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Winter vegetable prices skyrocket in a year

Shawdesh desk: Most winter vegetables and some spices were sold at 14-100% higher prices in the capital’s kitchen markets on 18 January (Thursday) compared to the same day of the

Commonwealth secy gen greets Sheikh Hasina on re-election as PM

Shawdesh Desk: Commonwealth secretary general Patricia Scotland has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as prime minister of Bangladesh. In a congratulatory letter sent to the Bangladesh prime minister, she

Bangladesh FM to deliver national statement at NAM Summit

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud joined the NAM Summit on Friday (local time) in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. He is going to deliver the national statement of

How COVID-19 affects your heart, brain and other organs

Shawdesh desk: It’s easy to be complacent about COVID-19. Most people experience only mild issues – fever and coughing, maybe congestion and shortness of breath. But the coronavirus is capable

‘US looks forward to working closely with Bangladesh’

Shawdesh Desk: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Wednesday said he looks forward to working closely with Bangladesh in the coming months on issues of mutual importance. He mentioned

January 7 election not free, fair, participatory: TIB

Shawdesh Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday said that the January 7 election was not free, fair, and participatory. TIB executive director Iftekharuzzaman came up with the observation based on

One missing as ferry capsizes in Padma

Shawdesh desk: One missing as a ferry named Rajanigandha, along with nine vehicles, capsized near the terminal no 5 of Paturia Ferry Terminal on Wednesday morning. The ferry on the

Corruption intensified in Bangladesh: CPD

Shawdesh Desk: Corruption has again become the main problem among the 16 problems that are hampering doing business in Bangladesh in the just-concluded year. Around 67.6 per cent of respondents