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Court grants bail to Munshiganj science teacher Hriday Mondol

Shawdesh Desk: A Munshiganj court has granted bail to science teacher Hriday Mondol in a case filed over demeaning religion. Judge Motaharat Akter Bhuyan of the Additional District and Sessions

Sacked Jubo League leader Samrat gets bail in two cases

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka count has granted bail to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in arms and money laundering cases. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain

Civilians flee east Ukraine as Kyiv readies for ‘big battles’

Shawdesh desk: Ukraine is preparing for “big battles” against Moscow’s forces in the east of the country, officials in Kyiv said, as thousands of civilians flee in fear of an

Shehbaz Sharif steps out of the shadows to lead Pakistan

Shawdesh Desk: Shehbaz Sharif, expected to become Pakistan’s new prime minister Monday after leading the opposition alliance that ousted Imran Khan, is a tough administrator with a penchant for quoting

Global Covid cases top 498 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 498 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the

Minimum Fitra Tk 75, maximum Tk 2,310

Shawdesh Desk: The minimum Fitra of this year has been fixed at Tk 75 per head while maximum at Tk 2,310. The decision was taken at a meeting of the

Number of diarrhoea patients in capital not declining

Shawdesh Desk: There is no sign of reduction in diarrhoea in the capital as the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) Hospital at Mohakhali in Dhaka saw admission

No-confidence motion against PM Imran: NA session adjourned for 1.30 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Despite the PTI government’s hectic efforts to avoid voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the historic session of the National Assembly to decide his