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Bangladesh heads towards failed state: discussion

Shawdesh Deks: Terming Bangladesh’s report to the United Nations on convention against torture as ‘unrealistic’, rights activists on Saturday said that the country was on the verge of becoming a

HK protesters to stage twin rallies to realise demand

Shawdesh Desk: Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are set to defy Chinese authorities with another two major rallies later Sunday, a day after police fired tear gas to disperse them

PM vows to work till death to fulfil Sheikh Mujib’s dream

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to work as long as she would be alive to materialise the dream of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Ershad’s son, brother, nephew on aspirant list

Shawdesh Desk: Six aspirants, including Jatiya Party founder HM Ershad’s son, youngest brother and nephew, are on the list to be the JP candidate in the by-poll for Rangpur 3

Pry education in own languages sought

Shawdesh Desk: On the eve of silver jubilee of the declaration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Bangladesh Adivasi Forum (Bangladesh indigenous peoples’ forum) urged the government

Eid holiday of DNCC, DSCC staff cancelled

Shawdesh DesK: The government on Saturday cancelled the Eid holiday and weekly holidays of the officials of Dhaka north and south city corporations until further notice. In a circular, local

Government failed to deal with dengue situation: GM Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader on Saturday said that the government had utterly failed to tackle dengue, the mosquito-borne disease which had spread across the country. He said

HK protesters to held rallies on weekend defying Chinese warnings

Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong plan to hold a mass rally later Saturday as they face down increasingly stern warnings from China over weeks-long unrest that has plunged the city