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Flood worsens in central Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of flood victims remained hungry and vulnerable to waterborne diseases like diarrhoea as relief supplies were far less than enough to meet their basic demand of food

Another body recovered from Patuatuli building

Shawdesh Desk: Rescuers recovered the body of another man from the rubble of a two-storied building that caved in on Wednesday afternoon in Old Dhaka’s Patuatuli. The body was retrieved

Nationwide drive to curb mosquito menace July 25-31: LGRD minister

Shawdesh Desk: The government will conduct countrywide drives from July 25 to 31 in a bid to prevent mosquitos from breeding and to eradicate larvae of mosquitos in order to

73.93 pc pass rate in HSC, equivalent exams

Shawdesh Desk: This year, 73.93 per cent students have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations. The results were officially unveiled by prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday morning.

HC bars sale of cattle without antibiotics

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court has banned the sale antibiotics for cattle and its administration without a prescription from a veterinarian. The bench of Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice

Ecnec clears 8 projects involving Tk 5,142 cr

Shawdesh Desk: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved eight projects involving Tk 5,142 crore, including Tk 2,606 crore to improve important roads under various

PM seeks Seoul’s support to resolve Rohingya crisis

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged South Korea to engage with Myanmar for an early peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis that has posed risks to regional peace

Won’t tolerate corruption, warns PM

Shawdesh Desk: Reaffirming that corruption would not be tolerated, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the top government officials to keep more vigil against corruption so that this menace