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AL chalks out programmes to observe Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Awami League has taken various programmes to observe Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic Homecoming Day on Monday. The ruling party leaders will pay

Indian envoy for avoiding all inessential travels

Shawdesh Desk: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Sunday said it would be best if all “inessential” travels are avoided although they would focus on keeping visa

Not thinking about lockdown now: FM

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the government is not thinking about lockdowns at this moment but will follow the same procedures keeping passengers limited

Ex-DIG Partha Gopal Banik sentenced to 8 years in prison

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced Partha Gopal Banik, suspended deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet division, to eight years imprisonment in a case filed on bribery and

Get vaccinated without fear: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to get vaccinated without unnecessary fear to fight off the Coronavirus and its new variants. “I request all, please get

E-commerce scams erode customers’ trust

Shawdesh Desk: The e-commerce sector dominated headlines in 2021 for controversial business models operated by a few platforms, sending the entire sector in a crisis throughout the year. After billions

BNP plans to launch tougher movement

Major opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will go for a tough movement after talks with the like-minded political parties, demanding the next parliament election under election time non-party administration. “Our

PM to address nation at 7pm marking three years of current tenure

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening marking completion of the third year of the current tenure of Awami League government. “The Prime Minister will