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World passing time of uncertainty, global trust at risk: Professor Yunus

Shawdesh Desk: Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said that global trust is at risk now as the world is passing a time of great uncertainty. ‘Global trust is

Capital comes to a halt as political gatherings trigger massive traffic jams

Shawdesh Desk: The capital, Dhaka, came to a complete halt on Wednesday as the simultaneous gathering of two political parties triggered massive traffic jams. Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra

HC acquits Tarique, Zubaida in graft case

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a corruption case, overturning a lower court verdict that

CA Yunus arrives in Tokyo on four-day official tour

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon in Japan on a four-day official visit. During the visit he will attend the

Jammat leader Azhar freed from jail following acquittal in war crimes case

Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who had been on death row for war crimes, was released from custody on Wednesday morning—just a day after the Appellate Division of the Supreme

Judicial Appointment Council Invites applications for additional HC judges

The Supreme Judicial Appointment Council on Wednesday called for applications from aspiring candidates seeking appointment as additional judges to the High Court Division. In a public notice issued by High

India’s push-ins spark security, sovereignty concerns in Bangladesh

Political leaders and security experts have expressed concerns over the current surge in incidents of people being pushed into Bangladesh territory by the Indian border force without following formal procedures.

Bangladesh Army arrests top crime suspect Subrata Bain

Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh Army arrested Subrata Bain, one of the top crime suspects listed by the then government in 2001, at a house in Kusthia district early Tuesday. An