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Gaffar Chy’s body arrives in Dhaka

Shawdesh desk: The body of writer, journalist and columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury reached Dhaka on Saturday morning. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the body of Gaffar Chowdhury, the

Two CMP cops missing after training in Netherlands, says police official

Shawdesh Desk: Two constables of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) did not return to the country on completion of training in the Dog Squad in the Netherlands, a police officer said

Third India-Bangladesh passenger train Mitali Express to commence services on June 1

Shawdesh Desk: NEW DELHI: Mitali Express, the third Indo-Bangladesh train service is set to start service on June 1 from West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri station in India to Dhaka in

Asia-Pacific countries endorse Bangkok Declaration to reinvigorate cooperation

Shawdesh Desk: Leaders from around Asia and the Pacific – a region at the forefront of the world’s innovation and economic growth – Friday (May 27) pledged to leverage its advantages towards

PM seeks Japan, OECD’s cooperation to continue preferential facilities

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged Japan and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to continue preferential facilities at least till 2029 for Bangladesh’s smooth graduation

Russia ‘may target Slovakia next’

Shawdesh desk: Russia ‘may target Slovakia next’ – as Putin’s ‘elite’ airborne forces involved in ‘several tactical failures’ Slovakia warns that Vladimir Putin will not stop at Ukraine and that

Bangladesh, Portugal to enhance Inter-Parliamentary co-op

Shawdesh desk: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam met with Vice President of the Assembly of PortugalAdão José Fonseca Silva at the Parliament of Portugal in Lisbon on

PM seeks international support for Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the country’s development partners to help implement the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 that seeks sustainable development for future generations. “The cooperation