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Bribery rampant at every stage in district registrar and sub-registrar offices: TIB

shawdesh Desk: Massive corruption prevails at the district registrar and sub-registrar offices and people have to pay bribes starting from Tk 500 to Tk 5 lakh at each and every

British Airways pilots ground planes in unprecedented 48-hour strike

shawdesh Desk: British Airways pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding most of the airline’s flights and disrupting thousands of travellers’ plans in unprecedented industrial action over a pay

HRW urges Bangladesh to end restrictions on Rohingyas

Shawdesh Desk: New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch on Sunday urged the government of Bangladesh to end all restrictions on Rohingya refugees like freedom of movement, access to the

Barrister Mainul secures bail in defamation case

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has granted bail to former adviser to a caretaker government Barrister Mainul Hosein in connection with a defamation case filed by a female journalist last

Afghanistan War: Trump cancels peace deal with Taliban

Shawdesh Desk: US President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a peace deal with the Taliban. Mr Trump tweeted he had been set to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and

Australia to continue support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue

Shawdesh Desk: Visiting Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne today said her country will continue to extend a strong support to Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue. The Australian foreign

Amazon fires: Seven countries sign forest protection pact

Shawdesh Desk: Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world’s largest tropical forest, reports BBC. Bolivia,

AL will remain neutral in question of JP leadership: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: About the ongoing crisis about the leadership of the Jaitya Party (JP), Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said his party will remain neutral and support