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Dhaka, Ctg, 23 other districts get new deputy commissioners

Shawdesh desk; The government on Monday appointed new deputy commissioners in 25 districts, including Dhaka and Chattogram. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on

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Prof Yunus terms education as main tool for building nation

Shawdesh Desk; Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has highlighted the importance of both formal and non-formal education programmes to build an illiteracy-free Bangladesh. ‘Education is one of the basic human

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Harris, Trump to clash in debate on Tuesday

Shawdesh Desk: It will be the first time Kamala Harris and Donald Trump meet in person. The Democratic vice president and Republican former president will face off in Philadelphia on

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Heatwave sets in amidst frequent power cuts

Shawdesh desk: Load shedding exceeded 1,000MW on Saturday afternoon amidst a heatwave setting in over parts of Bangladesh, causing the day temperature to touch 37C at many places. At 4:00pm,

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BB lifts limit on cash withdrawal per account in a day

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Bank on Sunday finally lifted the limit on cash withdrawal from per account in a day. From now on customers will be able to withdraw any cash

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Undertake reform prog at all levels of government, CA to secretaries

Shawdesh Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has instructed the secretaries to undertake a reform programme and implement it at all levels of the government, after holding discussions with stakeholders.

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Man dies from injuries after Ansar-student clash near secretariat

Shawdesh desk: A 45-year-old man named Shahin Howlader has died from injuries sustained during the clash between students and the Ansar members near the Secretariat in Dhaka. The clash took

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Two more murder cases filed against Sheikh Hasina

Shawdesh desk: Two more murder cases were filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Wednesday over the deaths of two people during the student-led mass uprising. A

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