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People waiting in queues for hours for tickets at Kamlapur

Shawdesh desk: Several hundred people were seen waiting in queues for collecting ticket at Kamalapur Railway Station on Thursday, despite railway authorities’ declaration of no tickets. Many people complained that

No respite from heat in sight

Shawdesh desk: Parts of Bangladesh endured the ongoing heat wave for the 15th consecutive day on Wednesday, with little possibility of rain giving the inhabitants of these areas relief from

Extreme heat wave strains agri, livestock sector

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is currently grappling with an extreme heatwave that has persisted for over two weeks, wreaking havoc on crops, seasonal fruits, livestock, and fish farming. The prolonged drought

Gangs in garb of DB men on the prowl ahead of Eid

Shawdesh desk: As Eid-ul-Fitr approaches, a surge in criminal activities has been observed in the capital and other parts of the country, with organized gangs of criminals posing as plain-cloth

Padma Bridge cost jumps by Tk 2,412crS

Shawdesh desk: The executive committee of the National Economic Council in a meeting on Tuesday approved four proposals for the revision of four projects, including the Padma Multipurpose Bridge. Chaired

Motorcycles allowed on Padma Bridge from tomorrow

Shawdesh desk: The government on Tuesday allowed motorcycles to run on the Padma Bridge from April 20, ahead of Eid ul-Fitr, 10 months after they were banned from using the

BNP in trouble over ‘boycotting’ city polls

Shawdesh desk: The major opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is in great trouble over the upcoming elections in the five city corporations as the party’s local leaders and activists are

Attack on Sheikh Hasina’s convoy: Ex-BNP MP among 4 get life term, 44 others 7-yr jail

Shawdesh Desk: A Satkhira court on Tuesday sentenced former BNP MP Habibul Islam Habib and three others to life term imprisonment in two cases filed over the 2002 attack on