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35 Somalis arrive in India to face trial over hijacking ship

Shawdesh desk: India brought 35 accused Somali pirates to Mumbai on Saturday, days after they were apprehended when naval commandos recaptured a hijacked bulk carrier and rescued several hostages. The

1st phase upazila parishad polls on 8 May

The first phase of upazila parishad election will be held in 152 upazilas on 8 May. The Election Commission announced the schedule on Thursday. More to

LNG power plant capacity charge to cripple economy

Shawdesh dEsk: Bangladesh’s economic crisis is set to take on a new dimension this year with the country introducing its first-ever power plants that will exclusively operate on imported liquefied

Rizvi favours ‘India Out’ campaign

Shawdesh Desk: Throwing his Indian shawl away, the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, expressed solidarity with the social media campaign for boycotting Indian

Pirates contact owner group thru 3rd party

Shawdesh desk: Pirates on Wednesday contacted the owner group of the MV Abdullah, a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates with 23 crew members on board on March 12,

Shamim Osman admitted to hospital with chest pain

Shawdesh desk: admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital with the complication of chest pain. Awami League MP from Narayanganj-4 constituency AKM Shamim Osman has admitted to Evercare Hospital in

Five people killed in Gopalganj road accident

Shawdesh desk: Five people were killed when a bus rammed into a microbus on Faridpur-Barishal highway at Chagolchira in Maksudpur upazila in Gopalganj district on Wednesday morning. The identities of

BNP aims to popularise state reform proposals

Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party is planning to organise some programmes to popularise its previously announced 31-point democratic reform agenda among the people and the party’s grassroots.