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US hopeful about future relations with Bangladesh: Envoy

Shawdesh desk: Counselor of the US department of state, Derek Chollet, on Wednesday said that they remained ‘hopeful’ about future relations with Bangladesh — building on the strong partnership that

Dr Wazed’s 81st birth anniversary Thursday

Shawdesh desk: The 81st birth anniversary of nuclear scientist with international repute and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s husband Dr M A Wazed Miah will be celebrated in a befitting manner

UN in Bangladesh congratulates Md Shahabuddin on his presidential election

Shawdesh desk: The United Nations in Bangladesh has congratulated Md Shahabuddin on his election as the 22nd President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. “We wish the President-Elect, Md Shahabuddin,

Pahela Falgun being celebrated with colourful youths, bejeweled trees

Shawdesh desk: Heralding advent of spring, Pahela Falgun is being celebrated in Dhaka and all other parts of the country amid festivities in a colorful manner today. Young girls and

Jute should get incentives, attention like garments industry: PM

Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that despite being an environment-friendly agricultural product jute does not get the expected attention and incentives given to the garments industries

President-elect Shahabuddin to meet president Hamid at Bangabhaban

Shawdesh desk: The president-elect of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin will meet the incumbent president Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Tuesday evening. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana will

Over 2.7 lakh children suffer from eye fatigue in capital each year

Shawdesh Desk: Around 270,000 children have suffered from eye fatigue and severe headaches in Dhaka city each year, said a research study. The search carried out by Environment and Social

Shahabuddin elected Bangladesh’s next president unopposed

Shawdesh Desk: Former commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Mohammad Shahabuddin, has been elected Bangladesh’s next president. Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal , talking to reporters, at the Election Commission