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First phase of Bishwa Ijtema begins with Aam Bayan

ShawdeshDesk: Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after the holy Hajj, began after Fajr prayers on Friday with Aam Bayan on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi

Bagerhat MP Dr Mozammel passes away

Shawdesh Desk: Awami League MP of Bagerhat-4 constituency Dr Mozammel Hossain died at a hospital in the capital early Friday due to old age complications. He was 80. The Awami

Dhaka city polls: Atiqul, Taposh get ‘Boat’; Tabit, Ishraq ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbols

Shwdesh Desk: The returning officers allotted electoral symbols to the mayoral candidates for contesting elections to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). The symbols were

BNP a patron of communalism: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said communalism is the main impediment to building a Sonar Bangla dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur

New virus behind China’s mystery pneumonia outbreak: state media

Shawdesh desk: China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has struck 59 people is due to a new strain of virus from the family of pathogens that includes SARS, state

EVM better than ballot, say experts

Amid a fresh political debate over the use of electronic voting machine (EVM) in the upcoming two city polls, election experts said fair polls are possible with the machine if

Japan tops 2020 list of world’s most powerful passports

What’s the travel document that opens more doors around the world than any other? It’s a Japanese passport. The Henley Passport Index, which periodically measures the world’s most travel-friendly passports,

DU student rape: Majnu put on 7-day remand

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Majnu on a seven-day remand in connection with a case filed for raping a Dhaka University student at Kurmitola area in the