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Protest erupts over death of DNCC cleaner in Dhaka road accident

Shawdesh Desk: Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Aricha highway remained suspended for several hours on Thursday morning as a protest erupted in the capital’s Gabtali area following a road accident that killed

Man hacked to death over AL factional feud centring Jan 7 election

Shawdesh desk: A 45-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by his rivals due to enmity between ruling Awami League’s factional feud regarding January 7 general election at village Uttar

Trump, Biden win enough delegates for US presidential nomination

Shawdesh Desk: Joe Biden and rival Donald Trump each won enough delegates on Tuesday to clinch their party nominations in the 2024 presidential race, networks projected, all but assuring a

Two jailed for life for murdering Sagira Morshed 35 years ago

Shawdesh Desk: In a landmark decision on Wednesday, a Dhaka district court convicted Anas Mahmud, also known as Rezwan, and Maruf Reza in the 1989 murder of Sagira Morshed, sentencing

Bangladesh determined to create labour-friendly environment: Anisul

Shawdesh dEsk: Law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq has said that Bangladesh government is determined to create a labour-friendly environment in Bangladesh. He was addressing the International Labour

Democratic politics key to integrated dev: Prof Yunus

Shawdesh Desk: Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi Peace Nobel Laureate, who is facing corruption charges in Dhaka, says that he has been exposed to a hostile environment in the country

179 Myanmar troops take shelter in Bangladesh again

Shawdesh Desk: At least 179 personnel from Myanmar security forces crossed the border near Naikhyangchari in Bandarban on Monday and sought shelter in Bangladesh amid their ongoing conflict with the

Average life expectancy of people falls by 1.6 years due to Covid

Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a