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Indian PM Modi set to be keynote speaker at Bangabandhu’s centenary program

Shawdesh desk: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary will be held on Mar 17, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver the keynote speech at the inaugural

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Tortured Sumi returns home from Saudi Arabia at last

Shawdesh Desk: Sumi Akter, who has gone through horrible experiences of alleged torture and sexual abuse while working as a housekeeper for a Saudi Arabian family, returned Dhaka at last

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12-yr into Sidr: Bagerhat residents yet to get durable embankment

Shawdesh Desk: Twelve years ago, another much stronger cyclone, ‘Sidr’,  took a similar path to ‘Bulbul’  that ripped through the coastal districts, including Bagerhat. On November 15, 2007, the super

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Agarwal century helps India extend lead in Bangladesh Test

Sports Desk: Mayank Agarwal hit an unbeaten 156 as India opened up a crucial first-innings lead over Bangladesh on the second day of their opening Test on Friday. India were

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Two killed in California school shooting, teen in custody

Shawdesh Desk: A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday Thursday, killing two and wounding another three before turning the pistol on

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Why no drive against onion syndicates: BNP asks govt

Shawdesh desk: BNP on Friday asked the Home Minister why the government is not conducting drives against onion syndicates as prices of the item – a common ingredient in Bangladeshi

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Cooking possible without onion as parliament formed without voting: Gayeshwar

Shawdesh Desk: Terming the skyrocketing onion prices artificial, BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday said cooking is also possible without this essential ingredient if parliament can be

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9-year-old child genius Laurent sets to become world’s youngest university graduate

Shawdesh Desk: A nine-year-old child genius is set to become the youngest person ever to complete a degree. Laurent Simons, who lives in Amsterdam, is on course to gain a

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