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Bangladesh prime minister Hasina offers Nepal use of Payra port

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has offered to Nepal the use of its newly constructed Payra port during a meeting with her Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The

Five more remanded in a case over attack on Hero Alam

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court placed five more accused on two-day remand each in a case lodged over attack on independent candidate Md Ashraful Hossain Alam, popularly known as Hero

AL view-exchange meeting Tuesday

Shawdesh Desk: A view-exchange meeting of Awami League (AL) will be held at the party’s central office in the city’s Bangabandhu Avenue tomorrow morning. AL Dhaka city south and north

Dengue Outbreak: Hospitals show grim picture

Shawdesh desk: With the country’s dengue situation taking an alarming turn with the spike in deaths and cases from the mosquito-born disease, public hospitals are failing to deal with dengue

Boat capsizes, killing 14 off Senegal capital

Shawdesh desk: At least 14 people have died after their wooden boat capsized off the Senegalese capital Dakar, a district deputy mayor told AFP on Monday. “It seems to be

PM joins 3-day UN Food Systems Summit starting this afternoon

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is joining the three-day UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) at the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters commencing this afternoon.

Jamaat to hold rally in Dhaka on August 1

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday announced a three-day programme including a rally in Dhaka on August 1. Jamaat acting ameer Mujibur Rahman announced the programme at a press conference

Build social movement against corruption: President Shahabuddin tells ACC

Shawdesh Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday called for building a social movement against corruption to uphold national interests. He said this when newly appointed Commissioner of Anti-Corruption Commission Asia