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Pry education in own languages sought

Shawdesh Desk: On the eve of silver jubilee of the declaration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Bangladesh Adivasi Forum (Bangladesh indigenous peoples’ forum) urged the government

Eid holiday of DNCC, DSCC staff cancelled

Shawdesh DesK: The government on Saturday cancelled the Eid holiday and weekly holidays of the officials of Dhaka north and south city corporations until further notice. In a circular, local

Government failed to deal with dengue situation: GM Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader on Saturday said that the government had utterly failed to tackle dengue, the mosquito-borne disease which had spread across the country. He said

Hajj to begin on August 9

Shawdesh Desk: The Supreme Court of the Saudi Arabia confirmed Thursday that the moon of the Arabic month of Zil-Hajj had been sighted, reports Arab News. The report said Hajj

JS body recommendations on banking sector go unheeded

Shawdesh Desk: Major recommendations by a Jatiya Sangsad watchdog have remained unimplemented for a decade, exposing the lack of commitment of the government and its agencies concerned to checking ‘unbridled

New study finds Milky Way warped, twisted

Shawdesh Desk: A team of Warsaw University astronomers has said that our galaxy, the Milky Way, is ‘warped and twisted’ and not flat as previously thought, new research shows. Dr

Blasts rock Bangkok, two hurt

Shawdesh Desk: Several small explosions were heard in Thailand’s capital Bangkok in at least three locations on Friday and police said that two street cleaners had been hurt by what

9 Muktijoddha Tower occupiers evicted

Shawdesh Desk: Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust on Thursday evicted families of nine war injured freedom fighters from the Muktijoddhya Tower on Gaznavi Road in Mohammadpur saying that they were illegally occupying