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AL, associate bodies continue to hold rallies during oppositions’ demo

Shawdesh desk; Ruling Awami League and its affiliated organisations on Monday continue to hold rallies and street programmes on the day when opposition political parties, including the main opposition Bangladesh

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HC directs to investigate allegations of buying property against 459 people in Dubai

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Sunday directed four institutions including the ACC to investigate the allegations of buying property of 459 people in Dubai. More to

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15 foreigners among 72 on board in Nepal plane crash: airline

Shawdesh desk: Fifteen foreigners were among the 72 people on board a plane that crashed in Nepal on Sunday, Yeti Airlines said. They included five people from India, four Russians,

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RAB made ‘tremendous progress’ in ‘respecting rights’: Donald Lu

Shawdesh Desk: United States assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has appreciated the ‘tremendous progress’ made by the Rapid Action Battalion in ‘respecting human

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First phase of Bishwa Ijtema ends with akheri munajat

Shawdesh desk: The first phase of the three-day Bishwa Ijtema ended on Sunday with akheri munajat, or final prayer, at the Ijtema ground at Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka.

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US to keep supporting Bangladesh to improve labour rights: Donald Lu

Shawdesh Desk: The United States is ‘committed’ to continue cooperation with Bangladesh in its efforts to improve labour rights, visiting US assistant secretary Donald Lu said on Sunday. At a

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Rise in Cold-related Diseases: 80 die, 52,000 cases reported in 2 months

Shawdesh Desk: Around 80 people died of acute respiratory infection (ARI) and pneumonia and over 52,000 infection cases were reported in the last two months across the country, including in

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BNP announces elaborate programmes marking Zia’s birth anniv

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday announced a 10-day programme to observe the 87th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman on January 19. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul

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