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ACC turns blind eye to graft: BNP

Shawdesh Desk: BNP on Thursday alleged that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been playing a silent role though corruption has ‘turned epidemic’ in every sector and at different projects. Party

PM seeks support from IORA members to protect marine ecology

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the IORA member states to respond quickly to save the marine ecological system as the protection of ocean and sea resources

PM urges BGMEA leaders to be watchful against propaganda

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the country’s businesspersons to stay alert against the propaganda now being carried out against the government as this was ultimately

Single-digit lending rate soon: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government has initiated necessary measures to bring down interest rate on bank loan to single digit to facilitate low-cost fund for industries

PM moved to tears again

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina turned emotional and couldn’t hold back tears while talking about gruesome assassination of Bangabandhu and the family members. Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League

BNP gets permission for founding anniversary rally

Shawdesh Desk: The BNP has been cleared by the authorities to organise a rally marking the 41st founding anniversary on Monday. Police gave it the verbal permission to hold the

Police thrashed for sexual harassment

Shawdesh Desk: A police constable was beaten up by local people allegedly for sexually harassing a woman in Rajshahi town’s Lakshmipur area on Thursday night. Quoting witnesses, sub-inspector of Rajpara

Cabinet secretary Shafiul to become WB alternate exec director

Shawdesh Desk: Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday announced that cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam would become the next alternate executive director of the World Bank in Washington DC,