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PM for finding overseas employment in new countries

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid emphasis on exploring overseas employment opportunities in new countries and sending skilled workforce there, urging expatriate Bangladeshis to send remittance to

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital,

LPG price decreases by Tk 244 per 12-kg container

Shawdesh desk: The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas has declined by a big margin of Tk 20.37per kg to Tk 98.17 from the previous price of Tk 118.54 for the

Tk 115 fixed as minimum Fitra per person

Shawdesh desk: The minimum Fitra this year has been fixed at Tk 115 per person while the maximum is Tk 2,640. Fitra is an obligatory charity distributed to the poor

800 BNP activists sued in Khulna over ‘attacking police’

Shawdesh desk: A case has been filed against 800 leaders and activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Khulna ‘for attacking police and obstructing government work’, police said.

Prothom Alo Editor seeks anticipatory bail in DSA case

Shawdesh desk: A petition for anticipatory bail for Bangla daily Prothom Alo editor and publisher Matiur Rahman has been submitted to the High Court in a case filed under Digital

Polish FM greets Momen

Shawdesh desk: Polish foreign minister Zbigniew Rau has congratulated his Bangladesh counterpart Dr. A K Abdul Momen on the occasion of the Independence and National Day of Bangladesh. In his

Prothom Alo journalist arrested for ‘child abuse’: foreign ministry

Shawdesh Desk: A foreign ministry press release, issued on Saturday, stated that Prothom Alo journalist Shamsuzzaman was arrested on charge of ‘child abuse’ and ‘child exploitation.’ The release said, ‘It