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BNP’s Dudu, Swapan placed on two-day remand

Shawdesh desk; Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday placed main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu and its media cell convener Jahir Uddin Swapan on a two-day remand each

Bangladesh is in crisis over general election: CEC

Shawdesh Desk: Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said that Bangladesh was now in crisis over the general election, scheduled to be held on January 7, 2023. ‘Free

No bar to fielding dummy candidates: Quader

Shawdesh Desk; Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said that permission for party leaders to run as independent candidates in the upcoming general election was a ‘strategic

Bangladesh arrest thousands in ‘violent’ crackdown, alleges HRW

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition political parties to ‘eliminate competition’ ahead of general election, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said

AL begins nomination letter distribution among party candidates

Shawdesh desk: The ruling Awami League has started distribution of the party nomination letters to their respective candidates who have already get the party tickets to contest Bangladesh’s next general

US envoy to Bangladesh Peter Haas returns to Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: United States ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas returned to Dhaka today after a holiday. He reached Dhaka on a regular flight of SriLankan Airlines at 11:50 am, a

BNP expects Russia’s positive role in restoring democracy in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: BNP on Saturday said it expects the positive role of Russia alongside other international community in restoring democracy in Bangladesh. The party expressed the expectation in a statement,

Challenges in new curriculum

Shawdesh desk: Educationists have been appreciating the new school curriculum for its emphasis on practical education and removal of exams, but students, guardians as well as many teachers are struggling