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Ex-home minister Altaf, Major Hafiz among 8 BNP leaders jailed

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday sentenced eight leaders and activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalists Party, including its vice-chairmen Air Vice Marshal (retired) Altaf Hossain

Faridpur-1 AL candidate fined Tk 20,000 for violating electoral code

Shawdesh Desk; A mobile court on Tuesday fined Awami League presidium member and the party’s Faridpur-1 constituency candidate Abdur Rahman for violating the electoral code of conduct. A mobile court

BGB to be deployed from Dec 29

Shawdesh Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh will be deployed across the country from December 29 ahead of the next parliamentary election alongside the Army aiming to maintain overall peace and law

Bid to enter Khaleda’s cabin: Accused Sujon enters Evercare with ill motives

Shawdehs Desk: A youth who was arrested while trying to enter BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s cabin at Evercare Hospital in the capital without permission has given inconsistent information under remand,

Rural areas bear higher burden of food insecurity: Survey

Shawdesh desk: In a recent survey, a staggering 22.36% of the rural population grapples with moderate to severe food insecurity, revealing a stark contrast with urban areas reporting a relatively

Sajeeb Wazed’s role in shaping technological aspects of AL’s manifesto

Shawdesh Desk: Awami League has unveiled its manifesto for the 12th National Parliamentary Election with a comprehensive plan to build a ‘Smart Bangladesh’. The manifesto places a significant emphasis on

AL election manifesto unveiled pledging to build smart Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The ruling Awami League on Wednesday announced the party’s election manifesto ahead of the next general election with a pledge to build a smart Bangladesh, control commodity prices

AL pledges to reduce Bangladesh’s poverty rate to 3pc by 2041

Shawdesh desk: Ruling Awami League president Sheikh Hasina has pledged to reduce Bangladesh’s poverty rate to 11 per cent, end extreme poverty and reduce the poverty rate to 3 per