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BNP announces black flag processions across Bangladesh for Jan 26, 27

Shawdesh Desk: After a two-week break, the main opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday announced a new programme for two days. The party has announced a two-day black flag

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Govt monitoring falls flat as rice prices soar

Shawdesh desk: Experts and market analysts have blamed the syndication of a group of businesses and failure of the government monitoring system for the hike in rice prices amid ample

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Prime minister Hasina inaugurates Dhaka International Trade Fair

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre at Purbachal. Six foreign countries — Turkey, India, Pakistan,

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Bangladesh now has more than 12.17 crore voters: EC

Shawdesh desk: The Election Commission on Sunday said that the total number of voters in the country now stands at 12 crore, 17 lakh and 75,450, as per the latest

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Rice traders flee leaving shops sensing presence of market monitoring team in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: Many rice traders hastily abandoned their shops in Dhaka’s Shah Ali Market when a team from the food ministry started raiding godowns there on Saturday as part of

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Feasibility study underway to extend metro rail route to Tongi: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said a feasibility study is underway for the extension of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6, popularly known as metro

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Dengue may unleash fury this year too

Shawdesh desk: The country may face a deadly dengue outbreak this year too as the fatality rate of the mosquito-borne disease has almost reached 1.5% even at the beginning of

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COVID-19 vaccination restarts today

Shawdesh Desk: Amid a surge in the transmission of COVID-19 with its sub-variant JN. 1, the government is going to resume inoculation with Covid-19 vaccines in the capital today to

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