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5 Eid Jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram

Shawdesh desk: Five Eid jamaats (congregation) will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, a Islamic Foundation press release said today.

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Motorcycles allowed on Padma Bridge from April 20

Shawdesh Desk: Motorcycles will be allowed to run on the Padma Bridge from April 20. The Bridges Division secretary and Monjur Hossain confirmed the information to New Age on Tuesday.

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Hasina stresses need for collective efforts for prosperous world

Shawdesh desk; Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for collective global efforts for building a prosperous world through Multilateral Development Banks. ‘Let’s work together to build a

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Many US-based clothing brands yet to join accord in Bangladesh: HRW

Shawdesh desk: Human Rights Watch, in a report on Tuesday said that many clothing brands, mostly from the United States, had not joined the accord on health and safety in

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Ex-BNP MP among 4 jailed for life for attacking Hasina’s motorcade

Shawdesh desk: A special tribunal in Satkhira on Tuesday sentenced 48 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its front organisations, including BNP’s central leader and former lawmaker

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US helicopter raid in Syria kills senior IS leader: Centcom

Shawdesh Desk: A United States helicopter raid on Monday killed a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria suspected of plotting attacks in Europe and the Middle East, US Central

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Bangladesh reports 7 more hospitalisations of dengue patients

Shawdesh desk: Seven more people was hospitalised with dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning. Of the new patients, one was admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and

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PM opens 50 more model mosques

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country. She opened those in the fourth phase, joining virtually from

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