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Bangladesh passes six months after Hasina’s downfall

Shawdesh dEsk: Six months have passed since the fall of dictator fascist Sheikh Hasina in the face of student-led mass uprising. The nearly 16-year-long dictatorial fascist rule in Bangladesh ended

Home adviser warns people will resist irrational demonstrations

Shawdesh Desk: Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday issued a veiled warning for different groups blocking the capital’s major roads to secure their interests, which are many a

Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 375

Shawdesh desk: Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 375 at

CA Yunus vows to upgrade labour laws to ILO standards

Shawdesh Desk: Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that the interim government is committed to implementing important labour reforms to take the country’s labour laws to ILO standards. ‘We’ve

LNG deal with US co raises energy security risk

Shawdesh Desk: The deal that Bangladesh has recently signed with the Louisiana-based Argent LNG to import liquefied natural gas is set to increase energy risks and unreliability, energy experts have

Jail authorities deny AL leader Faruk Khan’s alleged FB post

Shawdesh Desk: The Department of Prisons on Monday dismissed a viral Facebook post claiming to be from detained Awami League leader and former minister Faruk Khan, calling it ‘false and

Task force formed on illegal foreigners

Shawdesh Desk: The government on Monday formed an 11-member task force to decide the next course of actions against the foreigners illegally staying in Bangladesh, as the deadline for submitting

521 sued in Gopalganj police attack case

Shawdesh desk: A case has been filed against 521 individuals in Tungipara, Gopalganj, for attacking police officers and vandalizing a police vehicle in an attempt to snatch a detainee suspected