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People to get benefit of giving magistracy power to army, home adviser says

Shawdesh Desk: Home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Wednesday the people would get benefit of bestowing magistracy power upon the army. ‘Police officials who are

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Bangladesh one of hardest-hit nations by climate change-driven extreme heat: report

Shawdesh Desk: A recent report by Climate Central has revealed that Bangladesh is among the hardest-hit nations by climate change-driven extreme heat, with 119 million people-two-thirds of the population-exposed to

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CID files 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, others over $83m money laundering

Shawdesh Desk: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, the founder and vice chairman of Beximco Group, along with 27 others, on charges of

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Khaleda to be released from hospital today

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to return to her Gulshan residence on Wednesday evening after receiving treatment for six days at Evercare Hospital in the

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Professor Muhammad Yahia appointed as acting VC of CU

Shawdesh Desk; Professor Muhammad Yahia Akhtar, a retired professor from the department of political science at Chittagong University, has been appointed as the acting vice-chancellor of the university. In recent

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BMD predicts rains across Bangladesh in 24hrs

Shawdesh dEsk; Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Wednesday. ‘Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied

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Bangladesh shipbreaking industry lacks adequate oversight: HRW

Shawdesh Desk: The explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya in Bangladesh early this month underscores the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labour rights protections

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WB commits over $2b of new support to Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: The World Bank is committed to increasing lending to Bangladesh in this fiscal year to help the reform agenda of the Interim Government, its Country Director Abdoulaye Seck

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