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Five killed in Kentucky bank shooting

Shawdesh Desk: A 25-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace Monday in Louisville, in the US state of Kentucky, killing five people and wounding at least eight others in

Bangladesh government raises fertiliser prices by Tk 5 per kg

Shawdesh desk: The government has raised the prices of Urea, TSP, DAP and MOP fertilisers by Tk 5 per kg at both farmer and dealership levels. The new rates came into

BRTC set to start Eid special bus service on April 14

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation is set to launch Eid special bus service on April 14 to ensure smooth journey of the homebound passengers on the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. ‘BRTC

PM takes a swipe at US, Yunus, Prothom Alo

Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday came down heavily on Prothom Alo saying that the Bengali language daily is the enemy of her ruling Awami League party, democracy

Document leak poses ‘serious’ security risk: US

Shawdesh desk: The leak of highly sensitive United States documents — many of them related to the Ukraine conflict — presents a ‘very serious’ risk to US national security, the

Sunak, Biden to mark 25 years since N.Irish peace deal

Shawdesh desk: Northern Ireland on Monday marks the 25th anniversary of its landmark 1998 peace accords, with the UK province mired in political dysfunction and security concerns that threaten to

Dr Zafrullah put on life support

Shawdesh desk: Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and freedom fighter Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury was put on life support on Monday. He is now undergoing treatment at Gonoshasthaya Kendra Hospital at Dhanmondi in

US assessing how documents leak could affect national security

Shawdesh desk: The United States is assessing how the apparent leak of a trove of highly classified documents could impact national security, the Pentagon said on Sunday. The breach —