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BNP on verge of ruin, boycotting elections will only lead to peril: Hasan Mahmud

Shawdesh Desk: Information and broadcasting minister and Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Hasan Mahmud on Friday said BNP, which has turned into a party of muscle power, is now

Schedule of election likely in Nov, says EC Anisur

Shawdesh Desk: Election commissioner Anisur Rahman on Wednesday said that the schedule of the 12th parliamentary election may be announced in November. Ballot papers will be sent to the polling

PM urges people to keep faith in AL

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to continue keeping faith and confidence in Awami League in future, saying her party is only committed to providing the

Indian envoy pays homage to Bangabandhu

Shawdesh Desk: High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma visited Tungipara on Wednesday (Aug 9) and paid his rich tributes to the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh Bangabandhu

Sanctions, freezing assets, intel can fight corruption

Shawdesh Desk: The United States has encouraged Bangladesh to “root out corrupt actors,” operating within its borders “fairly and impartially.” “Generally speaking, sanctions can be a tool to fight corruption,”

BNP-Jamaat understand nothing but violence: Hasina

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-Jamaat ‘terrorists’ were still trying to harass the people in different ways by holding them hostage. ‘Terrorists

BUET students boycott classes as expelled Bitu returns to campus

Shawdesh Desk: General students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Wednesday boycotted their classes and staged sit-in in front of the vice-chancellor’s office protesting against the return of

Khaleda to be taken to hospital today for health check-up

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia will visit Evercare Hospital on Wednesday afternoon for health check-up. ‘Former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will be taken