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Free, fair upazila polls not possible under vote-riggers: BNP

Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Friday that a free and fair upazila parishad election was not possible under the incumbent ‘vote rigger’ government in the

BNP chairperson Khaleda shifted to cabin from CCU

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is currently undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital, was shifted to a cabin from the Coronary Care Unit on

Primary schools to resume classes from May 5

Shawdesh desk: The classes in the government primary schools, Shishu Kalyan Trust schools, and Bureau of Non-Formal Education learning centres will be resumed from May 5 with shortened period and

10 die of heatstroke in 7 days, 3 in 24hrs: DGHS

Shawdesh desk: Ten people have died of heatstroke in the last seven days across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, three died in the last

BNP’s Khairul Kabir Khokon’s bail upheld, no bar to walk out

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the High Court’s bail order given earlier to BNP joint secretary general Khairul Kabir Khokon in a case filed over the murder of two

Very severe to severe heatwave sweeps over parts of Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh sees prolonged heatwave as the met office on Tuesday forecast that severe heat wave now sweeps over parts of the three divisions, including Dhaka, and very severe

NCPSRR urges Bangladesh Railway to maintain existing ticket prices

Shawdesh desk: The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads, and Railways, a civil society group, has opposed Bangladesh Railway’s decision to eliminate fare discounts starting May 4, which will lead

USAID to provide $26m to implement One Health Project in Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: The United States embassy Dhaka’s United States Agency for International Developmen is launching its new One Health project to improve infectious disease prevention and control in Bangladesh. Working