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Voting for Dhaka-17 by-election ends amid low turnout of voters

Shawdesh Desk: Voting for the by-election for Dhaka-17 parliamentary constituency ended on Monday afternoon amid low turnout of voters and some untoward incidents. Ruling Awami League activists allegedly assaulted independent

Independent candidates accuse AL of assaulting their agents

Shawdesh Desk: Independent candidates for Dhaka-17 constituency by-elections accused ruling Awami League supporters of ousting their polling agents from voting centres on Monday. Independent candidate Ashraful Hossain, popularly known as

16 DIGs, 34 additional DIGs transferred in major police reshuffle

Shawdesh desk: In a major reshuffle of the police administration, the government has transferred 16 officials of the DIG rank and 34 officials of additional DIG rank to new posts.

PM for improving quality education to maintain global standard

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked all concerned to work together to further improve quality education in matching global standard. “The quality of education has improved a

Momen urges for collective efforts from ASEAN for sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis

Shawdesh desk: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen sought more strong and effective support of ASEAN leaders and ARF member states to ensure safe, sustainable, dignified and voluntary return of Rohingyas

No alternative to Sheikh Hasina: Ahmed Akbar Sobhan

Shawdesh desk: #Bangladesh now in centre of global attraction #Businessmen worst sufferers of 1/11 govt Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has mentioned that there is no alternative to Sheikh

Rail links between Dhaka, other dists snapped following blockade

Shawdesh desk: Rail communications between Dhaka and rest of Bangladesh remained halted since Sunday morning as a section of contractual workers of the Bangladesh Railway blocked the rail line at

BNM, BSP set to get EC registration as political parties

Shawdesh desk: The Election Commission on Sunday decided to register two political parties named Bangladesh Nationalist Movement and Bangladesh Supreme Party. Public notification would be issued regarding these two parties