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PM mourns death of Anwarul Azim MP

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of MP Anwarul Azim, also president of Jhenidah Kaliganj upazila Awami League. She prayed for the eternal salvation of

One more Bangladeshi hajj pilgrim dies

Shawdesh Desk: Another Bangladeshi hajj pilgrim has died in Saudi Arabia. Deceased Md Lutfor Rahman, 65, breathed his last in Makkah on Tuesday (May 21). His passport number is ‘A12969408’. So far, three

Bangladesh lawmaker found killed in Kolkata: Indian media

Shawdesh Desk: The body of Md Anwarul Azim, lawmaker for Jhenaidah-4 constituency and president of Kaliganj upazila Awami League, was recovered from a residence in Kolkata’s New Town on Wednesday,

GDP grows by 5.8pc in FY24 amid economists’ doubt

Shawdesh Desk: The country’s gross domestic product grew by 5.82 per cent in the outgoing financial year, despite slower growth in the agriculture and industrial sectors. Higher growth in the

Philanthropist Anhar Ahmed Chowdhury dies

Shawdesh Desk: Anhar Ahmed Chowdhury, a philanthropist and a distinguished businessman from Dhaka’s Gulshan-2 area, passed away at about 10:00pm on Tuesday at United Hospital after battling leukemia. He was

Nothing to be happy about, we’ll have to defeat govt with own strength: Mirza Fakhrul

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday asked his party colleagues not to be happy with the news of US sanctions on former Army Chief General

‘I am a victim of injustice,’ says Aziz on US sanction

Shawdesh Desk: Former Chief of Army Staff Aziz Ahmed expressed deep shock over the US sanctions imposed on him and his family members, saying that he has been a victim

Second phase voting of upazila polls starts in several districts

Shawdesh Desk: Voting in the second phase of Upazila Parishad election began on Tuesday at 8:00am and it will continue until 4:00pm. In Khulna district, among 138 polling centres in