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Mobile radiation exposure not harmful to health, environment, BTRC claims

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) says the level of radiation emitted by mobile phone towers is not harmful for human health risks and the environment. “The standard

Procession for Khaleda’s release: Police cordon off BNP’s office

Shawdesh Desk: An additional police force has been deployed in front of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office at Nayapaltan in the capital on Saturday as the party is set to

Khaleda can apply for parole only after acknowledging crimes: Hasan

Shawdesh Desk: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia could apply for parole only after accepting her crimes. “The government only can consider her

ADB provides additional $170m for capital market reforms in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a second tranche loan of $170 million to conclude the Third Capital Market Development Program in Bangladesh. ADB approved the program

BNP has no plan to intensify movement to free Khaleda

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has actually no plan to intensify their movement to free their party chairperson from jail, though the party leaders are telling frequently to intensify

Court summons Shajahan Khan in Ilias Kanchan’s defamation case

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has summoned former shipping minister Shajahan Khan to appear before it in a Tk 100-crore defamation case filed against him by popular film actor and

Defeat evil forces to ensure public security: PM to Ansar-VDP

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) to work with honesty, courage and integrity to defeat evil forces

Singapore confirms second Bangladeshi coronavirus patient

Shawdesh Desk: Another Bangladeshi worker in Singapore has been infected with coronavirus, the health ministry of Singapore has confirmed. The 39-year-old had worked at Seletar Aerospace Heights, the same location