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Bangladesh asks missions to expedite visa approvals for journalists

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh has asked all its missions abroad to expedite visa approvals for journalists who want to visit Bangladesh. ‘During his telephone conversation with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi,

Khaleda Zia turns 80 on Thursday

Shawdesh Desk: BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, now undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital, turns 80 on Thursday. The party will arrange a milad and

Chief Adviser to brief diplomats Sunday

Shawdesh Desk: Interim government Chief Adviser Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to brief diplomats stationed in Dhaka on 18 August, said a senior official at the Ministry of

ICT begins probe against Hasina, others in genocide case

Shawdesh Desk: The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal launched an investigation on Thursday into the genocide and crimes against humanity case lodged against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina

Sri Lankan president greets Yunus on assumption of chief adviser

Shawdesh desk: The President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe greeted Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on his assumption of chief adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, said a press release of the

UN to send team next week to probe Bangladesh atrocities

Shawdesh Desk: The United Nations is sending a fact-finding team to Bangladesh next week to probe atrocities committed in the country during the Student Revolution in July and early this

AL not allowed to hold programme marking Aug 15 at Dhanmondi 32

Shawdesh desk: The Awami League was not allowed to hold any programme at Bangabandhu Museum in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area on Thursday marking the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s death

ACC initiates inquiry against ex-home minister Asaduzzaman Khan

Shawdesh Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday initiated an inquiry against six people, including former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, on charges of amassing illegal wealth through taking bribe. ACC formed