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BNP, like-minded parties to hold rallies in all cities on Mar 18

Bangladesh Nationalist Party and like-minded parties will hold rallies in all metropolitan cities on March 18 to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a

Another Gulistan blast victim dies taking death toll to 23

Shawdesh desk: The death toll from the massive explosion that ripped through a seven-storey building in Gulistan’s Siddique Bazar area has risen to 23, with one more victim succumbing to

Gulistan building explosion kills at least 4, injures 50

Shawdesh desk: At least four people were killed and 50 injured in an explosion at a building in Gulistan area of the capital this evening. According to Rashed Bin Khaled,

Three fresh cases filed, 49 more arrested in Panchagarh

Shawdesh Desk: Police on Tuesday said that three more cases were filed and 49 more people were arrested over the recent attacks on the Ahmadiyyas in Panchagarh. With the latest

PM urges global community to extend support for post-grad LDCs

Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the international community to seriously consider the proposals for extension of LDC-specific support measures like preferential market access and the TRIPS

16 people, including owners, sued over Sitakunda oxygen plant blast

Shawdesh Desk: A case was filed on Monday night accusing 16 people, including the owners, for their negligence over Sitakunda Oxygen Plant explosion on Saturday that killed seven people so

Historic March 7 being observed across Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: March 7, a landmark day in the history of the nation’s long struggle for freedom, is being observed on Tuesday across Bangladesh in a befitting manner. In 2017,

Grocery essentials in UAE will cost much lesser for Ramadan

Shawdesh Desk: Grocery prices in the UAE will drop this month after the government announced a seven per cent reduction in diesel prices for March. Even as petrol prices went