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PM Sheikh Hasina receives over TK 315cr Padma Bridge loan installments

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday received over TK 315 crore of 5th and 6th installments of loan taken for the construction of the Padma Bridge, the largest

Bangladesh honours 36 Indian, eight Russian soldiers

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh government has honoured 36 Indian and eight Russian members of the Allied Forces for their roles in 1971 Liberation War. The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs hosted

AL gives 26 seats to JP, six to other allies

Shawdesh DEsk: The ruling Awami League completed the process of Jatiya Sangsad seat distribution among its allies on Sunday but refused to remove the party’s dummy candidates from any seats.

HC dismisses Faridpur-3 AL candidate’s petition challenging EC’s decision

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Monday upheld the Election Commission’s decision that cancelled the candidacy of Awami League-nominated candidate for Faridpur-3 in the next general election, Shamim Haque, for

BNP defers Monday’s hartal to Tuesday

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has deferred its Monday’s nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal to Tuesday following the demise of Kuwait emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. BNP Senior Joint Secretary

JaPa remains in electoral race, contests in 283 seats: Chunnu

Shawdesh desk: Jatiya Party (JaPa) has announced that it would stay in the race during the national elections slated for 7 January. JaPa general secretary Mujibul Haque Chunnu came up with

GM Quader withdraws Dhaka-17 candidacy

Shawdesh desk: Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader on Sunday withdrew his nomination from the Dhaka-17 constituency. JaPa office secretary MA Razzak Khan submitted the withdrawal letter to Returning Officer

BNP didn’t accept proposal of releasing all leaders overnight: Razzaque

Shawdesh Desk: The ruling Awami League presidium member and agriculture minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque has said that the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party did not accept the proposal of releasing