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35 killed in Gaza, 3 in Israel, as violence escalates

Shawdesh Desk: Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza and three in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges for years. Israel carried out

Indian Covid-19 variant found in 44 countries, all regions: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of Covid-19 behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the

Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated in Middle East, Scandinavia Thursday

Shawdesh Desk: The holy Eid-ul-Fitr of Muslims will be celebrated on Thursday (May 13) in the Middle East, the West, and the Scandinavia, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Global Covid-19 cases near 159 million

Shawdesh Desk: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world, as cases approach 159 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total Covid caseload reached 158,616,717 while

BNP calls emergency press conference

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called an emergency press conference. The conference will be held at 12:00 noon on Tuesday at BNP Chairperson’s political office at Gulshan in

Metro rail project sees 63.2 pc progress: Quader

Shawdesh Desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the average progress of the construction work of the first metro rail in Bangladesh is 63.2 percent. He

Rice prices drop as Boro harvest begins

Shawdesh Desk: Rice prices have begun to fall as farmers started harvesting Boro paddy in various parts of the country. Rice prices remained volatile over the last several months. “If

Coronavirus strain found in India is a ‘variant of concern’: WHO

Shawdesh desk: A COVID-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being “of concern”, the World Health