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700 inmates still in hiding after jailbreaks: IG Prisons

Shawdesh Desk: The jail authorities on Wednesday said that 700 inmates, out of 2,200 who fled breaking jails before and after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government, were still roaming

Ex-ministers Amu, Qamrul produced before International Crimes Tribunal

Shawdesh desk: Former ministers Amir Hossain Amu and advocate Qamrul Islam have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal in connection with a genocide case. They were presented before the

Energy indemnity law repealed

Shawdesh Desk: The government has promulgated an ordinance repealing the controversial energy law called ‘Quick enhancement of electricity and energy supply act, 2010’. A gazette notification was issued on Saturday

Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries over currency plans

Shawdesh Desk: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group nations if they undercut the US dollar. “We require a commitment… that they will

Trump II and the Middle East

As‘ad AbuKhalil : IT IS too early to draw an outline of the Middle East policy of the incoming Trump administration. The cabinet and other senior positions are shaping up,

Bangladesh’s interim govt head for attracting more foreign investment in manufacturing sector

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said his government would carry out vital labour reforms in an effort to attract more foreign investment in

Professor Yunus to inaugurate waiting lounge at Dhaka airport

Shawdesh Desk: A new waiting lounge for passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka will be opened on Thursday evening. Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is expected to inaugurate

BNP demands advanced treatment for July uprising victims

Shawdesh Desk: Amid outrage among injured patients from the July mass uprising at NITOR, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party delegation visited the hospital on Thursday and demanded that those who were