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UN calls for early repatriation of Rohingyas by creating conducive environment

Shawdesh  Desk: The UN Human Rights Council has called for early repatriation of Rohingyas by creating conducive environment in Rakhine state of Myanmar. To this respect, a resolution on Rohingyawas

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UN says Damascus conditions for cross-border aid ‘unacceptable’

Shawdesh desk: The United Nations is concerned about “unacceptable conditions” set by Damascus for allowing aid to flow through its Bab al-Hawa crossing to rebel-held areas in northwest Syria, according

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Seven Bangladeshis killed in Fire at Saudi furniture factory

Shawdesh Desk: At least nine workers died in a fire that broke out in a sofa factory in the industrial area of Hofuf city of Saudi Arabia on Friday evening.

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IU expels BCL leader, four activists for one year for torture

Shawdesh desk: Islamic University in Kushtia on Saturday expelled five students—a leader and four activists of the ruling Awami League-backed student body Bangladesh Chhatra League—for one year for torturing a

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BNP will not go to polls under AL govt, leaders tell EU delegation

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Saturday told the visiting Election Exploratory Mission from the European Union that it was not possible for their party to join the next

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Kurigram flood worsens as water levels in major rivers rising rapidly

Shawdesh Desk: The flood situation in Kurigram district deteriorated further as water levels in all the major rivers in the region are rising rapidly. Abdullah Al Mamun, executive engineer of

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Five people killed in Bogura road accidents

Shawdesh desk: At least five people, including a woman and her son, were killed in road accidents in Adamdighi and Shajahanpur upazilas of Bogura district on Friday night and early

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Bangladesh participates in 28th council of International Seabed Authority in Jamaica

Shawdesh desk: At the 28th council of the International Seabed Authority being held in Kingston, Jamaica, negotiations resumed on Environmental Impact Assessment. Bangladesh delegate Rear Admiral (retd) Md Khurshed Alam,

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