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497 killed in road accidents in November: report

Shawdesh Desk: At least 497 people were killed and 747 others were injured in 415 road accidents across the country in November, said a report published by the Passenger Welfare

Verdict on validity of caretaker government issue to be delivered today

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court is set to deliver its verdict today (Tuesday) on the validity of the 15th amendment to the Constitution, which abolished the caretaker government system. The

Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled

Shawdesh desk: Investigations into and trials of 1971 war crimes cases pending with the International Crimes Tribunal have come to a standstill while cases filed on charges of crime against

1,657 millionaire accounts disappear following Hasina’s ouster

Shawdesh Desk: Following the ousting of Sheikh Hasina on 5 August amid a student-led uprising, revelations about corruption and embezzlement in the banking sector during her nearly 16-year tenure have

Japan pledges to support Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Japan will support Bangladesh’s reform agenda, and its investors would continue to stay in Bangladesh to help boost the country’s economic developments, outgoing Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama

Toby hopes India will respect Bangladesh’s call to extradite Hasina

Shawdesh Desk: Toby Cadman, an international criminal law expert and special adviser to the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, has expressed hope that India, as a democratic state,

BNP associate bodies begin long march towards Agartala

Shawdesh desk: Associate bodies of Bangladesh Nationalist Party began its long march towards Agartala on Wednesday morning in front of the party’s central office in the capital’s Nayapaltan area protesting

SC stays verdict declaring ‘Joy Bangla’ as national slogan

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Court judgment that declared ‘Joy Bangla’ as the national slogan. A four-member apex court bench, headed by Chief