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Former finance minister Muhith passes away

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka, Apr 30: One of the country’s longest-serving finance ministers, the only one who commanded the economy for 10 consecutive years, and the principal architect of the Awami League’s

People leaving Dhaka in droves

Shawdesh Desk: Defying all odds, people continued to leave the capital in their thousands to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, with their near and dear ones at

4 cadets at Canada’s Royal Military College die in accident

Shawdesh Desk: Four cadets at Canada’s Royal Military College died Friday in an accident involving a motor vehicle. “Their families have now been notified,” Commodore Josee Kurtz told a news

Dhaka welcomes latest peace move in conflict-torn Yemen

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has welcomed the announcement of the former Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to transfer power to the Presidential Leadership Council headed by Rashad al- Alimi to help

Holidaymakers suffer due to tailback on both sides of Bangabandhu Bridge

Shawdesh Desk: Both sides of the highway on the Bangabandhu Bridge witnessed traffic congestion on Friday due to a rush of vehicles carrying home-bound passenger ahead of Eid. Tailback extended

Brace for showers in next 24 hours!

Shawdesh Desk: Expect a brief reprieve from the sweltering summer heat, as the weatherman has predicted rain or thunder showers in parts of Bangladesh in the next 24 hours. “The

Russia strikes Kyiv during UN chief’s visit, Biden asks for $33bn for Ukraine

Shawdesh Desk: Russian forces bombarded Ukraine’s capital late Thursday during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who decried the “absurdity” of war in the 21st century, as US President

Indian Foreign Secretary Jaishankar leaves Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has left Dhaka after inviting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for a state visit. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka