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Ten killed by heavy rains in southeastern Brazil

Shawdesh Desk: Torrential rain in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais killed 10 people in two days, according to an official report Tuesday, which warned of more intense downpours in

Half of Europe on track to catch Omicron, world economy at risk

Shawdesh Desk: More than half of people in Europe will likely catch Omicron by March, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, as the World Bank warned the contagious variant could

Biden pushes overhaul of US election laws in fiery speech

Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden has called for a historic change to Senate rules as he seeks to overhaul the country’s election laws, BBC reported. In an impassioned speech,

Be ready for light rain & fog

Shawdesh Desk: Cold January may turn colder, with the weather department predicting light rain and fog in parts of Bangladesh over the next two-three days. “Rains or thunder showers accompanied

Covid-19: Common cold may give some protection: Study

Shawdesh Desk: Natural defences against a common cold could offer some protection against Covid-19, too, research suggests. The small-scale study, published in Nature Communications, involved 52 individuals who lived with

Verdict in Sinha murder case on Jan 31

Shawdesh Desk: A Cox’s Bazar court has fixed January 31 to deliver the judgment in Major (retd) Sinha Rashed Khan murder case. Judge Mohammad Ismail of Cox’s Bazar District and

Covid: Dhaka, Rangamati marked as high-risk zones

Shawdesh Desk: Amid rising coronavirus cases and fatalities, the health authorities in Bangladesh have marked Dhaka and Rangamati districts as high-risk zones because of their high infection rates. After analyzing

Schools must assign staff to help students cross roads safely: PM

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the educational institutions up to higher secondary level must assign their own staff to make sure their students cross roads safely.