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Secure property before leaving city during Eid holidays: DMP commissioner

Sawdesh Desk; Mentioning about the shortage of personnel in the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, DMP commissioner Sazzat Ali on Saturday urged residents to take measures to ensure security of their homes,

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Condition of 8-yr-old ‘rape’ victim very critical, little hope for recovery

Shawdesh desk: The condition of the eight-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped in Magura last Wednesday, is very critical, DMCH Director Brigadier General Md Asaduzzaman said on Saturday. A four-member

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All women deserve to feel empowered, says Tarique Rahman

Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said that every girl and woman in Bangladesh deserves to feel empowered and supported by those around them. He made the

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Violence against women is a betrayal of ‘new Bangladesh dream’: Yunus

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said that the recent reports of heinous attacks on women are ‘deeply disturbing’ and this is completely contrary to the dream of a

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SUFFERING WITH MEN: Other victims of enforced disappearances

by Saira Rahman Khan : THE crime of enforced disappearances may be considered a way to create terror in society when victims are picked up and never seen again and

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Govt committee recommends withdrawal of 4,615 politically motivated cases

Shawdesh Desk: The committee formed by the Ministry of Law to review and recommend the withdrawal of politically motivated and harassing cases has so far suggested lifting 4,615 cases. Headed

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Foreign adviser leaves for Saudi Arabia to attend OIC meeting

Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday left for Saudi Arabia to join a special session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah. The extraordinary session of the

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Female labour migration from Bangladesh continues to drop

Shawdesh Desk: Female migration from Bangladesh to other countries continued to decrease significantly mainly due to the lack of workers’ language barriers, skills and safety issues. Female migration continued to

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