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Tajia procession brought out in city amid tight security

Shawdesh Desk: Members of the Shia community brought out Tajia processions in the city on Tuesday amid tight security, marking the holy Ashura. The main procession was brought out at 10am

North Korea ‘willing to restart’ US nuclear talks

Shawdesh Desk: North Korea is willing to restart denuclearisation talks with the United States later this month, the country’s vice foreign minister has said. Choe Son-hui said they were willing

Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now ‘dead’

Shawdesh desk: U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now “dead,” President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban

Government employees’ allowances doubled

Shawdesh Desk: Five kinds of allowances including medical have been doubled for the government service holders. Besides, amount of monthly contribution to welfare fund and premiums of joint insurance have also

Chilahati-Haldibari train route to be resumed soon

Shawdesh Desk: Country’s northern train route will be opened after long 54 years as the railways ministry has started the construction work from Nilphamari’s Chilahati to Haldibari of Indian border.

HC orders to formulate rules to assess disable students’ answer sheets

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to formulate rules within three months to assess the answer scripts of students with disabilities in public examinations. Education and

3,091 dengue patients undergoing treatment in country

Shawdesh Desk: Around 3,091 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Among them, 1,522 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 1,569 are

‘Bangabandhu Corner’ adds new dimension at book fair in London

Shawdesh Desk: The ‘Bangabandhu Corner’ of Bangladesh High Commission in London has added a new dimension at the two-day Bangladesh Book Fair arranged by Sammilita Sahitya O Sangskritik Parishad, UK