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California cleans up after record rainfall from Hilary

Shawdesh desk: Southern California was cleaning up Monday after record rainfall triggered landslides and flooding, shuttering schools, roads and businesses in an “unprecedented” tropical storm. Up to 11 inches (28

Raushan Ershad declares herself Jatiya Party chairperson

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party Chief Patron and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Raushan Ershad has declared herself party chairperson. The news decision was announced in a press release on

Testimony against Khaleda in Niko graft case Sept 12

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court fixed September 12 for recording deposition of prosecution witnesses in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and seven others. As Begum Zia’s lawyer

MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital interns continue strike

Shawdesh Desk; Intern doctors of Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital continued their indefinite strike on Tuesday for second consecutive day protesting at vandalism at the hospital over the death of

Hasina leaves Bangladesh for South Africa to attend BRICS Summit

Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday left Dhaka for Johannesburg to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held in August 22-25 at the invitation of South African

Hasina sends letter to Biden expressing sadness over Maui wildfire

Shawdesh desk; Bangladesh prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent a letter to United States president Joe Biden expressing deep sadness over devastation and loss of lives in a deadly wildfire

Western Canada wildfires force tens of thousands to flee

Shawdesh Desk: Fires ravaging western Canada gained more ground on Sunday as two blazes merged and residents continued to evacuate. Rapidly evolving wildfires threatened large parts of the scenic Okanagan

Horrifying Aug 21 today

Shawdesh desk: As the clock struck 5:22pm this day in 2004, all hell broke loose as assailants hurled grenades indiscriminately at an anti-violence rally of the then opposition Awami League