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Law being amended to boost revenue from tourism sector

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh Tourism Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was placed in Parliament on Monday to make the existing law more effective and time-befitting one, aiming to boost revenue from

JP Chairman GM Quader tests positive for Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party Chairman Ghulam Muhammad Quader tested positive for COVID-19. The MP Quader gave his sample on Saturday to attend 16th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS)

Govt wants to build knowledge-based society: PM

Shawdesh dEsk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government wants to build a developed, prosperous nation imbued with modern and technological knowledge. “We want to build a nation

ARSA chief Ataullah Jununi’s brother held

Shawdesh dEsk: Members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) have arrested Md Shah Ali, brother of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) Ataullah Abu Amar Jununi, with home-made weapons and drugs. Cox’s

President to address maiden JS session of 2022 today

Shawdesh desk: President M Abdul Hamid will address the 16th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) commencing today at 4 pm as it is the maiden session of 2022.

No lockdown now to head off harm: health minister

Shawdesh desk: Health minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said that Covid infection had been increasing in Bangladesh alarmingly and that the situation would be serious if the government imposed 11-point

Public transports operate with full capacity flouting govt directive

Shawdesh desk: Public transports are operating in capital Dhaka and other parts of the country with full capacity flouting the government instruction to keep 50 percent seats vacant to be

Malaysian home minister expected in Dhaka on Jan 25

Shawdesh desk: Malaysian Home Affairs Minister Hamzah bin Zainudin is likely to visit Dhaka later this month on a three-day visit to discuss issues of mutual interests with Bangladesh. He