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SC jails Dinajpur BNP leader for contempt of court

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday jailed the mayor of Dinajpur municipality Syed Jahangir Alam for one month and fined him Tk 1 lakh for the

Over 3,38,000 people displaced in Gaza: UN

Shawdesh desk: Over 3,38,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations said, as heavy Israeli bombardments continue to hit the Palestinian enclave.

IGP urges cadet SIs to perform duties with patriotism

Shawdesh desk: Inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Thursday urged the cadet sub-inspectors to perform their duties with the spirit of patriotism staying above all sorts of greed.

Bloomberg calls US visa curbs on Bangladesh ‘neither fair, nor sensible’

Shawdesh Desk: The New York-based Bloomberg news agency has described the recently imposed US visa restrictions on Bangladesh as a “sort of open bullying” and called the action “neither fair

Bangladesh set to launch train services on Padma Bridge

Shawdesh desk: It has been more than a year since the Padma Bridge opened to traffic. Now the wait to cross the river by train is set to be over

PM Hasina vows to hold free, neutral polls

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reaffirmed her vow to make the country’s upcoming national election free, fair and neutral truly reflecting the will of the people. ‘There

Discussion mainly focused on free, fair, participatory elections: CEC

Shawdesh Desk: The chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Tuesday said that the main focus of the Election Commission’s meeting with the visiting the United States pre-election assessment mission

PM opens Dhaka-Bhanga rail link over Bangladesh’s longest Padma Bridge

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday opened the Dhaka-Bhanga railway line, a part of which runs over Padma Bridge, in laying another milestone in the Bangladesh’s infrastructure development.