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Police stop IAB march towards EC at Shantinagar

Shawdesh Desk: Police stopped the Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s march towards the Election Commission headquarters in Dhaka at Shantinagar in Dhaka Wednesday afternoon. The leaders and activists of the IAB brought

IAB activists gather at Baitul Mukarram to march towards EC

Shawdesh Desk: The leaders and activists of the Islami Andolan Bangladesh have gathered at the north gate of Baitul Mokarram National Mosque to bring out a mass procession towards the

SC summons 7 pro-BNP lawyers for contempt of court

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division on Wednesday issued a notice asking seven pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyers to appear before the court on January 15 to explain why they shouldn’t be

Fifth spell of blockade across Bangladesh begins

Shawdesh desk: The countrywide blockade for 48 hours called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies in the ongoing one-point movement began on Wednesday morning. The opposition

AL to bring out victory processions across Bangladesh after election schedule announcement

Shawdesh Desk; The ruling Awami League and its associate bodies are scheduled to bring out victory processions in Dhaka as elsewhere across Bangladesh after the announcement of the schedule for

RMG workers’ leader Babul Hossain missing

Shawdesh Desk Garments Shramik Shamhati general secretary Babul Hossain, also a readymade garment workers’ leader in the ongoing movement for wage hike, went missing on Tuesday evening. Garments Shramik Shamhati

Schedule for next JS polls to be announced this evening: EC

Shawdesh Desk: The schedule for the Bangladesh’s next general election will be announced Wednesday evening, the Election Commission has said. Chief election commissioner, Kazi Habibul Awal, will announce the elections

Number of Bangladeshi students at US universities now all-time high

Shawdesh desk: The number of Bangladeshi students studying in the United States at the present is at an all-time high, said a media note issued by the US embassy in