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Power consumption drops further in 2023

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s already low electricity consumption has dropped further in the past year in an indication of a worsening economic crisis. The electricity consumption drop amid power overcapacity reflects

PM asks ECNEC to put emphasis on rural development

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday put emphasis on the rural development along with building infrastructure. ‘I think besides the infrastructural development we also need the overall development

Protection of civilians in Myanmar should be ensured: Fortify Rights

Shawdesh Desk: All parties engaged in armed conflict in the Myanmar revolution should protect civilians, and member states of the International Criminal Court should refer the situation in the country

Father gets younger daughter, mother gets elder one

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Tuesday ordered that one of two Japan-born daughters will stay with her father, Bangladesh-born United States citizen Imran Sharif, and another with Japanese mother

Civil society divided over denial of entry to Rohingyas

Shawdesh Desk: Civil society members are divided over Bangladesh’s position on allowing repressive Myanmar troops and rejecting shelters for persecuted Rohingyas fleeing adverse situations in conflict-ridden Rakhine. Some of them

2nd phase of Bishwa Ijtema ends with Akheri Munajat

Shawdesh Desk: The 57th Bishwa Ijtema, a paramount assembly of the Muslim faithful, ended its second phase with the Akheri Munajat prayer today, on the banks of the Turag River.

ECP declares final results of Pakistan’s general election

Shawdesh Desk: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Sunday announced the complete results of the country’s General Election 2024 held on February 8. According to the election results announced for

Unidentified man found dead near Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Ukhiya

Shawdesh Desk; Police recovered the body of an unidentified man, believed to be a member of Myanmar army, along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday.