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Sacked BDR members hold demo demanding reinstatement of jobs

Shawdesh Desk: The members of erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles, who were dismissed and imprisoned after the 2009 BDR massacre, and their family members staged a demonstration in Jigatola area near Border

Bangladesh remains steadfast to prevent human trafficking: adviser

Shawdesh Desk: Home affairs adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday categorically said that Bangladesh remained steadfast in its commitment to prevent human trafficking. The adviser reiterated the commitment while

Fakhrul leaves Dhaka for Singapore for health check-up

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary seneral Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara Begum left Dhaka for Singapore on Sunday morning for health checkup. They left Hazrat

Government, private offices resume operations after 9-day Eid vacation

Shawdesh Desk: Government and private offices, along with banks, financial institutions, and courts, resumed operations on Sunday following a nine-day holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr. Officials and employees returning to work were

Army chief leaves Dhaka for Russia, Croatia official trips

Shawdesh Desk: Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman on Sunday morning left Dhaka for Russia on an official visit. Following his stay in Russia, Waker is scheduled to go to Croatia on

US Tariff: Yunus to hold emergency meeting this evening

Shawdesh Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has convened an emergency meeting at 7.30pm today (Saturday) at the State Guest House Jamuna to discuss the US tariff issue. Top experts,

Bangladesh ranks 181st in global passport power index; Ireland tops the list

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has been ranked 181st in the 2024 edition of the Nomad Passport Index, released yesterday by global consultancy firm Nomad Capitalist. The index evaluates the strength of

9-day Eid holiday ends; holidaymakers continue returning to workplaces

Shawdesh Desk: The nine-day Eid holiday officially ends on Saturday though many holidaymakers returned to their workplaces a day or two earlier to avoid the crowds. On Friday, some bus