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‘Ongoing closure of edn instts being extended for two weeks’

Shawdesh Desk: Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said the ongoing closure of the educational institutions of the country is being extended for two weeks. “The National Technical Advisory Committee

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RU authorities give Tk 5 lakh to Himel’s family, truck driver held

Shawdesh desk: Rajshahi University authorities handed over Tk 5 lakh to the family of Mahmud Habib Himel, who was crushed to death as a truck ran over a motorcycle on

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Delay in getting corona test report worries people

Shawdesh Desk: Many people are getting delayed report of the coronavirus test from RT PCR labs of a number of public hospitals across the country, including in Dhaka. Health experts

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Global Covid cases surpass 381 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 381 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the globe. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total

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Ambassador Rabab Fatima elected Chair of UN Peacebuilding Commission

Shawdesh desk: Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has been unanimously elected as the Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). The election of

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Protests erupt in RU after student killed in road crash, acting proctor removed

Shawdesh Desk: Students of Rajshahi University (RU) staged a protest last night in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s residence following the death of a fellow mate who was crushed under a

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Road accidents kill 6 in three districts

Shawdesh desk: At least six people were killed and several others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj, Patuakhali and Sherpur. In Sirajganj, two fishermen were killed and three others

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Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries: WHO

Shawdesh desk: A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected in 57 countries,

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