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Momen writes to Blinken seeking removal of sanctions

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has written a long letter to his US counterpart Antony J. Blinken on a number of issues including a call to “waive

National transition strategy soon for smooth graduation from LDC: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government has taken a step to formulate a ‘National Smooth Transition Strategy’, aiming to make smooth the graduation of Bangladesh from Least

Novice Joy inspires Bangladesh to 175-2 as New Zealand toil (Updated)

Shawdesh Desk: An unbeaten 70 by Mahmudul Hasan Joy, backed by 64 from Najman Hossain Shinto, put Bangladesh in a strong position at stumps on day two of the first

US airport chaos as more than 2,600 flights cancelled

Shawdesh Desk: Air travel continued to be severely disrupted in the United States on Saturday, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a massive

Global Covid cases surpass 289 mln amid Omicron surge

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surged past 289 million, with the new Covid strain Omicron showing a spike in hospitalisation. According to Johns Hopkins University

2022 to be a good year for democracy, hopes BNP

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party is hopeful that democracy will be ‘restored’ in Bangladesh in the New Year, 2022. “Hopefully, in

Govt increases remittance incentive to 2.5%

Shawdesh Desk: The government has decided to increase the cash incentive on sending remittance to encourage more migrant workers to send money through legal channels. The cash bonus for remittances

PM urges business community to invest in research & development

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the business community to invest in research and development for determining the product, product demand and quality to expand their businesses