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Japan Airlines plane on fire on runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport

Shawdesh desk: A Japan Airlines plane was in flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft, television reports said. The

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Bangladesh fails to meet IMF’s forex reserves target in 2023

Shawdesh desk: Despite relaxed conditions for net reserves by the International Monetary Fund, Bangladesh could not meet the foreign exchange reserves target at the end of 2023. According to the

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Rescuers recover 48 bodies so far after devastating quake in Japan

Shawdesh Desk: Japanese rescuers battled the clock and powerful aftershocks Tuesday to find survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 48 people and caused widespread destruction.

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Shammi Ahmed, Sadiq Abdullah can’t contest general election

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a leave-to-appeal filed by Awami League nominated candidate Shammi Ahmed seeking reinstatement of her candidacy for Barishal-4 constituency

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Bangladesh court jails Nobel laureate Dr Yunus for labour law violation

Shawdesh Desk: A labour court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus to six months’ simple imprisonment in a case filed on charges of labour law violation

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BGMEA chief terms Guardian article on Bangladesh’s RMG workers as offensive

Shawdesh desk: A recent article published by The Guardian, framing the lives of female garment workers in Bangladesh between factory and brothel, is not only offensive but also a gross

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Three teenagers sustain burn injuries while flying paper-balloons

Shawdesh dEsk: At least three adolescents of a family were injured in fire while they were flying paper-balloon ahead of new year 2024 at city’s old town on Sunday night.

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Two Jatiya Party candidates withdraw candidacies in Barishal

Shawdesh Desk: Two Jatiya Party candidates in Barishal and Barguna have announced their withdrawal from the upcoming 12th parliamentary election race. Engineer Iqbal Hossain Taposh, the Jatiya Party candidate for

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