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Gas tariff hike ‘ill-motivated’, says BNP

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday alleged that the government had raised the gas tariff unfairly only to facilitate those ruling party leaders and businessmen who import Liquefied Natural

Tree falls on army car, rickshaw at Farmgate

Shawdesh Desk: A large tree fell on a moving car of Bangladesh Army and a parked rickshaw in front of Tejgaon College at Farmgate in Dhaka on Friday. The rickshaw-puller

Hajj flight starts today

Shawdesh Desk: The first hajj flight carrying 417 pilgrims left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG-3001 with the Bangladeshi pilgrims took off

Barguna murder: Nayon Bond’s main associate Rifat Farazi arrested

Shawdesh Desk: Police arrested another accused Rifat Farazi, the main associate of Nayan Bond, over the daylight murder of Refat Shorif in Barguna town. A team of police arrested Rifat

Prime Minister now in Beijing

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Beijing on Wednesday morning to hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leaders. She reached Beijing Capital International Airport at 11:05am (local time). Earlier, the

Toddler killed in Savar wall collapse

Shawdesh Desk: A toddler was killed and four others were injured in a wall collapse at Kathgara in Ashulia in savar on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday. The

Drug peddler’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Shawdesh Desk: A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Jhaubagan in Teknaf upazila early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Salim

Ershad’s health condition improving: GM Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party (JP) acting chairman GM Quader has said the health condition of party chairman HM Ershad is improving. The JP acting chairman came up with the information