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Cyclone leaves 21 dead in southern Brazil

Shawdesh desk: Torrential rain and winds caused by an extratropical cyclone have left at least 21 people dead in southern Brazil, officials said Tuesday, warning more flooding may be coming.

BNP announces to hold mass processions in Dhaka Saturday

Shawdesh Desk: As part of the party’s one-point simultaneous movement, the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Dhaka south and north city units will hold separate mass processions in the capital

President praises IORA for promoting balanced dev in Indian Ocean region

Shawesh desk: Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday appreciated the Indian Ocean Rim Association for promoting sustained growth and balanced development in the Indian Ocean region as its secretary general

President Macron to pay homage to Bangabandhu during Bangladesh visit

Shawdesh Desk: President of the Republic of France Emmanuel Macron will pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32

Gold Heist from customs vault: Insiders might have been involved

Shawdesh Desk: Those who were responsible for looking after the Customs Transit Godown at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) might have been involved in the stealing of 55.51kg gold from

Court asks journalists to leave courtroom during Yunus case hearing

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka third labour court asked journalists to leave the courtroom during the hearing in a case filed against Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom chairman Professor Muhammad Yunus over

EU sees asylum requests jump 28pc so far in 2023: agency

Shawdesh desk: The number of migrants lodging asylum applications in the European Union has jumped 28 per cent in the first half of this year compared to the same period

Bangladesh-US security dialogue begins in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh and the United States are holding the ninth annual bilateral security dialogue in Dhaka as part of ‘comprehensive security relationship’ between the governments of the two countries.