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BNP loses confidence in contesting polls: PM

Shawdesh dEsk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday slammed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for its continuous efforts to make elections questionable and controversial as she said top leaders of the

Global Covid fatalities top 4.8 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global Covid death toll has now surpassed 4.8 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total caseload and

ADB appoints Edimon Ginting as country director for Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Edimon Ginting as its new Country Director for Bangladesh. Ginting assumed office today. He succeeds Manmohan Parkash who recently joined ADB’s

Flowers & banners welcome students as DU reopens dorms

Shawdesh Desk: After nearly 18 months of Covid-forced closure, Dhaka University on Tuesday morning welcomed back its residential students to the dormitories with flowers and banners. Only vaccinated final-year honours

5 held with drugs worth Tk 2.7cr in Cox’s Bazar

Shawdesh desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has nabbed five suspected drug peddlers along with Yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar. The arrestees are identified as Md Shamsul Alam (25), Md Akhter Hossain (35)

Tigers reach Oman safely

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh team arrived in Oman safely on Monday morning to take part in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to start on October 17 in Muscat. The flight

Lars Vilks: Muhammad cartoonist killed in traffic collision – media reports

Shawdesh Desk: A Swedish cartoonist who sketched the Prophet Muhammad’s head on a dog’s body has died in a traffic accident, according to local media. Lars Vilks was reportedly travelling

Momen congratulates Mamata for her by-election win

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen congratulated India’s West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her landslide win in the Bhabanipur by-election. In a congratulatory letter, Bangladesh foreign