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New drug could treat COVID-19 pneumonia: Lancet

Shawdesh Desk: A newly identified drug may be used to effectively treat some patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, PTI

Journalist Riaz Uddin Ahmed at ICU

Shawdesh Desk: Former president of Jatiya Press Club Riaz Uddin Ahmed has been taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of United Hospital in the capital. Earlier, he was admitted

Covid-19: Bangladesh rolls out booster dose in Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh on Sunday started administering the Covid-19 booster dose to health workers on trial basis in capital Dhaka to fight off Covid-19. Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the

Death toll in Philippines typhoon rises to 75

Shawdesh Desk: At least 75 people have been reported killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official tallies showed Sunday, as efforts to deliver water and

Global Covid cases top 274mn as Omicron set to trigger a huge wave

Shawdesh Desk: Amid a global scare over Omicron, the new strain of Covid-19, the overall number of coronavirus cases has surged past 274 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),

PM hopes her France visit’s outcome to sustain momentum

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed happiness over the outcome of her visit to France in November last and hoped to sustain the momentum in the coming

Prisoner transfer treaty likely with Maldives during PM’s visit

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh is likely to sign a prisoner transfer agreement with the Maldives during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the archipelagic country. The Cabinet on

IMF raises Bangladesh’s economic growth forecast for FY22

Shawdesh Desk: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has scaled up its projection for Bangladesh’s GDP growth to 6.6 percent in 2022, from its previous forecast of 6.5 percent in October.