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President gives nod to army deployment in JS election

Shawdesh desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin has agreed in principle to the deployment of armed forces in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election slated for 7 January. The president gave the approval

Bangladesh announces one-day state mourning for Kuwait emir

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh government has declared a one-day state mourning for Monday due to the death of the Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Cabinet Division issued a notification

EC gets president’s consent to deploy army in next general election

Shawdesh Desk: President Mohammad Shahabuddin on Sunday approved in principle the deployment of the army during Bangladesh’s next general election slated for January 7. The decision came from a meeting

Foreigners should not interfere in Bangladesh election

Shawdesh desk: Speakers at a discussion opined that other countries should not interfere in Bangladesh’s upcoming parliamentary elections, noting that Bangladesh is capable of deciding its destiny. The speakers made

BNP says Bangladesh to witness no general election on Jan 7

Shawdesh Desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday alleged that the country would witness no general election on January 7 but she would see announcement of pre-determined results,

Martyred Intellectuals Day being observed across Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The Martyred Intellectuals Day is being observed across Bangladesh to commemorate the brightest minds killed systematically by the Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators towards the end

US concerned over mass arrests of opposition members in Bangladesh: Miller

Shawdesh Desk: The United States has said that they are deeply concerned by the reports of mass arrests of thousands of opposition members ahead of general election in Bangladesh and

Four Rohingya photographers living in Bangladesh win 2023 Nansen Award

Four Rohingya photographers living in Bangladesh’s southeastern district of Cox’s Bazar have been jointly recognized as the 2023 regional winners for Asia and the Pacific of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee