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Aug 21 grenade attack appeal hearing this year: minister

Shawdesh Desk: Law minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said that the appeal hearing in the August 21 grenade attack case would start within the next two to four months. ‘The

Five more die of dengue

Shawdesh Desk: Five more people died of dengue and 1,615 others were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne viral fever on Monday as the situation continues to worsen every day. With the

Stay alert, keep homes, surroundings clean

Shawdesh Desk: Terming the dengue outbreak a big problem, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged people to be aware of the mosquito-borne disease and keep their houses and surroundings clean

BNP to move internationally for Khaleda’s release

Shawdesh Desk: Opposition BNP on Saturday decided to move internationally to secure freedom and proper medical treatment of its ailing chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia as her health

Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start fresh attempt

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar and Bangladesh will start a fresh attempt next week to repatriate thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, officials said on Thursday, nearly

Drastic price fall leads to losses, dumping

Shawdesh Desk: Eid-ul-Azha witnessed an unprecedented price disorder in the procurement of rawhides of the sacrificial animals in the history of the country allegedly due to an unholy nexus of

DNCC removes 13,234 tonnes of animal wastes

Shawdesh Desk: The authority of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) removed 13,234 tonnes of wastes of sacrificial animals by 1:00pm today. As many as 9,500 cleaners worked for disposal of

PM vows to uphold dignity of people’s trust

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday vowed to uphold the trust and confidence of the country’s people for ‘giving her party the opportunity to form the government for