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Aung San Suu Kyi named in Argentine lawsuit over crimes against Rohingya

Shawdesh Desk: Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named Wednesday in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first

Modi invites Hasina to watch Kolkata Test match

Shawdesk Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina to watch the second Test match between Bangladesh and India that will begin at Eden Gardens

Nayeemul Abrar’s death: Tk 10 crore in compensation sought

Shawdesh desk: A writ petition has been filed seeking compensation Tk10 crore in the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Nayeemul Abrar Rahat. The petition was filed with the High

Recruiting agencies must register female workers: FM

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said recruiting agencies must register all the female workers, especially those going abroad as housemaids, to deal with the issues

25 named on charge sheet for BUET student Abrar murder

Shawdesh desk: Police have submitted a charge sheet accusing 25 people in a killing case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad. Md Wahiduzaman, investigation officer of

Government to ensure 100 percent electricity coverage within ‘Mujib Year’: Prime Minister

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will be able to provide electricity to every house during the announced ‘Mujib Year’, which will be celebrated from

Prime Minister inaugurates 7 power plants

Shawdesh Desk: Seven new power plants went into operations from Wednesday, adding 790MW of electricity to the national grid. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the newly-constructed power plants through video

Crops worth Tk 263 crore lose by cyclone Bulbul

Shawdesh Desk: Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak on Wednesday said the crops worth Tk 263 crore have lost in the agriculture sector due to Cyclone Bulbul. A total of 50,503