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FM flags “biased sourcing” of OHCHR with Gwyn Lewis

Shawdesh desk: Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday raised the issue of “inaccurate” and “inconsistent” statements made by the UN human rights office on Bangladesh with UN Resident Coordinator

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PM urges int’l community to take steps for Rohingya repatriation

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the international community to take measures to repatriate Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar and ensure their dignified life there.

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Time not good for Rohingya repatriation as Myanmar facing turmoil: UN

Shawdesh Desk: United Nations resident coordinator in Dhaka, Gwyn Lewis, on Sunday said that the situation inside Myanmar was very difficult and it was not a good time for Rohingya

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AL retreats on party symbols to avert internal conflicts

Shawdesh desk: The ruling Awami League has now backtracked on giving party nominations in the forthcoming upazila elections in a move to reduce the party’s internal conflicts after the one-sided

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Dissimilarities in road accidents’ data by different organisations create confusion

Shawdesh Desk: Difference in data of road accidents across Bangladesh in 2023 published by Jatri Kalyan Samity, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, and Road Safety Foundation creates confusion amongst people about

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China, Myanmar working together on ceasefire in Rakhine: Chinese envoy

Shawdesh Desk: Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday said that his country was working with Myanmar to have another ceasefire in Rakhine State, so that the Rohingya repatriation

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India acted like a good neighbour when BNP tried to foil polls: Quader

‍ূবৃযডিুব ডিুত: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that when Bangladesh Nationalist Party tried to foil the national election with the help of another country, India stood

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6,524 people killed in road crashes last year

Shawdesh Desk: At least 6,524 people were killed and 11,407 injured in 6,911 road crashes last year. Prof AI Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, chairman of Road Safety Foundation, revealed the information

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