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Light of education hardly reaches Kurigram char

Shawdesh Desk: Some 200 children are being deprived of their basic right to education as there is no educational institution in Amtala Char of Chilmari Upazila in Kurigram. Over 400

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Indian woman shot for ‘pausing dance’ at wedding

Shawdesh Desk: An Indian dancer has been hospitalised after being shot in the face because she stopped performing at a wedding, reports BBC. In a video of the incident, the

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Hyderabad case: Why Indians are celebrating the killings

The killings of four men accused of gang-raping and murdering a young woman last week in Hyderabad have been largely greeted with joy in India, reports BBC. Just hours after

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Measles deaths ‘staggering and tragic’

Shawdeh Desk: More than 140,000 people died from measles last year as the number of cases around the world surged once again, official estimates suggest. Most of the lives cut

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Sweden’s Ericsson to pay over $1bn to settle US corruption probe

Shawdesh Desk: Sweden’s telecoms giant Ericsson has agreed to pay more than $1bn (£760m) to resolve allegations of bribery, the US Department of Justice has announced, reports BBC. It said

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Nepal for strengthening cooperation among the tourism boards of this region

Shawdesh Desk: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Deepak Raj Joshi has underscored the need for strengthening cooperation among the concerned tourism boards in this region

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Drinking too much water affect health

Shawdesh Desk: Are you drinking too much water. Before drinking many bottles of water every day, read up on how it can harm you, and the signs to look out

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SpaceX launches beer malt, caring robot and ‘mighty mice’

SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including “mighty mice” for a muscle study, a robot sensitive to astronauts’ emotions and a miniature version of

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