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President, PM pay tribute to martyred intellectuals of 1971

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday paid tributes to the martyred intellectuals on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day. The president and

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Shawdesh desk: There is little progress in bringing back Chowdhury Mueenuddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan, the only convicts for killing martyred intellectuals during the War of Independence, while neither justice has

Raushan Ershad at Gonobhaban to meet Sheikh Hasina

Shawdesh Desk: Opposition leader and Jatiya Party Chief Patron Raushan Ershad went to the Gonobhaban to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Jatiya Party sources said on Tuesday that Raushan went

AL against army deployment in JS polls: Quader

Shawdesh desk: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has categorically said that his party is against the army deployment in the 12th parliamentary election scheduled for January 7. “We are

Two buses set on fire in Dhaka’s Gulistan amid blockade

Shawdesh Desk: Two buses were burned in Dhaka’s Gulistan area on Tuesday morning, on the first day of the latest blockade called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies in

11th spell of blockade begins across Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Another road-rail-waterways blockade, called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies in the ongoing movement was underway across the country on Tuesday morning. The 36-hour blockade is meant

Allies mount pressure on AL to share seats

Shawdesh desk: Alliance partners and opposition in parliament, the Jatiya Party, mounted pressure on the ruling Awami League to share seats in the January 7 general election, with no breakthrough

Nearly 1000 opposition people jailed since Aug

Shawdesh Desk: Convictions of leaders and activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its associate bodies have significantly increased in recent weeks ahead of the January 7 national