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Myanmar extends suspension of int’l commercial flights until Jan

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications on Friday further extended the suspension of international commercial flights until the end of January 2022. The extension was made as an

Conway ton anchors New Zealand in 1st Bangladesh Test

Shawdesh Desk: New Zealand batsman Devon Conway continued his phenomenal rise in Test cricket, scoring 122 as New Zealand finished day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in a

2 motorcyclists killed in Faridpur road crash

Shawdesh Desk: Two motorcyclists were killed in Faridpur’s Gajaria area of Nagarkanda on Dhaka-Khulna highway as their motorcycle was hit by a bus on Friday night. Sabit Hossain, 17, of

Prof Saleemul Huq wins OBE for climate fight

Shawdesh Desk: The UK has awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honour to Professor Saleemul Huq for his work to combat climate change in Bangladesh

Cold may increase from today

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast that temperature may decrease from today (Saturday). According to Met office, the temperature will drop further from January 3 to 4. Meteorologist Shahnaz

2022 to be a good year for democracy, hopes BNP

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party is hopeful that democracy will be ‘restored’ in Bangladesh in the New Year, 2022. “Hopefully, in

Govt increases remittance incentive to 2.5%

Shawdesh Desk: The government has decided to increase the cash incentive on sending remittance to encourage more migrant workers to send money through legal channels. The cash bonus for remittances

PM urges business community to invest in research & development

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the business community to invest in research and development for determining the product, product demand and quality to expand their businesses