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232 women raped in September: Mahila Parishad

Shawdesh Desk: At least 232 women and girls were raped in September across the country, said a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP), a voluntary women’s organisation. The BMP data,

GK Shamim again placed on 9-day remand

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed corrupt contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim on a nine-day fresh remand in two cases lodged under anti-money laundering and arms

Prime Minister returns home from New York

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home early in the morning today (Tuesday) from New York via Abu Dhabi wrapping up her eight-day official visit to the United States where

Bodyguards of GK Shamim remanded in money laundering case

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court placed seven bodyguards of contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, on a four-day remand in a case lodged with Gulshan Police Station under money

‘Hariloot’ going on in the name of development: Menon

Shawdesh Desk: Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon on Sunday said ‘hariloot’ (plundering) has been taking place in the name of development in the country. He said this while addressing

Fakhrul terms Hasan Mahmud as ‘creative information minister’

Shawdesh Desk: Criticising Dr Hasan Mahmud for involving Tarique Rahman’s name in casino scandal, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said he (Dr Hasan Mahmud) is a

No chance of 1/11-like incident, says Prime Minister

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has firmly said there is no chance of the recurrence any 1/11-like incident in Bangladesh as her government is taking punitive actions against every

PM places four proposals before UNGA, dubs Rohingya crisis a regional threat

Shawdesh Desk: With a pleading that Myanmar must manifest a clear political will for sustainable return and reintegration of Rohingyas to their homeland, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has placed a