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Viqarunnisa student dies of dengue

Shawdesh Desk: An eighth grader of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College died of dengue at a private hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The deceased Asmita Begum, 13, is the

HK withdraws extradition bill

Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that has plunged the city into its worst political crisis in decades, a source with

JOF leaders meet foreign diplomats

Shawdesh Desk: Leaders of Jatiya Oikya Front on Wednesday met with a number of foreign diplomats in the capital city of Dhaka on Wednesday. The JOF leaders, during the two-hour

What children need beyond book reading

FROM the very inception of their birth, children are acquainted with skills which help them to participate in, understand and respond to their environment as well as interact with their

Ayesha freed on bail after 47 days

Shawdesh Desk: The Barguna jail authorities on Tuesday afternoon freed Ayesha Siddiqua Minni on bail after 47 days in jail. College student Ayesha, 19, has been detained in Barguna district

Ershad’s son Saad buys JP nomination form

Shawdesh Desk: The late military dictator-turned politician HM Ershad’s son Rahgir Al Mahi Saad Ershad entered in active politics buying nomination form from Jatiya Party on Tuesday for by-polls of

British PM faces rebellion over Brexit strategy

Shawdesh Desk: British prime minister Boris Johnson faces a rebellion by his own lawmakers on Tuesday over his Brexit strategy, despite warning he would respond to any defeat by calling

Carrie Lam insists she won’t step down

Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong’s embattled leader insisted on Tuesday that she had no intention of stepping down, after an audio recording emerged of her saying she wanted to quit and