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True activists in AL falling, leaders keep rising: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Expressing frustration at the swelling number of ruling party leaders, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said true activists in their party are actually falling. “The

BTRC to go tough on illegal, cloned, unregistered cell phones soon

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to disconnect network for illegal, cloned and unregistered cell phones. The telecom regulator is set to reopen the International Mobile Equipment

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds engaged and expecting baby

Shawdesh Desk: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds are engaged and are expecting a baby in early summer, the couple have announced. Ms Symonds wrote on

Quddus, Topu elected DUJ president, secy

Quddus Afrad of the Daily Purbokone and Sajjad Alam Khan Topu of Jamuna TV have been elected president and general secretary respectively of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) for a

6 students killed in Netrokona road crash

A pickup van collided head-on with a truck in Durgapur upazila of Netrokona on Saturday night killing six students and injuring 20 others. All those killed are students of Gauripur

Set up a National Qualifications Framework

The number of academic institutions and student enrolment in Bangladesh has increased significantly over 48 years after it gained independence in 1971. The country has now 126,615 primary schools, 20,449

Gauri Khan wants Shah Rukh Khan to make DDLJ 2 after Trump’s speech

Shawdesh Desk: Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan should make a sequel of his 1995 blockbuster Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, his wife Gauri Khan feels. Gauri’s contention came in the wake

Omega-3 supplements won’t protect you against cancer

Turning conventional wisdom on its head, new research has found that consuming omega-3 supplements may actually increase the risk of some cancers instead of reducing it. Omega-3 supplements may slightly