Bangladesh

9 get death, 22 life term for killing Rajshahi BCL leader

Shawdesh Desk: A Rajshahi court on Thursday sentenced nine people to death and 22 others to life term imprisonment for killing a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in 2013.

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3 siblings among 4 crushed under train in Nilphamari

Shawdesh desk: Four people, including three of a family, were crushed to death under the wheels of a train in Baubazar Kundopukur Rail Station area of Nilphamari on Wednesday morning. The

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2 Bangladeshi-origin women elected as councillors in Australia

Shawdesh Desk: Two Bangladesh-origin women have been elected as councillors in Australia for the first time. Sabrin Farooqui won from the Labor Party while Sajeda Akter Sanjida from Liberal Party.

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Katakhali mayor Abbas Ali put on 3-day remand in DSA case

Shawdesh Desk: A Rajshahi court has placed Katakhali municipality mayor Abbas Ali on a 3-day remand in a case filed under the Digital Security Act over a viral audio recording

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Bangladesh braces for more rains; air quality in Dhaka improves

Shawdesh Desk More rains expected to occur at places over Khulna, Barishal, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions during the next 24 hours from Monday morning as the depression in the Bay

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‘2 robbers’ killed in Bhola ‘gunfight’

Shawdesh Desk: Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Char Kukri Mukri in Charfashion upazila of Bhola district on Sunday.

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4 burned in N’ganj as gas cylinder leak causes fire

Shawdesh Desk: Four people suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out due to a gas cylinder leak at a house in Fatullah of Narayanganj district on Saturday night.

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Cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’ weakens into deep depression

Shawdesh Desk: The maritime ports of the country have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three as the deep depression over west-central bay and adjoining northwest bay moved

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