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Country facing famine-like situation of 1974: Moudud

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed opined that the country is now facing famine-like situation of 1974. He said, “The country experienced socio-economic instability in the year

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Armed Forces Day being observed

Shawdesh Desk: The Armed Forces Day is being celebrated on Thursday with due solemnity and enthusiasm marking the establishment of Bangladesh military during the Liberation War. On this day in

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New Road Transport Act not realistic: BNP

Shawdesh desk: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the new Road Transport Act- 2018 doesn’t appear realistic. “The Road Transport Act 2018 is not a realistic

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More than 100 protesters believed killed in Iran, Amnesty says

Shawdesh desk: More than 100 demonstrators are believed to have been killed across Iran since leaders ordered security forces to stamp out protests triggered by fuel price rises, Amnesty International

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India likely to extend onion export ban to February

Shawdesh desk: The Indian government may keep a ban on onion exports until February because domestic prices have risen after the harvest of summer-sown crops, which were expected to augment

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Onion price dropped Tk 10-20 per Kg on Sunday

Shawdesh Desk: As onion price started falling with the government’s move to import it and arrival of the locally-produced one in the market, the wholesalers in the capital were seen

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WhatsApp hit by critical security vulnerability on Android, iOS

Shawdesh Desk: If someone has sent you an MP4 file on WhatsApp, guard against downloading it as hackers may use a critical vulnerability in the Facebook-owned app to execute snooping

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Bolivia crisis: Food and fuel shortages as death toll climbs to 23

Shawdesh Desk: At least 23 people have been confirmed dead in ongoing political unrest in Bolivia, reports BBC. Bolivian officials have flown basic provisions into the capital, La Paz, amid

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