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Thousands in shelters as Indonesia flood death toll hits 53

Shawdesh desk: Tens of thousands of Indonesians were still unable to return to their waterlogged homes Saturday after flooding hit the Jakarta capital region, killing at least 53 people, authorities

Chhatra League’s 72nd founding anniversary being celebrated

Shawdesh DEsk: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) is celebrating its 72nd founding anniversary through elaborate programmes across the country on Saturday. On this day in 1948, the student organization was founded

Qasem Soleimani: Strike was to ‘stop war’, says Trump

Shawdesh Desk: President Donald Trump said the US killed Iran’s top military commander Qasem Soleimani “to stop a war, not to start one”. He said Soleimani’s “reign of terror is

Amu made AL election steering committee leader for south, Tofail for north

Shawdesh Desk: The ruling Awami League (AL) has formed two steering committees to supervise the overall election activities ahead of the two city polls to be held in Dhaka on

Rein in ‘BCL cadres’: Fakhrul to govt

Shawdesh Desk: Condemning the attack on the Patuakhali residence of party vice-chairman Altaf Hossain Chowdhury reportedly by Chhatra League activists, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday urged

EC announces 13 mayoral aspirants valid for Dhaka city polls

Shawdesh Desk: Thirteen aspirants out of 14 vying for the mayoral posts of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) have been declared valid by the

Several trapped as Delhi factory building collapses after fire

Shawdesh Desk: Several people, including firefighters, are trapped under the debris of a factory that collapsed after a fire broke out in Delhi’s Peera Garhi on Thursday morning, officials said.

90 percent people don’t want BNP in power: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Ruling Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said 90 percent people of Bangladesh do not want BNP to run the country. “The percentage will increase,”