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Ahmad Shafi laid to eternal rest in Chattogram

Shawdesh desk: Hefazat-e-Islam chief Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi was laid to eternal rest at Hathazari Madrasah graveyard in Chattogram on Saturday. The religious scholar was buried around 3:00pm after his namaz-e-janaza

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8 suspended Titas employees detained over Narayanganj mosque blast

Shawdesh desk: Eight suspended officials and staffers of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Co Ltd have been detained over the blast in a Narayanganj mosque which has claimed 32 lives

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Hefazat chief Allama Shafi no more

Shawdesh Desk: Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Allama Ahmed Shafi has passed away at the age of 105. He was on life support and was flown to Dhaka this afternoon. He

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Barapukuria case against Khaleda: Hearing on charge framing on Nov 17

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed November 17 for hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others. Dhaka Special

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Covid-19: Number of recoveries crosses 2.5 lakh mark

Shawdesh desk: The health authorities on Thursday said another 2,443 patients have recovered, pushing Bangladesh’s total number of recoveries to 250,412. Meanwhile, 36 more patients died of coronavirus in the

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Covid-19 pushes 150 million more children into poverty, UNICEF, Save the Children say

Shawdesh Desk: The number of children living in multidimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UNICEF and Save the Children

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ECNEC approves 4 projects with Tk 534.34cr

Shawdesh Desk: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a total of four projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 534.34 crore, including a new

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Khaleda’s jail term suspension extended by six months

Shawdesh dEsk: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail term suspension has been extended by six months. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the extension. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal confirming the

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