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250 fishermen go missing as 16 trawlers sink in Bay, 150 rescued in Patuakhali

Shawdesh Desk: Over 250 fishermen of Patuakhali remained missing as 16 fishing trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal amid inclement weather on Friday, said Naval police on Sunday. About

Horrifying August 21 today

Shawdesh desk: Today is the horrifying August 21, one of the cruelest days in the country’s political history, when a number of Awami League activists were killed in a violent

Russian crops, fertiliser must move ‘unimpeded’: UN chief

Shawdesh desk: Russian fertilisers and agricultural products must be able to reach world markets “unimpeded” or a global food crisis could strike as early as next year, UN Secretary General

Gas distribution cos want refund of Tk 1559cr from NBR

Shawdesh desk: Gas distribution companies asked the National Board of Revenue to return Tk 1559.48 crore which was realised as additional tax at source on gas bills from fiscal years

PM blames BNP-Jamaat govt for August 21 attack

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that the August 21 grenade attack was carried out with direct patronisation of then BNP-Jammat government to kill her and

Victims yet to get justice

Shawdesh Desk: Eighteen years have passed since 24 people were killed and scores injured in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally at Bangabanbdhu Avenue in

Inner containment construction of RNPP at final stage

Shawdesh Desk; Concreting of the inner containment dome of the reactor building has started at the unit- 2 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). According to a message received

Installation of rail tracks on Padma Bridge begins

Shawdesh desk; Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Saturday inaugurated the work of installing rail tracks at the Jajira end of the Padma Bridge. “The rail tracks installation work will