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Protesting Ansars block secretariat entrances

Shawdesh desk: Protesting Ansar members positioned themselves in front of the secretariat and its various gates, effectively sealing off the administration hub in Dhaka after 12:00noon on Sunday. All five

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Ex-textile minister Golam Dastagir Gazi arrested

Shawdesh Desk: Former textile and jute minister Golam Dastagir Gazi was arrested in the early hours of Sunday in the capital’s Shantinagar area in a murder case filed with Rupganj

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16 gates of Kaptai Hydropower Plant opened on Sunday morning

Shawdesh desk: The authorities on Sunday morning opened the 16 spillway gates of the Kaptai Hydropower Plant as water levels of the Kaptai Lake reached above the danger level. Earlier

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A nation united for flood victims

Shawdesh Desk: As severe floods devastate 11 districts of the country, citizens and volunteer groups have rallied alongside the government to provide much-needed relief to those affected. From Dhaka to

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18 die, 300,000 in emergency shelters due to floods in Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: Eighteen died and around 300,000 people were taking refuge in emergency shelters Saturday from floods that inundated vast areas of Bangladesh, disaster officials said. ‘My house is completely

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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 receives delivery of Transport Lock

Shawdesh Desk: Transport Lock, a part of the nuclear fuel handling system for unit-2 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has been delivered to the construction site. According to Rosatom,

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Metro rail services to resume tomorrow as per previous schedule

Shawdesh Desk: Metro rail services in the capital will resume tomorrow after over a month. The trains, however, will not stop at the damaged Mirpur 10 and Kazipara stations.  

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Prices of essential products shot up in flood-hit areas

Shawdesh Desk: Prices of essential products including dry food and drinking water have shot up in the flood-hit districts as traders increased their prices with rise in the demand of

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