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Population in Bangladesh rises to 17.15 crore: BBS

Shawdesh Desk: The total population in Bangladesh reached 17,15,90,000 till 1 January this year based on the Population and Housing Census 2022. Out of the population, 8,73,90,000 are women and

PM deplores world’s failure to stop Israel’s mayhem in Gaza

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday deplored that the world is watching killings in Gaza by Israeli forces without taking any effective steps to stop the tragedy. The

Bangladesh now home to 214 green factories

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progress in building LEED-certified green factories. With one new factory achieving this feat, the number of green factories in the country increased to 214.

Seven flyovers on Dhaka-Gazipur routes opened

Shawdesh Desk: Seven flyovers on the Dhaka-Gazipur route, under the first-ever bus rapid transit line project in Bangladesh, were formally opened for traffic on Sunday. At a virtual progranme held

Trainee doctors, interns go on 48-hour strike

Shawdesh Desk: Trainee post-graduate and intern doctors on Saturday went on 48-hour strike at all healthcare facilities across the country to press their four-point demands, including payment of arrears and

Drop in graft complaints to ACC raises eyebrows

Shawdesh desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission has recorded a substantial drop in the number of corruption complaints in recent years though global corruption watchdogs have found corruption rising in the country.

Trainee doctors block city road for arrears, allowance hike

Shawdesh Desk: Several hundred trainee doctors blocked the road in front of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital on Saturday demanding arrears and allowance

Gas cylinder leakage, bad handling put lives at risk

Shawdesh Desk: An increasing number of fire incidents or explosions originating from cylinder gas leakage or defective burners that have killed and injured many people in recent days raise an