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Historic 7 March: A speech inspiring generations

Shawdesh Desk: The historic 7 March speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman still inspires people especially the young generation to stand against oppression and injustice, according to historians and researchers.

Anti-liberation forces failed to erase Bangabandhu’s iconic 7 March speech: PM Hasina

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the international recognition of Bangabandhu’s historic March 7 speech proves that history cannot be obliterated, although the anti-liberation forces tried it.

PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu on historic 7 March

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the historic 7 March. She paid the

BRTA rejects TIB report on corruption in transport sector

Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority on Wednesday rejected the Transparency International Bangladesh report on corruption in Bangladesh’s transport sector. The report, published on Tuesday, revealed that private bus

PM asks RAB to keep vigil against dishonest businesses during Ramadan

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the Rapid Action Battalion force to be more vigilant against the dishonest businesses across Bangladesh to help stablise the prices of

Lax oversight blamed for frequent fires

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence largely refrained from taking punitive action against anyone despite knowing that fire safety rule violations were rampant across the country, including in

Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’, says WFP

Shawdesh Desk: Sudan’s nearly 11-month war between rival generals ‘risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis’, the United Nations’ World Food Programme warned on Wednesday. The war between army chief

Private bus owners pay over Tk 1,000 crore as bribe annually: TIB

Shawdesh Desk; The private bus owners across the country pay at least Tk 1,059 crore annually as bribe or ransom to Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, law enforcement agencies, political leaders and