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N. Korea’s Kim calls for readiness to smash US-led invasion plot

Shawdesh desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart its rivals’ plots to invade his country, state media said

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Air pollution reduces Bangladeshis’ life expectancy by 6.8 years

Shawdesh Desk: The high level of air pollution in Bangladesh, which is the worst in the world, is reducing Bangladeshis’ life expectancy by 6.8 years, revealed a global study. The

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Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Imran Khan’s graft sentence: party

Shawdesh desk: A Pakistan high court on Tuesday suspended former prime minister Imran Khan’s prison sentence for a graft conviction, a spokesman for his party said, but it was unclear

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HC asks BTRC to remove Tarique’s speeches from social media

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Monday asked the chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to remove all statements made by the acting chairman of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party

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Bangladesh to consider Maersk’s proposal on new container terminal in Ctg: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that Bangladesh’s concerned authorities would consider the proposal of Danish shipping and logistic giant Maersk Group for constructing and operating a

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Missing child’s body recovered from canal after 17 hours

Shawdesh desk: The body of a one and half years old boy, who went missing after falling into a canal in waterlogged Agrabad area in Chattogam city after heavy rains,

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Libya suspends foreign minister after outrage over talks with Israel

Shawdesh desk: The leader of Libya’s government said Sunday that he had suspended his foreign minister after her Israeli counterpart announced he had held talks with her last week in

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Success of Universal Pension Scheme depends on people’s confidence: Experts

Shawdesh Desk: The success of the newly introduced universal pension scheme, aimed at fulfilling constitutional aspirations for a welfare state, hinges on gaining the confidence of millions in the private

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