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15 injured as police baton charge BNP procession in Barishal

Shawdesh Desk: At least 15 people were injured after police baton-charged a procession brought out by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists in support of the ongoing non-cooperation movement in Barishal city

President casts vote thru postal ballot, urges people to vote on Jan 7

Shawdesh Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday exercised his franchise through postal ballot for Bangladesh’s upcoming general election slated for January 7 next, urging the countrymen to fulfil their civic

Independents become threat to AL partners

Shawdesh Desk: Partners and allies of the Awami League fear defeat in the forthcoming general election on January 7, as they are facing fierce competition from the ruling Bangladesh Awami

US highlights criticism of Nobel laureate’s conviction in Bangladesh

Shawdesh DEsk: The United States drew attention Tuesday to international condemnation of Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus’s conviction in Bangladesh in what his supporters called a politically motivated prosecution. But

Japan earthquake toll rises to 62 as weather hampers rescuers

Shawdesh Desk: Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. The

Rizvi urges people to boycott election, not to go to polling centres

Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, on Wednesday urged the people to boycott the January 7 general election instead of going

NTAC recommends wearing masks to prevent spread of JN.1 Covid

Shawdesh desk: Amid the surge of new JN.1 Covid variant globally, the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 has suggested the authorities concerned to take necessary initiatives, including mask wearing,

Amnesty labels Dr Yunus’s conviction ‘abuse’ of justice system and ‘political retaliation’

Shawdesh Desk: The conviction of Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus and three colleagues is an abuse of the justice system, which represents a form of political retaliation, says Amnesty International. “The conviction