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AL finalises mayoral candidates for five city corporation elections

Shawdesh Desk: The Awami League authorities on Saturday finalised the party’s candidate for upcoming elections of five city corporations, said the party’s general secretary and road transport and bridges minister

Look if ‘arson, terrorism by BNP-Jamaat’ behind recent fires: Pm

Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked concerned authorities to look into whether ‘arson, terrorism by BNP-Jamaat’ was behind the recent fire incidents. It should be investigated whether

Stakeholders must be accountable for workplace safety, labor rights: US envoy

Shawdesh desk: The United States has recognised that positive changes, particularly in the RMG export sector in Bangladesh, have been occurred because of the tireless efforts “Today, garment factories are

Govt to procure 16.50 lakh tonnes Boro paddy, rice

Shawdesh Desk: The government has set a target to procure 4 lakh tonnes of paddy, 12.50 lakh tonnes of boiled rice and one lakh tonne wheat in the upcoming Boro

Hasina to inaugurate Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka May 12

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh will host the Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka in May 12-13, says foreign ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrin on Thursday. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference

People pay last tribute to Zafrullah Chowdhury

Shawdesh Desk: People from all walks of life paid their last respects to Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and freedom fighter Zafrullah Chowdhury at the Central Shaheed Minar on Thursday. His body

Bangladesh wants security in the region but no defence treaty: Momen

Shawdesh desk: Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said that the goals set out for the Indo-Pacific region are not much different from Bangladesh’s, but the only concern is about

Letter threatening Mangal Shobhajatra attack aims at creating panic: RAB

Shawdesh desk: Rapid Action Battalion director general M Khurshid Hossain on Thursday said that the letter threatening attack on Mangal Shobhajatra was sent to a Fine Arts Institute’s student to