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PM to attend Commonwealth summit this afternoon

Shawdesh  Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend  the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting – a biennial summit of governmental leaders from all Commonwealth nations- today. The summit will hold

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Dhaka-North Bengal rail link suspended due to freight train derails in Sirajganj

Shawdesh Desk: Train movement from Dhaka to the country’s Western, North and South regions has remained suspended since Friday afternoon after a freight train got derailed on Dhaka-Iswardi rail tracks

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UNSC ‘a mute witness’ to deterioration of Rohingya situation, Bangladesh says

Shawdesh desk: Referring to the growing mistrust between people and the global institutions, Bangladesh has urged the UN Security Council to demonstrate unity and decisiveness in addressing visible threats to

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Record Boro output expected

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh is set to see an increase of 1 million tonnes of rice compared to the previous year, thanks to a good harvest and increased acreage in the

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Bangladesh a ‘modern miracle, one of the most exciting growth stories’: US Chamber of Commerce SVP

Shawdesh Desk: President of the US-Bangladesh Business Council and Senior Vice President for South Asia at the US Chamber of Commerce, Atul Keshap, has called Bangladesh a “modern miracle, and

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UK’s Sunak faces first date with voters

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are braced for heavy losses in their first major electoral test since he became the UK’s third leader in the space of a

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Price of bottled soybean oil increases by Tk 12 per litre

Shawdesh Desk: The price of bottled soybean oil has been hiked by Tk 12 per litre to Tk 199, which is effective from Thursday, May 4, 2023. Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and

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Khaleda Zia to return her house from Evercare Hospital

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia will return to her residence from Evercare Hospital in the capital on Thursday afternoon after five days of treatment and medical check-up

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