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Faridpur farmers losing interest in boro crop

Shawdesh Desk: A high production cost and low prices of the products have led to a decline in boro cultivation in Faridpur over the years as frustrated farmers go for

Coronavirus death toll rises to 41 after China reports 15 more fatalities

Shawdesh Desk: The number of confirmed deaths from a deadly viral outbreak in China has risen to 41, with authorities on Saturday reporting 15 new fatalities and more than 1,000

Top UN court says it can rule in Rohingya case

Shawdesh Desk: The UN’s top court said Thursday it has the authority to rule in an urgent case in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims. “The court

Top UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

Shawdesh Desk: The UN’s top court told Myanmar on Thursday to take urgent steps to prevent the alleged genocide of the Buddhist nation’s minority Rohingya Muslims. The order was the

Bangladesh rises eight places on Democracy Index

The much-talked about sub-regional connectivity initiative — BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) – is all set to resume after around two years in New Delhi on January 30-31. A Joint

Authorities asked to publish newspaper ad asking SK Sinha to appear on February 20

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has directed the authorities concerned to publish advertisement in two national dailies asking former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others to appear before

MP Ismat Ara Sadek dies

Former State Minister for Public Administration Ismat Ara Sadek has passed away. She was 78. She breathed her last at 11:00am at a private hospital in the capital while undergoing

Mass wave in favour of ‘Sheaf of Paddy’: Fakhrul

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday carried out electioneering in favour of Tabith Awal, their party’s mayoral candidate in the elections to Dhaka North City