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Govt to procure 16.50 lakh tonnes Boro paddy, rice

Shawdesh Desk: The government has set a target to procure 4 lakh tonnes of paddy, 12.50 lakh tonnes of boiled rice and one lakh tonne wheat in the upcoming Boro

Hasina to inaugurate Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka May 12

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh will host the Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka in May 12-13, says foreign ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrin on Thursday. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference

People pay last tribute to Zafrullah Chowdhury

Shawdesh Desk: People from all walks of life paid their last respects to Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and freedom fighter Zafrullah Chowdhury at the Central Shaheed Minar on Thursday. His body

Bangladesh wants security in the region but no defence treaty: Momen

Shawdesh desk: Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said that the goals set out for the Indo-Pacific region are not much different from Bangladesh’s, but the only concern is about

People using savings for survival

Shawdesh Desk: People have been withdrawing their savings to cope with the rising living costs caused by the growing inflation in the country. According to Bangladesh Bank data, savings deposits

Letter threatening Mangal Shobhajatra attack aims at creating panic: RAB

Shawdesh desk: Rapid Action Battalion director general M Khurshid Hossain on Thursday said that the letter threatening attack on Mangal Shobhajatra was sent to a Fine Arts Institute’s student to

Dr Zafrullah’s contributions to Liberation War, public health sector will be remembered: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and freedom fighter Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury. Sheikh Hasina in a condolence

Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100

Shawdesh Desk: Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on Tuesday killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a