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Joy, Palak among 19 sued over leaking NID card information

Shawdesh Desk: A case has been filed against 19 people including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and former state minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

TIB estimates up to Tk 51,000 cr corruption in RHD projects

Shawdesh Desk; Transparency International Bangladesh has estimated up to around Tk 51,000 crore of corruption in the construction works of the development projects implemented by the Roads and Highways Department in

US vows to continue engagement with Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The United States has said it looks forward to continued engagement with Bangladesh to advance progress on economic stability, democracy, security, and Rohingya refugees. ‘The secretary, Antony Blinken,

Govt reduces regulatory duty on sugar imports by 50 per cent

Shawdesh Desk: The National Board of Revenue on Wednesday reduced the regulatory duty on both refined and raw sugar imports by 50 per cent to stabilise the local market prices.

Import-Export halted at Hili port from Oct 9 till Oct 14 due to puja

Shawdesh Desk: Import and export activities between Bangladesh and India through the Hili land port in Dinajpur have been suspended for six days due to the upcoming Durga Puja. This

Flood puts hundreds at risk of starvation

Shawdesh Desk: The ongoing flash flooding puts hundreds of farmer families at immediate risk of starvation in Sherpur district, washing away the rice they stored from the previous harvest and

Ex-IGP Mamun on 43-day remand

Shawdesh Desk: Former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has been placed on a 43-day remand in eight separate cases over the death of eight people during the

Dhaka not aware of Hasina’s present whereabouts

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s interim government foreign affairs advisor Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said that they were not aware about the present location of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina as