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BNP associate bodies begin long march towards Agartala

Shawdesh desk: Associate bodies of Bangladesh Nationalist Party began its long march towards Agartala on Wednesday morning in front of the party’s central office in the capital’s Nayapaltan area protesting

SC stays verdict declaring ‘Joy Bangla’ as national slogan

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Court judgment that declared ‘Joy Bangla’ as the national slogan. A four-member apex court bench, headed by Chief

BNP calls for dissolution of RAB

Shawdesh Desk: BNP on Tuesday called for the dissolution of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as part of a broader police reform agenda, citing allegations of human rights violations and

SC stays jail sentence of Tarique Rahman in money laundering case

Shawdesh desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stayed the seven-year jail sentence of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun in

BFIU seeks bank account details of Sheikh Hasina, Rehana

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, the financial intelligence agency of the central bank, has sought the bank account details of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister

Committee on ‘deprived’ government officials submits report to CA

Shawdesh Desk: The committee formed to look into the appeals of the retired government officials who were reportedly deprived of promotion and service benefits during the immediate past regime led

Victory day to be celebrated through nationwide fairs: Farooq-e-Azam

Bangladesh’s victory day will be celebrated this time with nationwide victory fairs instead of the traditional parade at the National Parade Square, says liberation war affairs adviser Farooq-e-Azam. ‘Victory day

BMD predicts dry weather with partly cloudy skies over Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Weather may remain dry with a partly cloudy sky over the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s latest weather bulletin on Tuesday. Moderate to thick fog may