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Efficient workforce is crucial for 4th industrial revolution: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government has been tirelessly working to transform the country’s population into efficient workforce to cope-up with new technologies and innovations

Sheikh Hasina flies for Italy Tuesday

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Rome on Tuesday on a four-day bilateral visit to hold talks with her Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte. Foreign Minister AK

People spontaneously observing BNP’s hartal, claims Rizvi

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday claimed that people are ‘spontaneously observing’ the dawn-to-dusk hartal in protest against ‘massive vote frauds’ in Saturday’s Dhaka

2 BNP councillor candidates ‘attacked’

Shawdesh Desk: Two BNP councillor candidates in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) were allegedly attacked by their rivals on Saturday morning when they were going to cast their votes.

BNP struggles to place polling agents in city polls

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is struggling to ensure a sufficient number of polling agents in the city corporation elections to be held today due to lack of coordination

Voters have no confidence in election system: Dr Kamal Hossain

Shawdesh Desk: Voicing dissatisfaction over low voter turnout, Jatiya Oikya Front Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said voters are not coming to polling stations in Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)

Our voters facing technical issues with EVM: JAPA’s Saifuddin

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Md Saifuddin Ahmed Milon on Saturday said a number of voters are having difficulties in casting votes using

Awami League, BNP mayoral candidates cast votes

Shawdesh Desk: The much-awaited Dhaka South and North City Corporations elections began on Saturday. The Awami League (AL) and BNP mayoral candidates cast their votes at their respective polling centres