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Cabinet secretary Shafiul to become WB alternate exec director

Shawdesh Desk: Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday announced that cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam would become the next alternate executive director of the World Bank in Washington DC,

Nusrat Murder: Govt probe finds no negligence of ex-governing body chairman Enamul

Shawdesh Desk: The probe body, formed by the Secretaries to the Home, Public Administration and Education Ministries and the IGP, has not found any negligence of the Sonagazi Islamia Fazil

Verdict on Rajshahi war criminal Musa alias Firoz Khan Tuesday

Shawdesh Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver its verdict on Tuesday in a case filed against Md Abdus Samad alias Musa alias Firoz Khan, 61, from Rajshahi for his

Jubo Mohila League leader, 18 others held for ‘anti-social activities’ in Sylhet

Shawdesh Desk: Police detained 19 people including a leader of Jubo Mohila League on charge of conducting ‘anti-social activities’ at Ghaterchoti area of Chikonagul union in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet

BCL leader held with stolen motorbike, sent to jail

Shawdesh Desk: A union level Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader on Sunday was sent to Bagrhat jail after been arrested with a stolen motorcycle. The arrested BCL leader was identified

Sanjay Dutt to enter politics

Shawdesh Desk: Nearly ten years after his maiden political venture as a Samajwadi Party candidate failed to take off from Uttar Pradesh, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is set to re-enter

G7 wrestles with Iran, Amazon fires and trade

Shawdesh Desk: G7 leaders close their summit Monday with discussion of world problems including the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, but overshadowed by President Donald Trump’s trade wars and questions

It’s Myanmar’s failure

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar’s failure to fulfil its obligations is the reason why the Rohingya did not volunteer to return to Rakhine, the Bangladesh foreign ministry yesterday said. It said the