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Ivy takes oath as N’ganj city mayor

Shawdesh desk: Selina Hayat Ivy on Wednesday took an oath as the mayor of Narayanaganj City Corporation (NCC) for the next five years. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath

Global Covid cases top 400 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 400 million, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread across the globe. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Hectic preparations on for Ekushey Boi Mela

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangla Academy premises and Suhrawardy Udyan are now abuzz with sounds of hammering woods and other materials for the construction of makeshift stalls and pavilions ahead of

Trial of Nasir, Tamima in ‘illegal marriage’ case begins

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against national team cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima in a case filed over their ‘illegal marriage’. Dhaka Additional Chief

Trains running at full capacity from today

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Railway resumed train services with passengers on all seats while adhering to other health rules on Wednesday The authorities of Bangladesh Railway (BR) taken the decision as

Dhaka ranks world’s second most polluted city

Shawdesh dEsk: The densely populated capital of Bangladesh continues to dominate the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world. On Wednesday, Dhaka was ranked the world’s

Bangladesh counts 43 deaths, 8,354 infections from Covid-19 in 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh reported 43 deaths from Coronavirus or Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Some 8, 354 people have newly been diagnosed with the virus during the period. The

ECNEC approves Tk 1,503.32cr project to set up frontier technology institute

Shawdesh desk: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a Taka 1,503.32 crore project to set up an institute of frontier technology. Through the ‘Construction of Primary Infrastructure