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US records over 400 mass shootings so far in 2023

Shawdesh desk: Nine mass shootings occurred across the United States over the weekend, bringing the total to more than 400 this year, according to a national website that tracks firearm

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Boat capsizes, killing 14 off Senegal capital

Shawdesh desk: At least 14 people have died after their wooden boat capsized off the Senegalese capital Dakar, a district deputy mayor told AFP on Monday. “It seems to be

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Russia wants allies, so it is hosting an Africa summit. Food security and Wagner are key questions

Shawdesh desk: As Russia seeks more allies during its invasion of Ukraine, longtime U.S. security partner Kenya might not be an obvious choice. But hours after Russia terminated a deal

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PM joins 3-day UN Food Systems Summit starting this afternoon

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is joining the three-day UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) at the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters commencing this afternoon.

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Fire service driver among 2 killed in accident on way to douse blaze

Shawdesh Desk: Two people including a driver of Fire Service and Civil Defence were killed and seven others injured  in an accident as a vehicle of a fire fighting unit

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Jamaat to hold rally in Dhaka on August 1

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday announced a three-day programme including a rally in Dhaka on August 1. Jamaat acting ameer Mujibur Rahman announced the programme at a press conference

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US terms Cambodia’s elections ‘neither free nor fair’, announces punitive measures

Shawdesh desk: Cambodia’s longtime ruling party on Monday lauded its landslide victory in weekend elections as a clear mandate for the next five years, but the United States said its

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Hero Alom demands re-election to Dhaka-17; appeals to EC

Shawdesh Desk:  Youtuber Ashraful  Hossain Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom, filed a petition to the Election Commission demanding re-election to Dhaka-17 constituency. “There was vote rigging in the by-election

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