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No respite from heat wave for five days: met office

Shawdesh Desk: Severe heat wave is sweeping Khulna division and Rajshahi, Pabna and Tangail districts, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The heat wave condition will remain unchanged for the

Govt hikes bottled soya bean oil price by Tk 4 per litre

Shawdesh Desk: A day after edible oil refiners demanded an increase of Tk 10 against per litre bottle of soybean oil, Bangladesh government on Thursday fixed the price of per

Bangladesh reports one more Covid death in 24hrs

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 16 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total fatalities rose to 29,494 and

Hasina rues lacking in extraction of sea resources despite potentials

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that it was unfortunate that Bangladesh had not been able to extract resources from the deep sea although it had attained

Current heat wave likely to continue: BMD

Shawdesh desk: The prevailing heat wave condition is likely to continue over the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Bagerhat, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Besides, a mild

PM opens Livestock Services Week and Fair

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the Livestock Services Week and Fair aimed at promoting poultry and dairy farmers across Bangladesh through development of the sector. The

US firmly committed to support freedom, prosperity in Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: The Atlantic Council’s ground-breaking research into the linkage between freedom and prosperity offers a compelling case for the latter. Freedom isn’t merely a byproduct of prosperity; it’s the

Seven people killed, 25 injured in Jhalokathi road accident

Shawdesh desk: At least seven people were killed and 25 others were injured when a speeding truck ran through several vehicles before plunging into a roadside ditch near Gabkhan Bridge