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Bangladesh interim govt to compensate families of killed, injured

Shawdesh Desk: The interim government took a number of decisions on Sunday, including helping the families of the deceased protesters, making a list, and bearing the treatment costs of the

Sycophant media to face shutdown: Adviser Sakhawat

Shawdesh Desk: The media will face shutdown if they indulge in flattery, Brigadier General (Retd.) M Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Interim Government’s Ministry of Home Affairs, said on Sunday.

Arming police with lethal weapons was not appropriate: Shakhawat

Shawdesh Desk: Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (Retired) M Sakhawat Hussain said that arming the police with lethal weapons was not appropriate. “Whoever provided these weapons did so for this

Hasina breaks silence, accuses US of playing hand: ThePrint

Shawdesh Desk: Sheikh Hasina, the ousted prime minister, has broken her silence by accusing foreign powers like the US of playing a hand in her ouster. This comes days after

42 policemen killed in recent violence: IGP

Shawdesh Desk: Inspector general of police Md Mainul Islam on Sunday said that 42 police personnel, including three inspectors and two members of the Rapid Action Battalion, were killed in

Two more advisers take oath of office

Shawdesh Desk: Two more advisers of the 17-member interim government led by Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus were sworn in on Sunday. Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of

BFIU freezes bank accounts of ex- foreign minister Hasan, his family

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has instructed all banks in the country to freeze accounts of former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud and his family members. An official of BFIU

BNP’s Salahuddin returns home from India

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed returned home on Sunday after spending over nine years in India’s Shillong. He arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around