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AL, associate bodies continue to hold rallies during oppositions’ demo

Shawdesh desk; Ruling Awami League and its affiliated organisations on Monday continue to hold rallies and street programmes on the day when opposition political parties, including the main opposition Bangladesh

BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul hospitalised

Shawdesh desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was admitted to Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital this morning. He was admitted to the hospital for a health checkup around 10:30am as he

RAB made ‘tremendous progress’ in ‘respecting rights’: Donald Lu

Shawdesh Desk: United States assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has appreciated the ‘tremendous progress’ made by the Rapid Action Battalion in ‘respecting human

First phase of Bishwa Ijtema ends with akheri munajat

Shawdesh desk: The first phase of the three-day Bishwa Ijtema ended on Sunday with akheri munajat, or final prayer, at the Ijtema ground at Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka.

US to keep supporting Bangladesh to improve labour rights: Donald Lu

Shawdesh Desk: The United States is ‘committed’ to continue cooperation with Bangladesh in its efforts to improve labour rights, visiting US assistant secretary Donald Lu said on Sunday. At a

Rise in Cold-related Diseases: 80 die, 52,000 cases reported in 2 months

Shawdesh Desk: Around 80 people died of acute respiratory infection (ARI) and pneumonia and over 52,000 infection cases were reported in the last two months across the country, including in

BNP announces elaborate programmes marking Zia’s birth anniv

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday announced a 10-day programme to observe the 87th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman on January 19. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul

AL keeps promise, works for people’s welfare: PM

Shawdesh desk; Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday firmly said that her party, Awami League, always worked for the welfare of the nation as per the promise given to