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Fleeing the Taliban over land into Pakistan

With the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, thousands have fled their homes in fear. While much of the attention has focused on the crowds thronging Kabul airport, thousands of others

For transplants, Covid complicates the race against time

Shawdesh desk: Its blue lights flashing, the ambulance races along the Madrid ring road towards the airport, the words “organ donation” clearly marked on its side, cars pulling over to

Pori Moni gets bail in narcotics case

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to film actress Pori Moni in a narcotics case. Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge KM Imrul Kayes passed the bail order upon

New Zealand ready for Bangladesh challenge in T20 series

Sports Desk: New Zealand’s youthful Twenty20 squad is raring to go against Bangladesh in their upcoming series, stand-in captain Tom Latham said Tuesday, as the hosts come off their first-ever

UAE to give tourist visas to anyone vaccinated against COVID-19 from all countries

Shawdesh Desk: The UAE will begin accepting tourist visa applications for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus from all countries starting from August 30, state news agency WAM reported

10 lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine to reach Dhaka Wednesday

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh will get 10 lakh doses of Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine from the USA as gift on Wednesday under the global vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX. The consignment, which was scheduled

Afghanistan: US investigating civilian deaths in Kabul strike

Shawdesh desk: The US military has said it is investigating after at least nine Afghan civilians were reportedly killed in a drone strike which aimed to prevent an attack on

Dengue infections cross 10,000 in country; 233 more hospitalised in a day

Shawdesh Desk: Two hundred thirty-three people have been hospitalised after being infected with dengue, a mosquito-borne viral infection, in the last 24 hours across the country. The total number of