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California law on ride sharing service may hurt ‘gig economy’

Shawdesh desk: Labour activists on Wednesday were celebrating California’s move to have drivers treated as employees by rideshare firms even as it fuelled concerns it will hurt digital platforms depending

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2 die of dengue, 750 more hospitalised

Shawdesh Desk: Two persons reportedly died of dengue in Chattogram and Barishal as the government said 750 new patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning. The victims were

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Israeli warplanes hit Hamas following Palestinian rocket fire

Shawdesh Desk: Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire, a military statement said early Thursday. ‘Rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip

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Sri Lankan diplomat set to become SAARC SG

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lankan diplomat Esala Weerakoon is set to become the next secretary general of the South Asian Association  for Regional Cooperation as all eight member countries have conveyed

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SL leader loses hand for protesting at JL leader’s toll collection

Shawdesh Desk: Gffargaon Swechchhasebak League leader’s left hand was amputated in the capital Tuesday, a day after he was struck with machetes near his village home by a local Juba

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Two RAJUK officials bailed in FR Tower fire incident

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to two RAJUK officials in the Banani fire incident case. Metropolitan judge KM Imrul Kayes granted the bail for Mahbub Hossain,

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Trump’s crackdown on asylum seekers gets Supreme Court support

Shawdesh Desk: The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a request by president Donald Trump’s administration to fully enforce a new rule that would curtail asylum applications by immigrants

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No Bangladeshi intruded India after Liberation War: Fakhrul

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said that no Bangladeshi intruded into India after the Liberation War. The BNP leader made the comment

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