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Info of Bangladesh money in Swiss banks: BFIU submits report to HC

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Sunday submitted a report to the High Court (HC) stating that the information regarding deposits of 67 Bangladeshis in various Swiss banks

Rising cost of living: Low-income people under pressure

Shawdesh Desk: The rising costs of living following a fresh hike in prices of essential commodities have dealt a great blow to low and lower-middle income people, who are already

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet in city

Shawdesh Desk: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet arrived in Dhaka on four-day visit on Sunday morning as Bangladesh looks forward to having a “constructive dialogue” with her

Nation set to observe National Mourning Day tomorrow

Shawdesh Desk: The nation is set to observe the National Mourning Day and 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman tomorrow with due respect and

Ukrainian nuclear site faces new threat

Shawdesh Desk: Shelling of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by Ukrainian forces risks a “nuclear catastrophe” at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Arseniy Zelensky, the Kakhovka facility’s deputy director for

Sudan floods kill 52 people: state media

Shawdesh desk: Flooding caused by torrential rains in Sudan have killed at least 52 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, state media reported Saturday. Heavy rains usually fall

Common Rivers: Dhaka, Delhi to hold JRC meeting ahead of PM’s visit

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said the much-awaited Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) meeting between Bangladesh and India would be held later this month to discuss water

Cabinet okays draft law keeping maximum 10-yr jail for drugs anomalies

Shawdesh Desk: The Cabinet on Thursday approved in principle the draft of the Drugs Act, 2022 with harsher punishment for drugs related anomalies and offenses. Under the draft law, the