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BNP-enforced 48-hour hartal underway across Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: A 48-hour hartal, called by BNP and its allies to protest the 12th general election to be held on Sunday, is now underway. The hartal began at 6:00am

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Torching Benapole Express train pre-planned, ill-motivated: BNP

Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Friday that the arson attack on the Benapole Express Train that killed at least four people in Gopibagh of the

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UN watching process of Bangladesh general election closely

Shawdesh Desk: The United Nations has said that they were closely watching the process of Bangladesh’s general election, slated for January 7. ‘…we’re watching the process closely, and we hope

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BNP announces 48-hour hartal across Bangladesh for Saturday, Sunday

Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday announced countrywide 48-hour hartal across Bangladesh from Saturday morning and urged the people to boycott the January 7 general election.

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Flight operations disrupted at HSIA due to dense fog

Shawdesh Desk: Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport were disrupted for seven and a half hours on Thursday due to dense fog. Thirteen flights that failed to land at

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Hasina not afraid of threats from foreign powers: Quader

Shawdesh desk: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that their party chief and prime minister Sheikh Hasina does not care about visa policy or any foreign sanction.

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US following Yunus case, will watch Bangladesh election ‘very closely’: Miller

Shawdesh Desk: The US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller has said that the United States has been following the case against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and will watch

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Road accidents kill 512 people across Bangladesh in December: RSF

Shawdesh desk: At least 512 people were killed and 793 more were injured in 517 road crashes in December 2023, said a Road Safety Foundation report, published on Thursday. Of

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