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Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail

Shawdesh Desk: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, less than two weeks before the country votes in an election his party

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‘An ad, not statement for Yunus on Washington Post’: FM

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said that what appeared on Washington Post regarding Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was an advertisement, not a statement. ‘Washington Post published

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PM urges int’l community to take steps for Rohingya repatriation

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the international community to take measures to repatriate Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar and ensure their dignified life there.

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Yunus, three others get bail in labour law violation case

Shawdesh desk: The Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and three officials of Grameen Telecom. The bail will remain in effect until

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Time not good for Rohingya repatriation as Myanmar facing turmoil: UN

Shawdesh Desk: United Nations resident coordinator in Dhaka, Gwyn Lewis, on Sunday said that the situation inside Myanmar was very difficult and it was not a good time for Rohingya

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AL retreats on party symbols to avert internal conflicts

Shawdesh desk: The ruling Awami League has now backtracked on giving party nominations in the forthcoming upazila elections in a move to reduce the party’s internal conflicts after the one-sided

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China, Myanmar working together on ceasefire in Rakhine: Chinese envoy

Shawdesh Desk: Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday said that his country was working with Myanmar to have another ceasefire in Rakhine State, so that the Rohingya repatriation

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India acted like a good neighbour when BNP tried to foil polls: Quader

‍ূবৃযডিুব ডিুত: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that when Bangladesh Nationalist Party tried to foil the national election with the help of another country, India stood

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