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EC not in pressure, it is doing its job, says CEC

Shawdesh Desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said the Election Commission is not feeling any pressure as it is doing its job. He said this in response

2 officials suspended over October 4 grid failure

Shawdesh Desk: Two officials of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh have been suspended in connection with the October 4 national grid failure. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral

Bangladesh can be the right place for investment from Brunei: Tipu Munshi

Shawdesh Desk: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday urged energy-rich Brunei to invest in Bangladesh taking advantage of facilities that the country offers for the foreign investors. “Bangladesh can be

Dengue kills five more patients in Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: At least five more dengue patients died in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 94. During this

Bangladesh reports 6 more Covid deaths

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh reported six more Covid deaths and 351 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. The country’s total fatalities rose to 29,401 with the new deaths and

Chinese contractor not to be allowed to work in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that the contractor responsible for the recent girder crash on a car in Dhaka’s Uttara that killed

No immediate solution for current power crisis: Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister’s Energy advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said that there is no immediate solution to the existing load shedding as the government has reduced import of primary fuel

Man dies at Dhaka hospital after setting fire to himself

Shawdesh Desk: A man, who set fire to himself following a family feud on Friday, died while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in