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World Bank projects 7.2pc GDP growth this fiscal year

Shawdesh Desk: The World Bank has projected Bangladesh’s economic growth to be 7.2 percent this fiscal year that is 1 percentage points less than the government’s projection of 8.2 percent.

Indian PM Modi’s new official aircraft to have missile defence system

Shawdesh Desk: Two custom-made B777 planes, which will be used to fly Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Indian dignitaries from July next year, will be operated by

Students threaten to halt all academic activities in BUET

Shawdesh Desk: Protesting students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have threatened to halt all academic activities if their 10-point demands are not meet by Friday. The statements

2 die drinking ‘excessive liquor’ in Tangail

wo people died and two others injured after drinking ‘excessive’ liquor while celebrating Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival for Bengali Hindu community Betdoba village of Kalihati upazila in Tangail

BNP announces 2-day programmes

Shawdesh Desk: As part of its move to intensify movement protesting Fahad killing and deals with India, BNP on Thursday announced a 2-day programme in from October 12. BNP standing

BSF picks up three RAB members, two sources in Cumilla

Shawdesh Desk: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up five Bangladeshi nationals including three members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from near Ashabari border under Brahmanpara upazil in Cumilla on

Pakistan High Court rejects plea to drop terrorism charges against ex-president Musharraf

Shawdesh Desk: The Islamabad High Court of Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed a petition that sought deletion of terrorism charges against former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf and transfer of the

BNP expels lawyer from assoc body for defending Abrar’s killer

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party has expelled Morsheda Khatun Shilpi — defence lawyer for Mujahidul, an accused of BUET student Abrar Fahad killing — from BNP associate organisation Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi