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2nd phase upazila parishad polls on 21 May

Shawdesh desk: The second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections will be held in 161 upazilas on 21 May. The Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule after a meeting

HC stays BUET decision of banning politics on campus

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Monday stayed the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology authorities’ decision banning student politics on the university campus. The vacation bench of Justice Md

Khaleda under close observation

Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, was taken back to the coronary care unit of the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka as her health condition deteriorated

EC for no more EVM purchase

Shawdesh Desk: The Election Commission has decided not to procure anymore Electronic Voting Machines as over two-thirds of the EVMs purchased for ten years went out of order in half

Tension around BUET movement continues

Shawdesh Desk: The tension around the ongoing movement at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology continued on Sunday. On the day, the protesting students postponed their movement but boycotted all

Metro rail services remain suspended for around 2hrs for rain

Shawdesh desk: The services of metro rail again remained suspended for about two hours on Sunday due to storm with lightning and fallen plastic on the overhead catenary system, said

Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda taken to hospital as health deteriorates

Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka early Sunday as her health condition deteriorated. Quitting the former prime minister’s

BUET students continue movement boycotting classes, exams

Shawdesh Desk: Protesting students of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Saturday boycotted their classes and examinations and continued their protest for the second consecutive day after the