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Cheapest private Hajj package deal fixed at Tk463,000

Shawdesh Desk: A Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim has to spend at least Tk463,744 to perform holy Hajj through private agencies as Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has announced this year’s

Money embezzlement case: Destiny President Harun gets 4 years in jail, MD Rafiqul 12 years

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has sentenced Destiny Group President Harun-Ur-Rashid to 4 years and Managing Director Rafiqul Amin to 12 years of imprisonment, for allegedly embezzling Taka 1,861 crore

Sri Lanka president set to name new PM

Shawdesh Desk: Beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister Thursday to try to steer Sri Lanka out of its dire economic crisis after days of violence,

Amid crisis, Sri Lanka president vows to curtail own powers

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa pledged Wednesday to give up most of his executive powers but stopped short of yielding to demands for his resignation over the

Moscow urged to annex Kherson, claims Kyiv bombed Russia town

Shawdesh Desk: Pro-Kremlin authorities in Ukraine’s Kherson on Wednesday urged President Vladimir Putin to annex the region, as Moscow accused Kyiv of shelling a Russian city in the latest flashpoint

Govt announces Hajj packages

Shawdesh Desk: The government announced packages for this year’s Hajj pilgrimages on Wednesday. As per the announcement, Tk 456,530 hajj package was proposed this year under private management, which is

PM distributes National Sports Award to 85 persons, organisers

Shawdesh dEsk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday distributed the “National Sports Award” to 85 sports persons and organisers in recognition to their glorious contribution to the country’s sports arena.

Asani weakens into cyclonic storm

Shawdesh Desk: Asani, the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, weakened into a cyclonic storm on Wednesday morning. The cyclonic storm moved west-northwestwards in the west central Bay