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Florida building collapse toll rises to 22

Shawdesh dEsk: Two more victims were found in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment building in Florida on Friday, bringing the death toll from last week’s tragedy to 22,

Putin signs law forcing foreign social media giants to open Russian offices

Shawdesh Desk: MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that obliges foreign social media giants to open offices in Russia, a document published by the government on Thursday showed,

5 killed in pickup van-ambulance collision in Tangail

Shawdesh desk: Five people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a speeding pickup van and an ambulance ferrying passengers in Kalihati upazila of Tangail on

Students,orphans pray for Bashundhara Group chairman

Shawdesh desk: Bashundhara Group, the country’s leading business conglomerate, distributed relief materials among orphans, madrasa students and the destitute in several places of Panchagarh on Friday. Shuvasangha, a social platform

India records 46,617 new Covid cases; recovery rate crosses 97 pc

Shawdesh Desk: India saw a single-day rise of 46,617 new coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,04,58,251, while the national recovery rate has crossed 97 per cent,

Bangladesh records highest single-day COVID-19 infection rate

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh today reported 28.27 percent COVID-19 positive cases, the highest in a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic, as 30,012 samples were tested in the past

27 people die of Covid-19 in Khulna division in 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Twenty-seven more people died of coronavirus or Covid-19 in Khulna division in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,201 people were newly diagnosed with Covid-19 infection during the period.

Delta variant exploits low vaccine rates, easing of rules

Shawdesh Desk: The latest alarming coronavirus variant is exploiting low global vaccination rates and a rush to ease pandemic restrictions, adding new urgency to the drive to get more shots