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Narayanganj city polls: Voting ends, counting begins

Shawdesh Desk: Vote counting in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) began this afternoon after the voting ended at 4:00pm. Voting started at 8:00am this morning using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Some

Govt wants to build knowledge-based society: PM

Shawdesh dEsk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government wants to build a developed, prosperous nation imbued with modern and technological knowledge. “We want to build a nation

ARSA chief Ataullah Jununi’s brother held

Shawdesh dEsk: Members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) have arrested Md Shah Ali, brother of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) Ataullah Abu Amar Jununi, with home-made weapons and drugs. Cox’s

Voter turnout in NCC election good, says Returning Officer

Shawdesh dEsk: Voter turnout in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election is good as 40% voters have exercised their franchise till noon, said returning officer Mahfuza Akter. “The number of voters

President to address maiden JS session of 2022 today

Shawdesh desk: President M Abdul Hamid will address the 16th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) commencing today at 4 pm as it is the maiden session of 2022.

Covid-19: Amar Ekushey Book Fair postponed by two weeks

Shawdesh Desk: Amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in the country, Amar Ekushey Book Fair -2022, which was scheduled to begin on February 1, has been postponed by two weeks.

Global Covid cases top 325 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 325 million, with a spike in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across the world. According to Johns

No lockdown now to head off harm: health minister

Shawdesh desk: Health minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said that Covid infection had been increasing in Bangladesh alarmingly and that the situation would be serious if the government imposed 11-point