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Road accidents on the rise

Shawdesh Desk: The number of road accidents has increased in the capital and elsewhere in the country in recent times, claiming lives of many people every day. Battery-run easy-bikes and

Momen briefs Blinken about “transparent” election process

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has briefed his US counterpart Antony Blinken about Bangladesh’s “transparent and independent” election commission apparently suggesting him to encourage BNP to take part in the

Global Covid cases near 494 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases is now fast approaching 494 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University

Sri Lanka’s new finance minister quits after one day

Shawdesh DEsk: Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned Tuesday just a day after he was appointed to the post by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the island nation suffers a

PM stresses nature based development philosophy

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government attached priority on nature based plans to ensure country’s overall development, urging all concerned to conserve rain and flood

Sri Lankan president invites all political parties to form new gov’t

Shawdesh desk: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday extended an invitation to all political parties to join the government to find solutions to the ongoing crisis in the country.

Bangladesh-US security dialogue in Washington Wednesday

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh will have a security dialogue with the US in Washington Wednesday to discuss issues of mutual interests in a broader security sphere. At the 8th Security Dialogue,

Police official who harassed female college teacher for wearing teep identified

Shawdesh Desk: The police constable, who harassed and threatened a female college teacher for wearing teep, has been identified. Teep is a decorative mark worn in the middle of the