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Russia warns on oil import ban

Shawdesh desk: Fears of an energy war between Russia and the West grew on Tuesday after the United States pushed its allies to ban Russian oil imports as punishment for

Women advancing in education, job

Shawdesh Desk: Women are advancing in education and job remarkably in the country, thanks to different initiatives taken by the present government. It has been possible as the Awami League-led

Russia-Ukraine talks, 3rd round: expectations fail, continuation due soon

Shawdesh Desk: The third round of Russian-Ukrainian talks, held in Belarus on Monday evening, failed to yield the expected results, as both Moscow and Kiev delegates acknowledged. Russia’s chief negotiator,

Women face trouble in public transport

Shawdesh Desk: Asmaul Husna was desperately gesturing moving buses to stop around 9:15am at Kakrail in the capital on Thursday. When a bus was arriving, people were competing with each

Global Covid death toll crosses 6 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global death toll from Covid-19 has now crossed six million, with the pandemic entering into its third year. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Ukraine claims it killed another Russian general

Shawdesh Desk: Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency said Monday that its country’s forces had killed Russian Army Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, CNBC reports. It also claimed that other senior Russian Army

Man detained with gold bars & foreign fags at Ctg airport

Shawdesh Desk: A man was detained with seven gold bars and 1,000 cigarettes worth TK 52 lakh at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport, Customs officials said on Tuesday. The detainee

World Bank approves extra $489 mn support package for Ukraine

Shawdesh Desk: The World Bank on Monday approved an additional $489-million package in support for Ukraine, to be made available immediately and dubbed “Financing of Recovery from Economic Emergency in