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Fever, respiratory illness spread across country

Shawdesh desk: Viral and bacterial fever and respiratory illness have spread across the country, including the capital, at the end of winter, affecting people, mainly children and the elderly. The

Queues for OMS rice, flour get longer

Shawdesh Desk: Queues for buying rice and flour at a subsidised rate from open market sales points in the capital are getting longer ahead of Ramadan amid continuous price hikes

One killed, 6 hurt as N’ganj building catches fire after explosion

Shawdesh desk: A man was killed and six others were injured when a building partially collapsed due to an ‘explosion that triggered a fire’ in Nitaiganj area of Narayanganj on

Bangladeshi actress Mahia Mahi arrested in DSA case, sent to jail

Shawdesh Desk: A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Gazipur on Saturday sent popular Bangladeshi film actress Mahiya Mahi to jail after she was produced before the court in two cases –

World Bank agrees to finance for development of metro rail-centric communication

Shawdesh desk: The World Bank has agreed to provide fund for developing the metro rail-centric communication system, constructing walkways beside canals and procurement of electronic buses. It will provide support

Liton’s 73 takes Bangladesh to 158 against England in 3rd T20I

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh scored 158 for two in their stipulated 20 overs in the third and final match of the T20I series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of Dhaka on

Death toll in Science Lab building blast reaches four

Shawdesh desk: The death toll from the explosion at a building in Science Lab area in Dhaka rose to four as another victim died from her injuries on Tuesday morning.

PM Hasina seeks soft loan from development partners

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the development partners to focus on giving soft loans till the world economy comes into normalcy overcoming the economic recession steaming