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AL nomination aspirants busy lobbying party high-ups

Shawdesh Desk: With the schedule for the next general election set to be announced soon, Awami League nomination aspirants are now busy lobbying the party high-ups to get the ruling

Why Oman needs Bangladeshi migrants

Shawdesh Desk: Oman’s decision to suspend new visas for Bangladeshis is more surprising if considered from the Omani side. The question is not whether Oman needs Bangladeshi migrants; the question

Injured in clash with police in Gazipur, RMG worker dies at DMCH

Shawdesh Desk: A readymade garment worker, who was injured in a clash between RMG workers and police in Jarun area of Konabari in Gazipur on November 8, died at Dhaka

Blockade underway across Bangladesh amid arson attacks

Shawdesh Desk: The 48-hour blockade, enforced by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies in their ongoing one-point movement, has entered its fourth phase to press home their

UN member states must demand accountability from Bangladesh in UPR: AI

Shawdesh Desk: International human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Saturday urged United Nations member states to use the UN’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Bangladesh to hold the authorities

Over 140 RMG units suspend production

Shawdesh Desk:: At least 147 ready-made garment units remained closed on Saturday in Ashulia and Gazipur, on the outskirts of the capital, following labour unrest for wage hike. Industrial police

BNP people face many ‘fictitious cases’ in districts

Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists are allegedly facing dozens of ‘fictitious cases’ in districts filed by the police and the ruling party activists on

New minimum wage in New York: how much it increases and when it takes effect

Shawdesh desk: The District of Columbia and 30 states in the country, including New York, currently have a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which