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HC declares redrawing boundary of Pirojpur-1, 2 constituencies legal

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Sunday turned down a writ petition challenging the legality of redrawing the boundaries of Pirojpur-1 and 2 constituencies by the Election Commission. The HC

PM Hasina inaugurates Dhaka elevated expressway partially

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Dhaka Elevated Expressway partially on the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport-Farmgate route on Saturday afternoon. The PM inaugurated the elevated expressway after paying

Next parliamentary polls to be held in first week of Jan: EC

Shawdesh Desk: The 12th parliamentary elections would be held in the first week of January next year, election commissioner Anisur Rahman said. ‘The election will be held in the first

BCL rally at Suhrawardy Udyan turns human sea

Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of supporters, workers and leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) joined the biggest-ever students’ rally at Suhrawardy Udyan this afternoon, turning the gathering venue into a human

Chhatra League grand rally: Thousands gather at Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan

Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student body of the ruling Awami League (AL), On Friday gathered at historic Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka

BNP pays homage to Zia to mark 45th founding anniversary

Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday paid homage to its founder Ziaur Rahman marking the party’s 45th founding anniversary. The party leaders and activists, led by

WB gives $200m in loans to fight common diseases like dengue

Shawdesh desk: The World Bank on Wednesday approved $200 million to help Bangladesh improve primary healthcare services for treatment, prevention and referral for common illnesses including mosquito-borne diseases like dengue,

S.Africa’s Johannesburg fire death toll rises to 73

Shawdesh desk: A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 70 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services said. Another 52