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AL mayoral candidate Atiqul unveils manifesto; promises ‘modern, dynamic, healthy’ Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: Awami League mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam on Sunday promised to build a “modern, dynamic and healthy” Dhaka if he is reelected. He

BNP activists reluctant to be agents in city polls

Shawdesh DEsk: Activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are reluctant to become polling agents in the elections to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) due

WHO calls for concerted efforts to fight infectious coronavirus

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday said the coronavirus outbreak in China is a sign that every country needs to be ready to timely detect and manage

Wood stars as England eye series victory over toothless South Africa

Sports Desk: Mark Wood starred as England took a huge stride towards securing a series win when they dominated the second day of the fourth and final Test against South

Record southeastern Brazil rainstorms kill 30

Shawdesh Desk: At least 30 people have been killed in two days of intense storms in southeastern Brazil, the Minas Gerais state Civil Defense office said Saturday. Seventeen people are

Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 5th worst

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fifth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday morning. It had an AQI score of 248 at 08:19am. The air was classified

Prime Minister opens several uplift schemes

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated several uplift schemes including two water treatment plants, two bridges, several train services and 12-hour transmission of BTV’s Chattogram centre programmes.

Muazzem Ali, Enamul Haque win India’s Padma awards

Shawdesh DEsk: India has honoured former Foreign Secretary as well as Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali with the Padma Bhushan for Public Affairs (posthumous) and Professor Enamul