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Metro rail free for children under 3-feet

Shawdesh Desk: Metro rail journey for the children under three-feet and with their parents is free. There would be no half ticket facilities for the students, said the Dhaka Mass

Rohingyas get emergency treatment after boat lands in Indonesia

Shawdesh Desk: Rohingyas received emergency medical treatment after a boat carrying nearly 200 people came ashore in Indonesia on Monday, authorities said, in the fourth such landing in the country

World suffering a ‘famine of peace’: Pope Francis

Shawdesh desk: Pope Francis has said the world is suffering from a “famine of peace”, in his annual Christmas Day message from the Vatican. He called for a end to

Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured

Shawdesh Desk: Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials said Monday.

Exports to India reach $1bn in 5 months

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s exports to India increased 8 percent year-on-year to nearly $1 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year, supported by a big jump in

US storm: Dozens dead as big freeze grips North America

Shawdesh Desk: At least 38 deaths have now been linked to a severe Arctic freeze that continues to pummel the US and Canada. Officials say 34 people died across the

Textbooks printed on low-quality paper

Shawdesh desk; The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has compromised the brightness of paper to get all the textbooks in time amid printing press owners’ undue demand over unavailability

Metro rail ready for operation from Dec 28

Shawdesh Desk: The much awaited first ever elevated metro rail is ready for commercial operation as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate the metro rail on December 28.