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Bangladesh Bank re-fixes interbank transactions duration in lockdown

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Bank (BB) re-fixed the duration of interbank transactions during the ongoing lockdown to halt the sharp rise of COVID-19 in the country. The presentment of the cut

Falsehood is BNP’s only resort to conceal failures: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said falsehood is the BNP’s only resort to cover up its failure in playing due role during the coronavirus crisis. “The BNP leaders

Facebook pays Tk2.5 crore VAT

Shawdesh Desk: Social media giant Facebook has paid a VAT return of Tk 2.5 crore to the Dhaka South VAT Commissionerate in July 2021. For the first time in the

Banks to remain closed on next Sunday, Wednesday

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday said banks will be remained closed on next Sunday and Wednesday due to brisk spreading of coronavirus across the country. Besides, the transaction period

Call to let more Afghan interpreters move to UK

Shawdesh Desk: Dozens of former military commanders have called on the government to allow more Afghans who worked for British forces to resettle in the UK. UK ministers have recently

Covid death toll in Bangladesh crosses 20,000 with 237 new fatalities

Shawdesh Desk: As the highly transmissible Delta variant keeps sweeping through the country, Bangladesh logged off 237 Coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, taking the death toll to

Another ‘Oxygen Express’ from India arrives in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Another Oxygen Express of Indian Railways entered Bangladesh carrying a second tranche of 200 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) as the country’s Covid-19 daily-death toll reach up

5 of a family killed in Teknaf landslide

Shawdesh Desk: Five members of a family were killed in a landslide due to heavy rainfall at Nhilla area in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar early hours of Wednesday. The deceased