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Dengue deaths, cases rise in Bangladesh despite growing spending

Shawdesh desk: Dengue fatalities and hospitalisations have been increasing in the capital every year, despite the two city corporations in Dhaka increasing budgetary allocations for mosquito control regularly. According to

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13 people killed, dozens injured in Madagascar stadium crush

Shawdesh desk: At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed Friday in a crowd stampede at a stadium in the Madagascar capital of Antananarivo, according to the Red Cross

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Prime minister Hasina to leave Johannesburg for Dhaka today

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina will depart Johannesburg for Dhaka on Saturday, wrapping up her visit to South Africa. She attended the 15th BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg

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BRICS to welcome six new members, including Saudi Arabia, next year

Shawdesh desk: BRICS leaders announced on Thursday the ‘historic’ admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the

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Global community must not forget Rohingya issue in face of crisis: UN

Shawdesh desk: United Nations high commissioner for human rights Volker Turk on Thursday said that the international community must not forget the Rohingya people or their host community in Bangladesh

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Benefit from Rooppur power plant unlikely before 2025

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is looking forward to generating power from the Roopur nuclear power plant next year, but that is unlikely to be added to the national grid before 2025

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BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul leaves Dhaka for Singapore for treatment

Shawdesh Desk; Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left Bangladesh for Singapore on Thursday morning for medical treatment. Fakhrul, along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum and

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China to support Bangladesh in joining BRICS, repatriating Rohingyas

Shawdesh desk: China will always stay beside Bangladesh in its needs that included supporting it in joining the BRICS and ensuring permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis. Chinese president Xi

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