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19 aspirants regain candidacy on 2nd day of appeal hearing

Shawdesh desk: A total of 19 candidates, whose nomination papers were primarily cancelled by the respective Returning Officers (RO) of the constituencies, regained their candidacies during the second day of

Action to be taken if illegal stocks of onions found: DG of DNCRP

Shawdesh desk: AHM Shafiquzzaman, director general of the Directorate of National Consumers’ Rights Protection (DNCRP), has warned that the government agency will take action if illegal stocks of onions are

Bangladesh needs urgent climate funding to navigate challenges: PM

Shawdesh Desk: As the climate crisis mirrors the unpredictable and fast-flowing waters of the River Padma, the response to this emergency remains sluggish, particularly in the realms of mitigation, finance,

Deaths in jail on rise

Shawdesh desk: Around 100 people died in jail custody this year, including several activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in recent weeks, right groups, the party and the

EC orders withdrawal of two police commissioners, one DC; transfer of 5 SPs

Shawdesh desk: The Election Commission has ordered the withdrawal of two metropolitan police commissioners, one deputy commissioner, and five superintendents of police as part of measures to ensure a free

BNP announces 36-hour countrywide blockade from Tuesday morning

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies in the ongoing movement on Sunday announced a 36-hour road-rail-waterway blockade across the country starting from Tuesday morning to protest at the

BNP forms human chain in front of Press Club marking Human Rights Day

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists along with the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance and political killings formed a human chain in the capital, marking

Police foil Jamaat’s human chain programme in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: Police foiled a human chain of Jamaat-e-Islami it formed marking the Human Rights Day in the capital’s Jatrabari area on Sunday. Besides, police arrested a number of leaders,