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Mahmudur Rahman Manna hospitalised after heart attack

Shawdesh desk: Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of the Nagorik Oikya, has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital after falling seriously ill late last night. His personal physician,

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Inu, Menon, Mamun shown arrested in two murder cases

Shawdesh desk: Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASOD) president and former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu, Bangladesh Workers Party (BWP) president and former tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon, and former IGP Abdullah

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Bangladesh to export Hilsa to India for Durga Puja upon ‘special request’

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh commerce ministry has granted permission to export Hilsa fish to India in response to a ‘special request’ from the neighbouring country due to the Durga Puja festival,

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ASEAN Dhaka committee provides flood relief donation

Shawdesh desk: Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh, as chair of the ASEAN Dhaka Committee, together with ambassadors and officials from the embassies of ASEAN member countries in Dhaka — Brunei

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Tough enforcement of law to be ensured to protect rivers: Rizwana Hasan

Shawdesh Desk: The tougher enforcement of the relevant law will be ensured to protect the country’s rivers and free those from illegal occupation, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor to the Ministries

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Judiciary must be freed from control of govt, parliament: CJ

Shawdesh desk: Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Saturday said that for ensuring neutral trials it is essential to separate the judiciary from the control of the executive section and

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With a packed 3-day schedule, Chief Adviser to deliver speech at UNGA 27 Sept

Shawdesh desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to leave Dhaka on September 23 to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York which is seen

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Bangladesh approves export of 3,000 tonnes of hilsa to India for Durga Puja

Shawdesh desk: The government of Bangladesh has approved the export of 3,000 tonnes of Hilsa fish to India on the occasion of the upcoming Durga Puja, the commerce ministry said

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