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Russian flagship sinks after Kyiv claims missile hit

Shawdesh Desk: Russia’s Black Sea flagship sank on Thursday after an explosion and fire that Ukraine claimed was a successful missile strike, as the Kremlin accused Kyiv of targeting its

Eid advance bus ticket sale begins

Shawdesh desk: The sale of advance bus tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr holidaymakers from Dhaka to other districts have started on Friday morning. Advance tickets for April 26 are being given today,

Global Covid cases top 502 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 502 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University

341 dead in S.Africa floods as hunt for survivors widens

Shawdesh desk: The death toll from South Africa’s “unprecedented” floods climbed to 341 on Thursday as helicopters fanned out across the southeastern city of Durban in an increasingly desperate search

History says religion card cannot be played on Bengali people for long: Sajeeb Wazed

Shawdesh dEsk: Condemning the people who capitalize on religion to serve their interests, Prime Minister’s ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy remarked that the religion card, as history suggests, cannot be

Pahela Baishakh: PM to address nation at 7:30pm

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, to be held tomorrow.

4 JMB men sentenced to death in Humayun Azad murder case

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has sentenced four members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) to death in the much-talked-about case filed over the killing of Dhaka University

Nation set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh tomorrow

Shawdesh desk; The country is set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year-1429, tomorrow upholding the rich cultural values and rituals of the Bangalees. The Bangla