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Govt not to take anymore mega projects before elections Quader

Shawdesh desk: Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that the government would not take any new mega project before the next national election. ‘As per the

Ex-BNP MP arrested, placed on 2-day remand for comments on Hasina

Shawdesh Desk: A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Sunday allowed the police to take former Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmaker for reserved seat for women, Sultana Ahmed, under their custody

Pakistan grab unexpected lifeline to reach semis

Sports Desk: Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi returned career-best figures of 4-22 to lead Pakistan into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in a do-or-die

Court issues arrest warrant against Tarique, Zubaida in graft case

Shawdesh Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court on Tuesday accepted the charges against opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a

PM greets Lula, hopes to work together for world peace

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today congratulated Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on winning the presidential elections in Brazil and is looking forward to working together for world peace

Dengue kills 5 more people, hospitalises 873 others in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: At least five more people died of dengue in the past 24 hours across Bangladesh, taking the total official death toll to 141 since January. Of the fresh

Government rearranges daily office hours, effective from Nov 15

Shawdesh Desk: The government has rearranged the daily office hours from 9:00am to 4:00pm for all the government and autonomous offices. The decision came at the regular cabinet meeting chaired

BNP chairperson’s advisor Sabih Uddin dies aged 76

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson’s advisory council member and former secretary Sabih Uddin Ahmed died on Monday at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 76. Sabih Uddin, who had