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Khaleda Zia acquitted in five defamation cases

Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia, was acquitted in five defamation cases lodged against her in various charges on Tuesday. Begum Zia’s lawyer Masud Ahmed Talukder

Court imposes travel ban on 18 ex-ministers, eight lawmakers

Shawdesh Desk: Eighteen former ministers and eight former members of parliament were banned from travelling abroad until further notice by a metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka, as per two separate

Death toll in Bangladesh flood reaches 67

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll in the ongoing flood across Bangladesh reached 67 as eight more deaths were recorded on Monday. The highest, 26, number of people died in Feni.

Polio vaccine campaign begins in war-torn Gaza

Shawdesh Desk: A health official said a polio vaccination campaign began in Gaza on Saturday, while an aid worker said a large-scale rollout would begin on Sunday, coinciding with a “humanitarian pause”

Prof Yunus to attend 79th UN General Assembly this month

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday confirmed that Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this month, but his

Joint drives to recover illegal firearms from Sep 4

Shawdesh desk: Joint drives to recover illegal firearms will begin from September 4, said home adviser lieutenant general (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. The home ministry issued a press release

Doctors declare shutdown of healthcare services across Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka Medical College Hospital neurosurgery department physician Abdul Ahad at a media briefing on Sunday afternoon declared complete shutdown of healthcare service at all hospitals across the country.

HC dismisses petition seeking ban on Awami League as political party

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Sunday summarily rejected a writ petition seeking to cancel the registration of the Awami League as a political party. The petition alleged the party’s