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Gaza violence: Death toll risen to 24, including six children

Shawdesh desk: The death toll from escalating violence in Gaza had risen to 24 on Sunday, including six children, as Israel extended its bombardment of Palestinian militants who have retaliated

Cholera outbreak in Afghan province kills 12

Shawdesh Desk: A cholera outbreak in Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province since June has killed so far killed at least 12 people, with 18,000 cases being reported, a health official said, the

Turkey to pay for some Russian gas in rubles: Erdogan

Shawdesh Desk: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey will start paying for some of its Russian natural gas imports in rubles. The announcement was initially made by Moscow

Bangamata’s 92nd birth anniversary tomorrow

Shawdesh Desk: The 92nd birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed tomorrow in a befitting manner across

Biden tests negative for Covid after ‘rebound’ case – doctor

Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden has tested negative for Covid-19 days after getting a second bout of the virus, his doctor says. Biden, 79, first tested positive for the

Record fuel price hike triggers huge queues

Shawdesh desk: Thousands of Bangladeshis besieged fuel stations across the country after the government raised prices by as much as 52 percent, the largest jump on record, on the back

Fuel price hike: Transport owners to meet with BRTA this afternoon

Shawdesh desk: Transport owners have demanded that bus fares be adjusted with fuel prices. They will sit in a meeting with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) at 5 pm

Govt defends fuel price hike, terms it indispensable to reduce loss of BPC

Shawdesh Desk: The government has defended recent hike in price of diesel, petrol and octane that the same was needed in view of high international market and recurring loss of