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Firefighter dies after being hit by truck while battling Secretariat fire

Shawdesh Desk: A firefighter died after being hit by a truck while working to douse a fire at the Secretariat in Dhaka early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sohanur

AL prioritized self-interest over nationals development: Jamaat Ameer

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has strongly criticised the former Awami League government, accusing it of prioritising self-interest over national development during the last 15 years. Speaking at

Govt officials hold human chains demanding elimination of discrimination

Shawdesh desk: Officials of 25 cadres under the Bangladesh Civil Service on Thursday held human chains in front of their work stations for a one-hour across the country demanding elimination

Committee to be formed to probe Bangladesh Secretariat fire

Shawdesh Desk: A high-level committee has been announced to investigate the devastating fire that swept through four floors of the building number 7 of Bangladesh Secretariat. Home adviser Lieutenant General

Fire at Bangladesh Secretariat building under control

Shawdesh Desk: The fire that broke out at building number 7 of Bangladesh Secretariat on early Thursday, was brought under control in the morning, the Fire Service officials said. It

US trip to learn mosquito machine operations: Essential or wasteful?

Shawdesh desk: The Local Government Division (LGD) has approved a controversial foreign trip for five officials to visit the United States to learn the operation and maintenance of five mosquito-killing

Irfan kills seven on vessel in Meghna over ‘previous anger’: RAB

Shawdesh desk: Rapid Action Battalion has revealed that arrestee Irfan murdered the seven people onboard fertiliser-laden vessel in the Meghna River out of anger after being deprived of wages for

Case filed over seven murders on vessel in Meghna

Shawdesh desk: A case was filed on Tuesday night over seven people’s death in a brutal attack on MV Al-Bakhera, a vessel carrying fertiliser in the River Meghna in Chandpur.