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Voting underway in BGMEA Polls

Shawdesh desk: Voting was underway on Saturday at Dhaka and Chattogram centres in the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association Board of Directors election for 2025-27 tenure. This is the

Rains likely across Bangladesh as Monsoon sets in early

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain in parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday as monsoon sets in. ‘Light to moderate

Gas crisis keeps worsening as supply falling

Shawdesh desk: The country’s gas crisis kept worsening by the day as its supply lags far behind the demand thanks to steady depletion in local production. The supply of gas,

BNP, allies for polls by Dec

Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies want the national election to be held by December this year while the National Citizen Party and Islamist parties, including the

Deep depression starts crossing West Bengal-Bangladesh coast: BMD

Shawdesh Desk: The deep depression over Northwest Bay and adjoining areas has moved further northwards and started crossing the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. All maritime

Yunus seeks Mahathir’s help for Bangladesh’s ASEAN membership

Shawdesh desk: Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to help Bangladesh in its bid to become a member of the Association of

Patients suffer as NIOH closed after Wednesday’s clash

Shawdesh Desk: Treatment at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital remained suspended for second consecutive days on Thursday, following a clash among hospital staff, patients seeking outdoor treatment, and

Three youths killed in Sirajganj road accident

Shawdesh desk: Three young men were killed after a motorcycle was hit by a truck in the Bhadraghat Bazar area on the Sirajganj-Nalka regional highway in Kamarkhand upazila, police said