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BNP announces fresh 48-hour blockade from Wednesday

Shawdesh desk: Giving a pause for a day after its 48-hour hartal, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, its allies in the ongoing movement, and Jamaat will enforce a 48-hour fresh road-rail-waterway blockade

Day 2 of 48-hour hartal underway

Shawdesh desk: The second day of the countrywide 48-hour hartal, called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party, its allies in the ongoing movement, and Jamaat, protesting at the general election schedule, was

JP not sure about participating in elections yet: Chunnu

Shawdesh Desk: Though the party started selling nomination papers on Monday, Jatiya Party said that they had not yet taken final decision about taking part in the 12th parliamentary elections.

Professor Yunus appears before labour court

Shawdesh Desk: Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom chairman Professor Muhammad Yunus and three other officials of Grameen Telecom appeared before Dhaka Third Labour Court on Monday in connection with a

425 RAB teams deployed across Bangladesh on second day of hartal

Shawdesh Desk: A total of 425 patrol teams of Rapid Action Battalion were deployed in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country to maintain law and order as the second day

Scotland wants to hire workers from Bangladesh: Scottish envoy

Shawdesh desk: Scotland is keen on hiring construction workers from Bangladesh, a visiting parliamentary delegation from the country told prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday. This was conveyed when a

231 BGB platoons deployed across Bangladesh on second day of hartal

Shawdesh Desk: A total of 231 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh were deployed across Bangladesh on Monday to maintain law and order as the second day of the 48-hour countrywide

JnU student Khadijatul Kubra released from jail on bail

Shawdesh Desk; Jagannath University first-year student Khadijatul Kubra, who had been in jail custody for more than 15 months in connection with two cases relating to breaching of the Digital