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Dream nears fulfillment: Road carpeting of Padma Bridge starts

Shawdesh desk: Asphalt paving on the roadway of the much-hyped Padma Multipurpose Bridge began on Wednesday. Earlier in September, Chinese contractor China Major Bridge Engineering Company (CMBEC) started the carpeting

COP26: China and US agree to boost climate co-operation

Shawdesh desk: China and the US have agreed to boost climate co-operation over the next decade, in a surprise announcement at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The world’s two

Second -phase UP elections end

Shawdesh dEsk: The second phase of Union Parishad (UP) polls ended at 4pm on Thursday amid sporadic incidents of clash leaving at least seven dead. Voting to 835 UPs across the

Malala Yousafzai announces her marriage on Twitter

Shawdesh desk: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has announced her marriage. The 24-year-old Pakistani human rights campaigner who was shot by the Taliban for daring to

WHO looking forward to oral, nasal Covid vaccines

Shawdesh desk The World Health Organization’s chief scientist said Tuesday she was looking forward to the “second generation” of Covid-19 vaccines, which could include nasal sprays and oral versions. Soumya

Myanmar charges US journalist with terrorism, sedition

Shawdesh dEsk: Myanmar’s junta has charged a US journalist detained since May with sedition and terrorism, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, his lawyer said Wednesday. The Southeast

Chinese consortium to implement Rampura-Amulia-Demra 4-lane highway

Shawdesh desk: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a proposal in principle for appointing a Chinese consortium as the investor for implementing the Rampura-Amulia-Demra highway project into four lane

Australia look to halt Pakistan juggernaut in World Cup semi-final

sports Desk: Australia are looking to their top-order batting led by the explosive David Warner as well as Adam Zampa’s bag of leg-spin tricks to get past a red-hot Pakistan in