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Food-laden vessel arrives at Saint Martin’s Island amid unrest

Shawdesh desk: A vessel named FB-Baro Awlia arrived at Saint Martin’s Island on Friday, carrying 75 tonnes of food provided by the local administration and 150 tonnes of food from

Sweden provides Tk 14.5cr for Cyclone Remal-hit people

Shawdesh desk: Sweden is providing USD 1.2 million or approximately Tk 14.5 crores of vital humanitarian assistance to communities affected by Cyclone Remal in southwestern Bangladesh. Sweden’s Ambassador to Bangladesh,

Gaza war death toll reaches 37,084

Shawdesh desk: Hamas-run Gaza’s health ministry said on Sunday that at least 37,084 people have been killed in the territory during more than eight months of war between Israel and

France’s Macron dissolve parliament, calls snap legislative elections

Shawdesh Desk; French president Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that he was dissolving parliament and called snap legislative elections after the far-right trounced his centrist alliance in EU polls. The

Suspicious transactions, capital flight growing

Shawdesh desk: Suspicious transactions linking to money laundering are growing in the county amid the resource crunch caused by a persistent dollar shortage. According to a budget document, the Bangladesh

Modi: The tea seller’s son who became India’s populist hero

Shawdesh desk: Once shunned and now eagerly courted by the West, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has steered his country away from its secular traditions and towards the Hindu-first politics

Hamas says over 200 killed as Israel rescues four Gaza hostages

Shawdesh Desk: Israel announced its forces rescued four hostages on Saturday from a Gaza refugee camp in an operation which the Hamas-run government media office said left 210 Palestinians dead

Italy, Slovakia vote as EU election continues

Shawdesh Desk: Italy became the first heavyweight nation to cast votes for the EU’s next parliament on Saturday, in a test of far-right leader Giorgia Meloni’s strength at home—and future