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Turkey supports Finland and Sweden Nato bid

Nato member Turkey has agreed to support Sweden and Finland’s membership of the alliance. It had initially opposed the Nordic countries’ bids to join. Turkey was angered by what it

DSCC terminates deputy tax officer, 31 other staffs

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has fired 32 officials, including its deputy tax officer. Md Selim Khan was terminated as deputy tax officer following adequate evidence to substantiate

At least 52 inmates die in Colombia prison riot and fire

Shawdesh desk: At least 52 inmates were killed and 26 more injured early Tuesday after a fire broke out during a prison riot in southwestern Colombia, the national prisons agency said.

Exports earning to cross $50bn mark in FY22

Shawdesh desk: The country’s export earning is going to hit the much-expected magic figure of $50 billion in the outgoing 2021-22 fiscal year propelled by better apparel shipment despite the

Govt issues 6 directives to contain corona

Shawdesh desk: The government has issued six-point directive including compulsory use of facemask to check spread of Covid-19. The Cabinet Division sent the directive to secretaries of all ministries and

ECNEC clears a Tk 1092-cr project to widen Cox’s Bazar Marine Drive

Shawdesh Desk: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 10 development projects with the total estimated cost of Tk 2,217 crore, the planning minister said.

Many people over-exaggerating impact of sanctions: US ambassador

Shawdesh Desk; US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas thinks that many people are “over-exaggerating” the impact of the sanctions imposed on the elite force Rab and some officials but acknowledges

Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka bus service resumes after two years

Shawdesh Desk: After a two-year Covid-induced hiatus, the popular cross-border bus service between Bangladesh and India resumed on the Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka route on Monday. A bus of Shyamoli Paribahan with 28