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‘Rape accused’ killed in ‘gunfight’

Shawdesh Desk: A young man, accused in a rape case, was allegedly killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Potiya upazila of Chattagram early Tuesday. Deceased

Dengue spreads across 50 districts

Shawdesh Desk: Dengue menace has turned widespread across the country as dengue patients have already been detected in 50 districts other than the capital where the number of people infected

BNP want health minister, Dhaka mayors to resign

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday demanded resignation of health minister and two mayors of the Dhaka city for their failure at combating dengue menace that has already spread

Flood forces farmers to sell cattle cheap

Shawdesh Desk: The ongoing flood that hit hard 28 districts of the country is compelling farmers to sell their cattle at low prices due to acute fodder crisis, lack of

Mad rush for blood

Shawdesh Desk: Panicked relatives of dengue patients are stressed over collecting blood from the voluntary organisations, relatives, friends and others as an acute crisis of blood intensified in the wake

Relief crisis deepens as govt in denial

Shawdesh Desk: Amid reports of inadequate relief distribution leaving many half-fed or unfed in flood affected districts across the country, state minister for disaster management and relief Enamur Rahman said

Political divide, lack of democracy blamed for poor public relief show

Shawdesh Desk: Former student leaders and cultural activists observed that the relief activities by the socio-cultural and student organisations had seen a sharp decline this year while the country’s 28

Dengue breaks record every day

The numbers of dengue patients hospitalised in a single day and in this year so far have broken the all-time records in Bangladesh on Saturday. According to Health Services health