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Lockdown: Police detain 373, arrests 76 for violating restrictions in Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: Police detained 373 people and arrested 76  from different areas of the capital till 5 pm on Thursday on charge of violating lockdown restrictions . Police said they

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Alarming Covid fatalities in Bangladesh; highest-ever 143 single-day deaths reported

Shawdesh Desk: With the Delta variant of Covid-19 playing a havoc, Bangladesh on Thursday reported the highest-ever 143 deaths in 24 hours till Thursday morning. This is the highest single-day

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PM for greater co-op between AL, CPC for mutual benefits

Shawdesh Desk: Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the Chinese people, President Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the party’s birth

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Bangladesh enters total lockdown; Dhaka wears a deserted look

Shawdesh Desk: The residents of Dhaka woke up to deserted roads as Bangladesh entered a stringent lockdown on Thursday with patrol teams out there to convince people to stay off

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Moghbazar blast death toll climbs to 11

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from Sunday’s Moghbazar building blast rose to 11 as another man succumbed to his burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday

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25 lakh doses of Moderna vaccine to arrive Friday, Saturday: Minister

Shawdesh Desk: Twenty-five lakh doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine under COVAX facility will arrive in Dhaka on Friday and Saturday,  Health Minister Zahid Maleque  said on Wednesday. “Around 12 lakh

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Sylhet division flooded due to onrush of water and heavy rainfall

Shawdesh Desk: Low-lying areas in Sylhet, Sherpur and Sunamganj districts have been flooded due to downhill onrush of water and heavy rainfall for the last couple of days, causing immense

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26pc tax on local bitumen production illogical: Experts

Shawdesh Desk:  * Tax structure favours imports, neglects local industry ​* 15pc duty on raw material imports, import of refined bitumen goes tax free! * ​15pc VAT on local bitumen supply;

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