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Justice Obaidul Hasan takes oath as new Chief Justice of Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: Justice Obaidul Hasan took oath today as the 24th Chief Justice of Bangladesh on Tuesday. The president administered the oath at 11:00am at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban,

Digital gambling thru MFS in Bangladesh rampant

Shawdesh Desk: Gambling on digital platforms has become rampant across the country amid the emergence of mobile financial services as an easy and primary tool to facilitate illicit transactions. Law

BNP threatens to besiege EC

Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday threatened to siege the Election Commission if it announced the schedule for the upcoming general election before the ongoing political

80,000 tonnes of potato stocked in Joypurhat cold storage

Shawdesh Desk: A total of 80,000 tonnes of potatoes are stored in 19 cold storages in the district. There is a demand of 40,000 tonnes of potato in the local

Govt has nothing to do about Khaleda’s treatment abroad: minister

Shawdesh desk: Law minister Anisul Huq on Monday said that the government had nothing to do about Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s treatment abroad considering the legal aspect. ‘I

Momen urges Bangladeshi diaspora to counter misinformation with facts

Shawdesh desk: Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has called upon the Bangladeshi diaspora to play an active role for the country, urging them to counter misinformation and propaganda with facts

Political influence playing role in electronic govt procurement: TIB

Shawdesh desk: Transparency International Bangladesh on Monday said that political influence was still playing a role in the process of obtaining work orders even in the Electronic government procurement system

Bangladesh sees closer ties with South Korea

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh is looking forward to furthering close bilateral ties with South Korea especially in trade and investment to expedite realizing Father of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s