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Seven vehicles, nine establishments set on fire since Friday evening

Shawdesh desk: A total of 15 fire incidents were reported since 6:00pm on Friday ahead of the 48-hour hartal enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and some other opposition parties to

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BNP-enforced 48-hour hartal underway across Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: A 48-hour hartal, called by BNP and its allies to protest the 12th general election to be held on Sunday, is now underway. The hartal began at 6:00am

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Torching Benapole Express train pre-planned, ill-motivated: BNP

Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Friday that the arson attack on the Benapole Express Train that killed at least four people in Gopibagh of the

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BNP announces 48-hour hartal across Bangladesh for Saturday, Sunday

Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday announced countrywide 48-hour hartal across Bangladesh from Saturday morning and urged the people to boycott the January 7 general election.

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Two killed in pre-election violence in Munshiganj, Pirojpur

Shawdesh desk: Two people died at Dhaka Medical Colege Hospital Thursday morning after there were critically injured in separate incidents of pre-poll violence in Pirojpur and Munshiganj districts. The deceased

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US following Yunus case, will watch Bangladesh election ‘very closely’: Miller

Shawdesh Desk: The US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller has said that the United States has been following the case against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and will watch

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Road accidents kill 512 people across Bangladesh in December: RSF

Shawdesh desk: At least 512 people were killed and 793 more were injured in 517 road crashes in December 2023, said a Road Safety Foundation report, published on Thursday. Of

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Armed forces deployed across Bangladesh on poll duty from today

Shawdehs Desk; Armed forces have been deployed across the country for eight days from today to assist the civil administration in holding a free, fair and peaceful election scheduled to

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