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Ecnec clears 8 projects involving Tk 5,142 cr

Shawdesh Desk: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved eight projects involving Tk 5,142 crore, including Tk 2,606 crore to improve important roads under various

Ershad’s janaza held in Rangpur

Shawdesh Desk: The namaz-e-janaza of Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad was held in Rangpur. His janaza was held at Rangpur Collectorate field at 2:30pm on Tuesday. The Collectorate field was

Rajuk ex-chairman asked to surrender over FR Tower design

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday directed ex-chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) Eng KM Harun and its two existing officials to surrender before a lower court in

Writ filed seeking directive to provide security to judges

Shawdesh Desk: A writ was filed with the High Court seeking a directive to provide proper security to judges and courtrooms across the country. Advocate Ishrat Hasan, a Supreme Court

52 rescued after cloud burst wrecks havoc in Pakistan

Shawdesh Desk: The Pakistani military rescued 52 people in a remote village of Pakistan’s Neelum Valley where torrential rains triggered off by a cloudburst wreaked havoc in the region, an

Trump under fire for ‘racist’ attack on US congresswomen

Shawdesh Desk: US President Donald Trump took aim at progressive Democratic congresswomen Sunday, telling them to “go back” where they came from in remarks that sparked yet another firestorm over

US firms may get nod to restart Huawei sales in 2-4 weeks

Shawdesh Desk: The US may approve licenses for companies to re-start new sales to Huawei in as little as two weeks, according to a senior US official, in a sign

Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 55

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll in Nepal from flash floods and landslides in the past three days rose to 55 yesterday, with dozens missing and injured, the government said. Ten