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The China returnee student sent to Dhaka from Rangpur Medical

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladeshi student, who was admitted at corona unit of the isolation center of Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH), has been sent to the Kurmitola General Hospital in

High Court declares gambling illegal across the country

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court has declared gambling at 13 renowned clubs in Dhaka and in all other areas of the country illegal. The high court bench of Justice Sheikh

Prime Minister to open next year’s Kolkata Book Fair

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the next edition of Kolkata Book Fair to be held in January 2021, according to media report. The event will be dedicated

17 DUCSU leaders spend Tk 90 lakh in 9 months

Shawdesh Desk: Seventeen elected student representatives of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) have spent Tk 90.38 lakh in the first nine months (from March to December) since their tenures

Testimony in graft case against Ishrak March 3

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday set March 3 for start examining witnesses in a graft case against BNP leader Ishrak Hossain, party’s Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral candidate

Oscars battle set to begin amid crystals and controversy

Hollywood’s awards season comes to a close Sunday at the Oscars, with war epic “1917” battling a South Korean thriller for glory as a row swirls over the lack of

India’s soldiers ‘not ready for women in combat’

Last month, India’s Supreme Court appeared to nudge the government to consider lifting the military’s official ban on women in combat roles – and to give them commanding roles. “Test

Agri products export soar to $603m in 7 months

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh’s agricultural exports have increased in the first seven months of the current FY 2019-20 mainly due to rise in the production of organic products in order to