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Pahela Baishakh: PM to address nation at 7:30pm

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, to be held tomorrow.

Nation set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh tomorrow

Shawdesh desk; The country is set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year-1429, tomorrow upholding the rich cultural values and rituals of the Bangalees. The Bangla

Govt to build cultural centre at each upazila to promote art and culture: PM

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government plans to build cultural centres in all upazilas to promote art and culture and help flourish budding talent across

Pahela Baishakh celebrations must end by 2:00pm: DMP Commissioner

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam said all public events to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year 1429, must end by 2:00pm on

No defence procurement from US now; signing GSOMIA to take time: FS

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is not going to procure any arms from the United States at this moment but instead focusing on its economic development for the welfare of its people,

AL striving to complete its grass roots council

Shawdesh Desk: The ruling Awami League is busy making hectic efforts to complete the council sessions of its grass roots units across the country, targeting the next national elections. Insiders

Eid: Govt employees to get salaries, allowances within April 25

Shawdesh Desk: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the government Sunday asked to pay the salaries and allowances of the employees of government, semi-government, and autonomous institutions by April 25. The government has

BNP’s overdue national council not in sight

Shawdesh Desk: Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is unlikely to hold its national council anytime soon to constitute the new central committees though the tenure of the present ones has