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Indian navy takes control of bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates

Shawdesh Desk: The Indian navy said late Saturday that it had taken control of a bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and evacuated the 17 crew members on the vessel.

Donald Trump hails election as ‘most important date’ in US history

Shawdesh Desk: Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio on Saturday that November’s presidential election will be the ‘most important date’ in the history of the United States, painting his

BCIC outstanding dues cross Tk 11,782cr

Shawdesh Desk: The financial scarcity of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation has deepened because of outstanding dues of Tk 11,782 crore putting it in problem to import fertiliser. The BCIC officials

Hijacked ship moving from Somalia coast

Shawdesh dEsk: The hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel ‘MV Abdullah’ started moving from the Somalia coast on Friday which was anchored at seven nautical miles away from the shore on Thursday.

Govt sets prices of 29 commodities

Shawdesh desk: The government on Friday announced the rational prices of 29 agricultural commodities, including broiler chicken, egg, beef, mutton and fish, amid another spell of price hike of almost

Hijacked MV Abdullah anchors near Somalian port of Garacad

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh-flagged ship MV Abdullah which was hijacked by pirates dropped anchor some 20 nautical miles off the Somalian port of Garacad around 1pm on Thursday. “None from

PM stresses need of diversifying jute products as per market demand

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for diversifying jute products according to the demand of the international market to unlock a huge export potential. ‘We’ve

‘Vendetta against’ Prof Yunus to negatively impact US-Bangladesh partnership: Senator

Shawdesh DEsk: The United States Senator Richard Joseph Durbin has warned the Bangladesh ambassador to the United States that a failure to end the vendetta against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad