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2-hour area-based load shedding across country from Tuesday

Shawdesh Desk; The government has decided to resort to daily 2 hours area-based load-shedding across the country from Tuesday in a bid to tackle the ongoing power crisis. Prime Minister’s

Heat wave likely to abate from Tuesday: Met office

Shawdesh Desk: The mild heat wave which is sweeping Rajshahi, Rangpur and Nilphamari districts may abate following showers in parts of country in the next 24 hours, Met office said

Govt to extend tenure of 4 costly rental plants again

Shawdesh Desk: The government is likely to extend tenure of four costly oil-based rental power projects having combined capacity to generate 300MW of electricity amid BPDB’s non-payment of $1.7 billion

Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of key vote

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s acting president renewed the country’s state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state — a poll in which

Three dead in shooting at US mall: officials

Shawdesh Desk: Three people were killed and another three injured Sunday at a mall in the US state of Indiana, officials said, the latest in a spate of gun violence

Passive foreign policy is over

For the first time since 1989, Algeria’s authoritarian regime has sent a military parade marching through Algiers. A formidable show of strength designed to impress rival regional powers, the event

SSC exams to start on September 15

Shawdesh Desk: The government has set September 15 as new date for starting this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations. Education Minister Dipu Moni announced the new

EC starts dialogue with political parties

Shawdesh Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has started its dialogue with the registered political parties today as part of its move to seek opinions from the stakeholders about holding the next