Bangladesh

New diabetes drug better for weight loss than Ozempic, finds research

Shawdesh Desk: A new diabetes drug leads to more weight loss and lower blood sugar than its blockbuster rival semaglutide, also known as Ozempic, a review of research said on

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BNP’s Bhairab-Sylhet road march begins

Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has begun its pre-scheduled Bhairab-Brahmanbaria-Habiganj-Moulvibazar-Sylhet road march with participation of thousands of people Thursday morning to press home their demand for resignation

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Two youths arrested over killing elderly woman in Tangail

Shawdesh Desk: Police on Tuesday night arrested two people in connection with the murder of Sultana Suraiya, 65, mother of The Business Standard news editor Abu Shyem Akhund. The arrested

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Over 5kg crystal meth seized in Cox’s Bazar: BGB

Shawdesh Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized over 5 kg of crystal methamphetamine in a drive in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar. Tipped off, a team of BGB-2 intercepted

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After 10 years of delay, Mongla-Khulna rail line likely to open in October

Shawdesh Desk: Rail communication with the country’s second largest seaport Mongla is likely to begin in the last week of October as 98 percent  work of Mongla-Khulna railway has been

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Cumilla AL factional clash leaves one dead, 10 injured

Shawdesh desk: A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two factions of the ruling Awami League in village Chalibhanga under Meghna upazila in Cumilla

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BRTC starts bus service on Dhaka Elevated Expressway

Shawdesh desk; The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation on Monday started the first-ever bus service on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport-Farmgate route. A double decker bus started from

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Paucity of IV saline hampers treatment in Barishal

Shawdesh Desk: The treatment of patients in Barishal is being hampered due to shortage of IV saline, thanks to the slow production supply. The dengue patients are the worst sufferers

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