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Heatwave to continue in northern Bangladesh districts

Shawdesh Desk: Warmer days are ahead for the residents of Rajshahi and Pabna, as the weatherman has predicted the heat wave to continue in the northern districts for the next

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 34-member council of ministers takes oath

Shawdesh Desk: Pakistan Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday administered the oath to the 34-member council of ministers of the newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, which included 31 Cabinet Ministers.

Amassing illegal wealth: Court frames charges against Shahed

Shawdesh Desk: The charges have been framed against Regent Group chairman Shahed Karim in a case filed against him on charge of acquiring illegal wealth worth Tk 1.69 crore. Judge

Jar water: Are we drinking poison?

Shawdesh desk: The business of unsafe jar water has boomed in the capital taking on the advantage of the water supplied by Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) which is

Russia sets deadline for Ukraine troops in Mariupol to surrender

Shawdesh Desk: Russia’s defence ministry has told the Ukrainian forces still fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 a.m. Moscow time (0300

Cumilla journalist Mohiuddin murder: Prime suspect killed in ‘gunfight’

Shawdesh Desk: The key accused in the journalist Mohiuddin Sarkar Nayeem murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Cumilla Sadar Upazila early Sunday.

Global Covid cases top 504 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 504 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),

Historic Mujibnagar Day today

Shawdesh desk: The nation is observing historic Mujibnagar Day today commemorating the oath-taking event of the provisional government of Bangladesh at Baidyanathtala in Meherpur under greater Kushtia district in 1971.