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Dhaka, Ctg, 23 other districts get new deputy commissioners

Shawdesh desk; The government on Monday appointed new deputy commissioners in 25 districts, including Dhaka and Chattogram. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on

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No possibility of war with India: Foreign adviser

Shawdesh desk; Referring to Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s recent remarks, Foreign Adviser Md Tauhid Hussain on Sunday said he does not in any way think that there is any

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800 Rohingyas enter Bangladesh in two days, 40,000 more await

Shawdesh Desk: The influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh through the Teknaf, Ukhiya, and Naikhongchhari borders has resumed as the conflict between rebel forces and Myanmar’s junta intensifies in the port

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Prof Yunus terms education as main tool for building nation

Shawdesh Desk; Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has highlighted the importance of both formal and non-formal education programmes to build an illiteracy-free Bangladesh. ‘Education is one of the basic human

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Jashim Uddin appointed as new foreign secretary

Shawdesh desk: The government has appointed Md Jashim Uddin as the 27th foreign secretary of Bangladesh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. A career diplomat, Jashim joined Bangladesh

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Nat’l standard for literacy lags behind int’l standard

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh standard for literacy set by the government lags behind the international standard and does not fit the needs of the country’s workforces in this fast-growing world,

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Heatwave sets in amidst frequent power cuts

Shawdesh desk: Load shedding exceeded 1,000MW on Saturday afternoon amidst a heatwave setting in over parts of Bangladesh, causing the day temperature to touch 37C at many places. At 4:00pm,

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BB lifts limit on cash withdrawal per account in a day

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Bank on Sunday finally lifted the limit on cash withdrawal from per account in a day. From now on customers will be able to withdraw any cash

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