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ACC finds no trace of Putul’s charity at official address

Shawdesh desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has failed to locate Suchona Foundation, a non-profit operated by Saima Wazed Putul, at its official address in Dhanmondi in the capital. On Wednesday

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Trains start to run as BR staffs withdraw strike

Shawdesh Desk: The running staff members of the Bangladesh Railway withdrew their indefinite work abstention programme in the early hours of Wednesday following which trains started to run across the

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15 people killed in India stampede at Hindu mega-fest Kumbh Mela

Shawdesh Desk: A stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering  in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival told AFP

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Titumir College ‘shutdown’ demanding university status

Shawdesh Desk; The students of Dhaka’s Government Titumir College have given a 48-hour ultimatum for its transformation into a university. Starting on Tuesday morning, they have launched the ‘Shutdown Titumir’

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Lasting police, judicial reforms essential to prevent abuse by future govt: HRW

Shawdesh desk: The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned the student-led uprising’s hard-won progress towards reforming Bangladeshi state institutions could be lost, if the Prof Yunus-led government does

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BR logical demand already met: adviser

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh interim government finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said they had already met the logical demand for overtime payment by the Bangladesh Railway for its running staff

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Commuters’ woes deepen as Bangladesh Railway workers vow to carry on strike

Shawdesh Desk: The protesting leaders of the running staff members of the Bangladesh Railway on Tuesday said that they would not withdraw their strike until their demand was met. They

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Rail adviser calls running staff members for discussion

Shawdesh desk: The adviser to the railways ministry Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Tuesday said that they are open to discuss the demands of the railway running staff members and

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