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BNP leaders arrested ‘not for political reasons’: law minister

Shawdesh Desk: Law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said that BNP leaders were being arrested for their involvement in criminal activities, not for political reasons. He

Govt makes entire Bangladesh a big prison: Rizvi

Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that the government had made the entire Bangladesh a big prison. He

Bangladesh prime minister Hasina reaches Madinah

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday arrived in Madinah on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the international conference on Women in Islam: Status and Empowerment to be

Crude bombs hurled at police vehicle, one arrested

Police arrested a youth after two crude bombs were hurled targeting a police vehicle at the House Building area of Uttara in Bangladesh capital Dhaka Sunday morning. The arrestee, GM

EC’s meeting with president deferred to Nov 9

Shawdesh desk: The Election Commission’s meeting with President Mohammed Shahabuddin has been deferred to November 9. The Election Commission sources confirmed this on Saturday. Earlier, the meeting was scheduled for

PM off to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to join int’l women conference

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday (November 5) to join the International Conference on Women in Islam to

13 parties join EC’s first phase discussion

Shawdesh Desk; Thirteen political parties, including ruling Awami League, on Saturday joined a discussion in the first phase with the Election Commission which took the initiative to inform them about preparations

PM opens metro rail’s run from Agargaon to Motijheel

Shawdesh Desk; Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the much-anticipated metro rail service from Agargaon to Motijheel in Bangladesh capital Dhaka. The PM traveled to Motijheel from metro rail’s