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Govt monitoring falls flat as rice prices soar

Shawdesh desk: Experts and market analysts have blamed the syndication of a group of businesses and failure of the government monitoring system for the hike in rice prices amid ample

Prime minister Hasina inaugurates Dhaka International Trade Fair

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre at Purbachal. Six foreign countries — Turkey, India, Pakistan,

Mild cold wave affecting parts of Bangladesh: BMD

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department announced on Sunday that a mild cold wave was affecting several districts across Dhaka, Rangpur, and Rajshahi divisions. This weather pattern is expected to persist,

Bangladesh now has more than 12.17 crore voters: EC

Shawdesh desk: The Election Commission on Sunday said that the total number of voters in the country now stands at 12 crore, 17 lakh and 75,450, as per the latest

Four BCL activists killed in Sylhet road accident

Shawdesh Desk: Four activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League were killed after the microbus carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch on Sylhet-Tamabil Road under Jaintapur upazila on Friday night, said

Commonwealth secy gen greets Sheikh Hasina on re-election as PM

Shawdesh Desk: Commonwealth secretary general Patricia Scotland has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as prime minister of Bangladesh. In a congratulatory letter sent to the Bangladesh prime minister, she

13 killed in China school fire: state media

Shawdesh Desk: A total of 13 people have died in a school dormitory fire in central China’s Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. The blaze at the

Mild cold wave sweeping over three northern districts

Shawdesh desk: A mild cold wave was sweeping some northern districts of the country and it may spread, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Saturday morning. According to the regular weather