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Indian Army chief arrives in Bangladesh on 2-day visit

Shawdesh Desk: General Manoj Pande, Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army, is visiting Bangladesh in June 5-6 at the invitation of his counterpart, general SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Army

Covid-19: Administering booster dose begins today

Shawdesh desk: Vaccination programme for third and fourth booster doses has begun across the country from today. Due to shortage of vaccine, the programme had been suspended since February 28.

HC asks Dr Yunus to pay over Tk 12 crore as donation tax

Shawdesh desk: The High Court on Wednesday asked Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus to pay over Tk 12 crore as donation tax to the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

Chinese President Xi Jinping replies to letter from Bangladeshi child Alifa Chin

Shawdesh desk: Chinese President Xi Jinping recently wrote back to Bangladeshi child Alifa Chin, encouraging her to study hard, pursue her dream and carry forward the traditional friendship between China

Budget to echo people’s interests: Economists

Shawdesh Desk: Customers are making choices about air conditioners at a showroom at Stadium Market in the capital on Tuesday. People are flocking to electronic product markets, anticipating a price

Hospitalisation of 95 dengue patients reported across Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: A total of 95 more people were hospitalised with dengue infection in 24 hours till Wednesday morning as the cases keep rising in Bangladesh. Of the new patients,

Election cannot be fair, credible under Awami League govt: Fakhrul

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said that it was now a fact that elections could never be free, fair and credible under

Bangladeshi peacekeepers: Icons of global peace

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh’s peacekeepers continue to establish their mark as global peace ambassadors. Surpassing national boundaries, they serve as beacons of peace in distressed countries far from their homeland. Alongside