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Record year for Argentine wine exports

Shawdesh Desk: Argentina’s bottled wine exports hit a historic high in 2021 worth $817 million, the foreign ministry reported Saturday. The previous high was the $786 million in foreign wine

India win toss, elect to bowl in third ODI

Sports desk: India won the toss and decided to bowl in the third one-day international against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. South Africa have already clinched

Biden hails Intel’s $20 bn chip plant investment amid shortage

Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden on Friday praised Intel’s plans to spend $20 billion on a new US semiconductor facility, hailing the “historic” investment even as a global chip

FM Momen mourns death of Malaysian High Commissioner’s mother

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen expressed deep shock at the death of Midah Binti Omar, mother of the Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Haznah Md Hashim. In

1 officer killed, 1 seriously hurt in NYC shooting

Shawdesh desk: A New York Police Department officer was killed and another gravely injured Friday night after responding to a domestic disturbance call, according to a law enforcement official. A

Exams scrapped, students block busy Dhaka crossing

Shawdesh desk: Students of seven government colleges affiliated to Dhaka University blocked the Nilkhet intersection on Saturday morning in protest against the government’s decision to suspend exams. Over 100 students

India reports over 3.37 lakh new cases, 488 deaths

Shawdesh desk: India added 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,89,03,731, which includes 10,050 cases of the Omicron variant, according to Union health ministry

DiCaprio lauds Bangladesh for protecting biodiversity around Saint Martin’s Island

Shawdesh Desk: Oscar-winning Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has congratulated the Government of Bangladesh and other relevant stakeholders for establishing a Marine Protected Area (MPA) around Saint Martin’s Island. Taking to