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Hasina opens Bangamata Bridge over Kacha River in Pirojpur

Shawdesh Desk; Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday opened the much-desired ‘Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge’ over Kacha River in Pirojpur. The construction of the 1,493-metre

Mushfiq retires from T20I cricket

Sports Desk: Former captain and senior Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has announced his retirement from Twenty20 international cricket. ‘Today, I am announcing my retirement from T20 Internationals. I will proudly

Reshuffle in police with transfer of 3 high-ups

Shawdesh Desk: Two Additional Inspector Generals (AIGs) and one Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police have been transferred. Public Security Division of the Ministry of the Home Affairs issued an

Father arrested over Brac University student Sanjana’s suicide

Shawdesh Desk: RAB arrested Shahin Alam, father of the Brac University student Sanjana Mosaddika who killed herself after jumping from a roof of 12-storey building at Dokkhinkhan in the capital.

Work for more food production amid looming crisis, PM urges BCL members

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of her ruling Awami League, to work for boosting food production in the country

Repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar only solution: S Korea

Shawdesh desk: South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun on Wednesday said the repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland with safety and dignity is the only solution to the

Govt, owners to meet this afternoon to re-fix bus fares

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and bus owners will hold a meeting on Wednesday afternoon to re-fix transport fares as the government cut fuel oil prices by

Last Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

Shawdesh Desk: Mikhail Gorbachev, who changed the course of history by triggering the demise of the Soviet Union and was one of the great figures of the 20th century, has