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BNP stages token hunger strike demanding Khaleda’s treatment abroad

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday started a three-hour token hunger strike in the city demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s unconditional release from jail and her advanced treatment abroad.

How to speed up your old computer

Shawdesh desk: We have all been there. Pushing that old PC to its limits; trying to squeeze every last bit of performance out of it to get a last-minute assignment

Momen proposes visa-free travel between Bangladesh, India

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said he proposed visa-free travel between Bangladesh and India to enhance people-to-people connectivity. Foreign Minister Momen discussed the issue with

Dhaka’s under-flyover spaces remain hotbed of encroachment, pollution

Shawdesh Desk; Spaces under Dhaka’s flyovers continue to be plagued by encroachment and pollution despite the city’s two authorities repeatedly announcing that these spaces would be greenified by removing illegal

Girls’ education soars to new heights

Shawdesh Desk: Women in Bangladesh were largely confined to the domestic sphere even three decades ago. They did not have the opportunity to showcase their potential in any sector, including

PM likely to attend Global Gateway Forum in Brussels this month

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to visit Brussels, Belgium later this month to attend the Global Gateway Forum-2023. The Global Gateway Forum will bring together representatives of

Maritime event hosted by Netherlands embassy starts in Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: The embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh is hosting a three-day maritime event that began in Dhaka on Thursday, alongside Bangladesh’s largest maritime and offshore

IGP urges cadet SIs to perform duties with patriotism

Shawdesh desk: Inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Thursday urged the cadet sub-inspectors to perform their duties with the spirit of patriotism staying above all sorts of greed.