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13 sentenced to death, 8 get life term in AL leader Zahirul murder case

Shawdesh Desk: A tribunal in Dhaka on Sunday sentenced thirteen people to death and eight others to life term imprisonment in Awami League leader Zahirul Haque murder case. Dhaka Speedy

Jhalakathi launch fire: Search operation in Sugandha going on

Shawdesh Desk: The search drive in the Sugandha River was going on for the 3rd consecutive day on Sunday for tracing those who went missing following a massive fire in

Voting underway in 838 unions in fourth phase of UP polls

Shawdesh Desk: Balloting in the elections to some 834 union Parishads is underway in the fourth phase of the countrywide elections to the lowest tier of the local government. The

Global Covid cases surpass 279 million

Shawdesh Desk: Amid the global scare over new Covid-19 strain Omicron, the overall number of coronavirus cases has crossed 279 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Much-hyped ‘Dhaka Nagar Paribahan’ rolled out

Shawdesh Desk: The government has finally launched the ‘Dhaka Nagar Paribahan’ under bus route rationalisation programme of the two Dhaka city corporations on trial basis, aiming to streamline the public

Ex-president of BFUJ and Jatiya Press Club Riazuddin Ahmed passes away

Shawdesh Desk: Former president and general secretary of undivided Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and ex-president of Jatiya Press Club Reazuddin Ahmed has passed away at a hospital in the

US Navy warship sidelined with COVID-19 outbreak

Shawdesh Desk: A U.S. Navy warship has paused its deployment to South America because of a coronavirus outbreak, the Navy said Friday. The USS Milwaukee, a litorral combat ship, is

Ensuring “smooth and inclusive” graduation is key to Bangladesh: Ambassador Danzi

Shawdesh Desk: Describing the LDC graduation as an important milestone and a remarkable feat for Bangladesh, Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Ambassador Patricia Danzi