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PM stresses signing PTA, FTA with Latin American countries

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for boosting trade and business cooperation between Bangladesh and Brazil. There was a huge prospect of business expansion between

SC clears way to release BNP’s Fakhrul, Abbas from jail

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday cleared the way for releasing Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza

Errors galore in new textbooks

Shawdesh Desk: The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has one again failed to make new textbooks free of mistakes and misinformation amid widespread criticism of printing those on low-quality

China stats ‘under-represent’ true impact of Covid outbreak: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization criticised China’s “very narrow” definition of Covid deaths on Wednesday, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak. There

HC summons Brahmanbaria Bar Association president, 2 lawyers

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Thursday summoned three lawyers including Brahmanbaria Bar Association president for misbehaving with the district Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Mohammad Faruq. Those

Global Covid cases so far near 667 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases is gradually nearing 667 million, with the sudden surge of the virus’ sub-variant in Asia. According to latest global data, the

BNP to get befitting reply if tries to create violence: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader said on Thursday that a befitting reply will be given to BNP to protect people’s lives and property once they try

Mild cold wave sweeps eight dists of Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: A mild cold wave is sweeping across eight districts in the country and it may continue, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said on Thursday. The districts are Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur,