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Sacked trainee SIs form human chain demanding reinstatement of jobs

Shawdesh desk: Sacked trainee police sub-inspectors on Sunday formed a human chain in front of the secretariat demanding reinstatement of their jobs. They alleged that 321 trainee sub-inspectors were sacked

No progress in extradition of PK Halder from India

Shawdesh Desk: ACC makes little headway in 51 cases involving Tk 3,500cr money laundering charges The government has so far failed to bring former NRB Global Bank managing director Proshanta

Looking back 2024: Corruption, poor service keep hurting health sector

Shawdesh desk: Quality healthcare for people remained elusive throughout 2024 while the sector saw massive allegations of corruption and maltreatment in the first half of the year. The second half

6-day campaign for proclamation of July revolution announced

Shawdesh Desk: The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and Jatiya Nagorik Committee on Saturday announced a six-day mass contact campaign aimed at garnering people’s support for the proclamation of the July Revolution.

Polythene alternatives struggle to gain ground

Shawdesh dEsk: After the interim government came to power, there was a significant push to enforce the ban on polythene bags. While the initiative has been relatively successful in supermarkets,

Tulip given London flat by developer with links to AL: FT report

Shawdesh desk: Tulip Siddiq, Sheikh Hasina’s niece and currently the UK’s city minister and economic secretary to the treasury, was gifted a two-bedroom apartment in central London by a person

8,543 people killed in road accidents in Bangladesh in 2024: report

Shwdesh Desk: As Bangladesh’s roads remain perilous, some 8,543 people lost their lives and 12,608 suffered injuries in road accidents across the country in 2024 alone. General secretary of Jatri

India maintains silence on Hasina’s extradition request as Bangladesh awaits response

Shawdesh desk: India has refrained from commenting further on deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s extradition request, though Bangladesh is awaiting a reply from India. ‘You know, a week back,