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Met office forecasts rain over the country

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today said that most parts of the country is likely to experience light to moderate rain in the next 24 hours till 9 am

Hajj flight begins Thursday

Shawdesh Desk: Hajj flight carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims to perform the holy hajj in Saudi Arabia this year begins on Thursday. A flight of Biman Bangladesh airlines carrying the first batch

Probe body formed over Gazipur spinning mill fire

Shawdesh Desk: Gazipur district administration has formed a six-member probe committee to investigate the fire incident at a spinning mill in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Wednesday that leaves four

Murder accused killed in city ‘gunfight’

Shawdesh Desk: A murder suspect has been killed in a gunfight with police in Satarkul of Badda in the capital early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ramzan, 37. He

Houses, shops gutted in Rangamati fire

Shawdesh Desk: A number of houses and shops were gutted in a fire at Mainimukh Bazar in Langadu upazila of Rangamati on early Wednesday. Fire service sources said the fire

Rifat’s father, wife satisfied over death of Nayon Bond in ‘gunfight’

Sawdesh Desk: Rifat’s father Dulal Sharif and wife Minni expressed satisfaction over the death of Nayon Bond, the prime accused of the killing of Rifat Sharif, in a reported gunfight

Prime Minister joins WEF Annual Meeting

Shawdesh Desk: More than 1,800 leaders including heads of state and government, business, civil society, academia and the arts across the world gathered in China as the World Economic Forum

Don’t cheat Hajj pilgrims: President

Shawdesh Desk: President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday warned against negligence, irregularities and corruption in Hajj management saying that individuals, agencies and institutions involved in such practices will be punished. He