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Country’s total population stands at 16,98,28,911

Shawdesh desk: The country’s total population stood at 16,98,28,911, according to the adjusted population in light of the PEC report of the sixth Population and Housing Census, 2022. Considering the

Momen to meet Blinken in Washington today

Shawdesh desk: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken are scheduled to have a bilateral meeting in Washington Monday to discuss ways to advance

Farmers frustrated at rising cost of inputs

Shawdesh desk: Boro paddy fields are currently at the flowering and grain-filling stage, raising hopes for farmers to get a good return on their investment, despite the heavy input costs.

Dharla likely to meet Teesta’s fate

The Dharla and a few other rivers flowing from India into Bangladesh are set to meet the fate of the Teesta following the West Bengal government’s arbitrary decision to withdraw

Youth interviewed in DW documentary on RAB arrested in case filed in 2021

Shawdesh Desk: Members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Sunday night arrested a youth who was interviewed and quoted in a recent Deutsche Welle -Netra News documentary on elite force

No chance of rain soon

Shawdesh desk: A mild-to-moderate heat spell swept across five of the eight divisions of Bangladesh on Sunday as the day temperature reached 39C in the south-western district of Chuadanga. Weather

Bangabandhu first introduced parliamentary democracy in country: lawmakers

Shawdesh desk: Both treasury and opposition lawmakers on Sunday said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman first introduced parliamentary democracy in the country aiming to fulfill the aspirations of

People suffer as heat wave sweeps parts of country

Shawdesh desk: People in different parts of country is experiencing a sweltering heat with the mercury soaring to 37.4 degree Celsius in the capital on Sunday. Country’s highest temperature 38.5