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Bomb kills 8 in Shiite area of Afghan capital

Shawdesh desk: A bomb attached to a handcart exploded in Kabul on Friday, officials said, killing eight civilians in an area largely inhabited by Afghanistan’s minority Shiite Muslim community. The blast, which

Increase in fuel price: Public transport halts operation in Chattogram

Shawdesh desk: Public transport in Chattogram is not running properly due to increase in fuel prices. Public transport of Chattogram Metropolitan Transport owners’ Group has kept their operation on the

Global food prices see major fall in July

Shawdesh desk: Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs earlier in the year in the wake of the war in Ukraine,

Chinese FM Wang Yi due in Dhaka Saturday to boost cooperation

Shawdesh Desk: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to arrive here on Saturday afternoon to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues with Bangladesh leadership. Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque

Major fall in global food prices for July, but future supply worries remain

Shawdesh desk: Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs earlier in the year in the wake of the war in Ukraine,

Ahead of Sheikh Hasina’s visit, India agreed to hold JRC meet on Aug 23-25 in New Delhi

Shawdesh Desk: NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India in the first week of September, the South Block has agreed to host the much awaited Joint Rivers

Forty countries confirm participation in Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum

Shawdesh Desk: Forty countries have confirmed participation in the upcoming Eastern Economic Forum, the press service for the Roscongress foundation said. “A month before the opening of the 7th Eastern

First coal shipment for Rampal power plant arrives

Shawdesh Desk: The first shipment of fuel for the coal-powered Rampal Power Plant in Bagerhat has arrived from Indonesia, paving the way for electricity production from October, officials said on