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Wrong mosquito control measures pose dengue risk to people in Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: Wrong mosquito control measures taken by the authorities of two Dhaka city corporations have exposed public health to a severe dengue outbreak with an unusual number of hospitalisations

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ARSA members among 6 killed in Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: At least five people were killed, including a child, and several others were injured in a reported ‘gunfight’ between the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and Rohingya Solidarity Organisation

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PM to visit Rome later this month to attend UN Food Systems Summit

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit Rome, Italy later this month to discuss bilateral issues and attend the UN Food Systems Summit. The 2023 UN Food

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Flood situation in Netrokona’s low-lying areas may improve in 24 hours: FFWC

Shawdesh dEsk: Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) predicted that the flood situation in low-lying areas of Netrokona districts may improve in 24 hours. FFWC, in its regular bulletin, said

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Indian External Affairs secretary Saurabh Kumar in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India Saurabh Kumar is visiting Bangladesh. He arrived in Dhaka on Thursday to discuss BIMSTEC issues with Foreign Secretary

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‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war

Shawdesh desk: Last year, 27,180 grave violations were committed against children caught up in war – the highest number ever verified by the UN, the Security Council heard on Wednesday.

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Over 50pc of trafficked children victims of domestic trafficking: IOM-Harvard Report

Shawdesh DEsk: A report conducted by International Organization for Migration and François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University revealed that more than half of child trafficking

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Tamim Iqbal retires from international cricket

Sports Desk: Bangladesh one-day international skipper and veteran opener Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. ‘Yesterday’s match was the last of my international career. I am

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