrainian troops traded blows in fierce close-quarter combat Sunday in an eastern Ukrainian city as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain a strategicReadMore
Global Covid cases near 532 million
Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 532 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to the latest global data,ReadMore
The ruling Awami League-backed lawyers’ panel Sammilito Ainjibi Samannoy Parishad swept the election to the Bangladesh Bar Council, official election results said. Attorney General AM Amin Uddin, chairman of the bar council, announced the official results of the election early Sunday. Sammilita Ainjibi Somonnoy Parishad, the AL-backed lawyers’ panel, bagged 10 out of the total 14 posts, while the pro-BNP lawyers’ Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel won the remaining four posts. The AL-blessed contenders have bagged four posts among seven general posts and six among seven group posts. The winners from the white panel of government supporters are: Advocate Mohammad Saeed Ahmed Raja (16,433 votes, highest), Advocate Syed Rezaur Rahman (16,093 votes), Advocate Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman Badal (16,744 votes) and Advocate Md. Rabiul Alam Budu (15 thousand 26 votes). The 6 candidates who won the group seat of this panel are- Dhaka Region Bar Association (Group-A) Abdul Baten, Greater Mymensingh, Tangail, Faridpur District Bar Association (Group-B) Md. Jalal Uddin Khan, Greater Comilla District and Sylhet District Bar Association (Group-D) AF Mohammad. Ruhul Anam Chowdhury, Greater Khulna, Barisal and Patuakhali Region Bar Association (Group-E) Anish Uddin Ahmed Shahid, Greater Rajshahi, Jessore and Kushtia Region Bar Association (Group-F) Md. Ekramul Haque and Greater Dinajpur, Rangpur, Bogra and Pabna District Bar Association (Group-G) said. Abdur Rahman has won. Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon (18,611 votes), Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kajal (15,985 votes) and Advocate Zainul Abedin (14,796 votes) are the three pro-BNP candidates who have won the general seats. The only winning candidate in the group seat from this panel is ASM Badrul Anwar in the Bar Association of Greater Chittagong and Noakhali District (Group-C). The official results were declared at the bar council auditorium at night 4-day after the polls were held throughout the country on May 25.
Shawdesh Desk: Torrential rains in northeastern Brazil have left at least 79 people dead and dozens missing, civil defense officials said Sunday, as rescuers capitalized on a lull in downpoursReadMore
Downpours in Brazil leave at least 34 dead
Shawdesh desk: Torrential rains that have plagued Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state since Tuesday have left at least 34 dead, 29 of which occurred over the previous day, according to theReadMore
US lauds Bangladesh’s role in UN peacekeeping
Shawdesh desk: The US Embassy in Dhaka has applauded Bangladesh for the sacrifices it has made in being one of the world’s top contributors to UN peacekeeping operations. “It’s anReadMore
Nepal flight missing with 22 on board
Shawdesh Desk: A passenger plane went missing in Nepal on Sunday with 22 people on board, its airline said. The Twin Otter aircraft took off from the western town ofReadMore
Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle
Shawdesh Desk: As Russia asserted progress in its goal of seizing the entirety of contested eastern Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin tried Saturday to shake European resolve to punish his countryReadMore
