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Int’l Day of UN Peacekeepers today

Shawdehs Desk: The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed today in Bangladesh along with other countries across the world. The day is being observed on May 29

Biden pitches $6 trillion budget to ‘reimagine’ US economy

Shawdesh Desk: President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget to “reimagine” the US economy and stave off Chinese competition, though driving the United States into record debt

EU backs Pfizer jab for 12 to 15-year- olds

Shawdesh Desk: The EU’s drug watchdog on Friday approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12 to 15-year-olds, the first vaccine to get the green light for children in the bloc.

Covid-19: Japan extends state of emergency just before Olympics

Shawdesh desk: Japan has extended a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other regions for another three weeks. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that although infection were falling

Whip threatens freedom fighter, senior AL leader to undress

Shawdeh Desk: Jatiya Sangsad Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury, also lawmaker of Chattogram 12 constituency, has allegedly threatened to undress freedom fighter and senior Awami League leader Samsuddin Ahmed for protesting

Global Covid cases top 169 million

Shawdesh Desk: Notwithstanding a drop in the number of fresh cases worldwide, the global Covid-19 tally surpassed 169 million on Saturday. The global caseload and fatalities currently stand at 169,278,016

Bangladesh reports 31 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,358 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh logged 31 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours till Friday 8:00am, taking the country’s death toll 12,511. However, the fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.57%,

Global Covid deaths top 3.5 million

Shawdesh Desk: The pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world. In fact, the global Covid-19 death toll has now topped 3.5 million. As of Friday morning, the global caseload