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PM flies to Italy to attend UN Food Systems Summit

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday left Dhaka for Italy at an invitation of the United Nation secretary-general to attend the UN Food Systems Summit to be held

Dengue cases rising outside capital

Shawdesh desk: The number of dengue patients in the capital is steady, but dengue cases are on the rise outside Dhaka, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque. He

A real boon to economy

Shawdesh desk: Rising apparel shipments to non-traditional markets offer a new ray of hope for the country’s export sector amid the global economic crisis. Despite falling global demand and an

PM for ending Ukraine war, building resilience against future shocks

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid emphasis on an amicable end to the Ukraine war, saying international cooperation in this time of growing instability is clearly vital to the

Bangladesh grapples with most severe Dengue outbreak in 23 years

Shawdesh desk: The hospitalisation and death trend in the ongoing dengue endemic is the worst in 23 years, according to available data and entomologists. At least 28,443 more dengue patients

Govt won’t let BNP-Jamaat to carry out destructive activities again: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the government had no intention to obstruct the political programmes of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami, but would not

Four to walk gallows for committing war crimes in Pirojpur

Shawdesh Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday sentenced four people to death for committing crimes against humanity at different places under Bhandaria upazila in Pirojpur during the Liberation War

Foreign envoys’ statement over attack on Hero Alam violation of Vienna Convention: Hasan

Shawdesh Desk: The statement made by foreign missions in Dhaka over the attack on a candidate of Dhaka-17 by-election is clear violation of the Vienna Convention, information and broadcasting minister