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Police foil BNP road march in Dhaka, Rajshahi

Shawdesh Desk: The police on Tuesday foiled a prescheduled road march of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist party in Rajshahi while at least 10 BNP activists were arrested and over

Mirza Fakhrul tests positive for Covid-19 for 3rd time

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was hospitalised on Tuesday as he tested positive for Covid-19 for the third time. He has been receiving treatment

PM joins opening session of Qatar Economic Forum

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the opening session of the 3rd Qatar Economic Forum in Doha of Qatar on Tuesday morning. The forum is being held at Fairmont

Jamaat getting ready for ‘do-or-die’ anti-govt movement

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist political party of the country, is now taking preparations for waging a ‘do-or-die’ movement to oust the incumbent Awami League-led government. “We have enough

PM off to Doha to attend Qatar Economic Forum 2023

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Doha on Monday afternoon on a three-day official visit to attend the Qatar Economic Forum 2023 at the invitation of Emir

Prof Yunus robs fund of poor, laundering abroad

Shawdesh desk: Nobel laureate economist Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus allegedly evaded tax worth of Tk 10 billion from his company Grameen Telecom and laundered abroad in name of ‘social business’.

High intake of salt affects public health

Shawdesh desk: The excessive consumption of salt (sodium chloride) with regular and processed foods is affecting health of the people in the country, causing heart and kidney diseases. According to

Have no idea on new sanctions: foreign minister

Shawdesh desk: Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday said that there was no reason for new sanctions, and if that happens it will be very unfortunate. He said he