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EC in the soup with the election as major parties differ, says CEC Habibul Awal

Shawdesh Desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said the commission is facing a dilemma because of contrasting stances of the major political parties over the next

WB estimation shows poverty rate declined in Bangladesh even during COVID-19: Hasan

Shawdesh Desk: Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said World Bank assessment showed that the poverty rate has declined in Bangladesh even during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The report of the

Indian Army Chief calls on Bangladesh Army Chief

Shawdesh desk: General Manoj Pande, India’s Chief of Army Staff, called on his Bangladesh counterpart General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka on Monday. At the beginning

PM to handover 26,229 abodes to homeless families on Thursday

Shawdesh Desk: As part of the government’s target to ensure housing for the landless and homeless people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over 26,229 more houses to landless and

2-hour area-based load shedding across country from Tuesday

Shawdesh Desk; The government has decided to resort to daily 2 hours area-based load-shedding across the country from Tuesday in a bid to tackle the ongoing power crisis. Prime Minister’s

Heat wave likely to abate from Tuesday: Met office

Shawdesh Desk: The mild heat wave which is sweeping Rajshahi, Rangpur and Nilphamari districts may abate following showers in parts of country in the next 24 hours, Met office said

EC starts dialogue with political parties

Shawdesh Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has started its dialogue with the registered political parties today as part of its move to seek opinions from the stakeholders about holding the next

No respite from heat wave in next 24 hrs

Shawdesh Desk: A mild heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and Tangail, Jashore and Chuadanga districts and it may continue, Met office said. “However, light to