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At least 17 dead in Nepal bus accident

Shawdesh Desk: At least 17 people, including seven children, died when a crowded bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in central Nepal on Sunday, officials said.

Corruption is a hindrance to establishing human rights: NHRC chief

Shawdesh Desk: Newly appointed chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Nasima Begum on Monday said corruption is the main hindrance to establishing human rights in the country. She said

New Dhaka University VC Prof Akhtaruzzaman joins office

Shawdesh Desk: Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman joined office on Monday as the new vice-chancellor of Dhaka University for the next four years. President Abdul Hamid made the appointment on November 3.

Narayanganj struggling to deal with medical wastes

Shawdesh desk: A good number of hospitals in the city keep dumping medical wastes in the open ignoring their consequences on the environment and human health. Locals alleged the situation

Jamalpur man marry 60 times in 25 years, held at last

Shawdesh Desk: A 45-year-old man, who claimed to have married 60 women using fake names and identities, was finally arrested from his original home at Sovarchar village in Jamalpur in

Mushfiq dedicates Bangladesh’s victory against India to his son Mayan

Sports Desk: Bangladesh began their cricket campaign in style as they clinched a maiden win against India in the first match of the three-match T20I series at Arun Jatley Stadium

McDonald’s fires CEO Steve Easterbrook over consensual relationship with employee

Shawdesh Desk: McDonald’s announced Sunday that president and CEO Steve Easterbrook was out after showing “poor judgment” by engaging in a “consensual relationship” with an employee. Easterbrook was replaced by

Mushfiqur buries the ghosts of Bangalore 2016

Sports Desk: In a game that seemed to have flashes of recall from the India-Bangladesh World T20 contest in Bangalore, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah yet again found themselves in the