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US pre-election mission for open dialogue ahead of Bangladesh polls

Shawdesh Desk: The joint pre-election assessment mission from the United States has recommended engaging in ‘open and substantive dialogue on electoral issues’ for a credible, inclusive, and nonviolent election in

Key info missing in report on Jasmine’s death in RAB custody: HC

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court today expressed dissatisfaction over the probe report submitted by the high-level investigation committee on the death of Union land office employee Sultana Jasmine in RAB

Arrests of BNP people intensify

Shawdesh Desk: The filing of cases against and arrest of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists have intensified before the general election expected to be held by

Israeli air strikes kill 70 Palestinians while fleeing Gaza, Hamas says

Shawdesh desk: At least 70 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes while attempting to flee the northern Gaza Strip after the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of more than

More than 1,300 buildings destroyed in Gaza: UN

Shawdesh desk: More than 1,300 buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, the United Nations said Saturday, after nearly a week of fierce bombardment by Israeli forces. The UN’s

Three mega projects to change face of Ctg

Shawdesh desk: In a momentous development set to redefine the landscape of southeastern Bangladesh, three mega projects are rapidly nearing completion, poised to usher in a new era of prosperity

CEC urges field-level officials to carry out duties with impartiality during nat’l polls

Shawdesh desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has called upon all field-level officials across the country to carry out their duties unfolding transparency and impartiality during the parliamentary

BNP stages token hunger strike demanding Khaleda’s treatment abroad

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday started a three-hour token hunger strike in the city demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s unconditional release from jail and her advanced treatment abroad.