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International flights to remain suspended till May 5, special flights to continue

Shawdesh Desk: Regular flights on international routes will remain suspended until May 5 in coordination with the ongoing lockdown to contain coronavirus infections. Flights to Kuwait and Bahrain, however, will

Bangladesh confirms 78 more Covid-19 deaths

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh confirmed 78 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 11,228, according to a handout released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

Global Covid cases approach 148 million

Shawdesh Desk: The world is struggling to contain the second outbreak of Covid-19 even with mass inoculations underway. The total global caseload is fast approaching 148 million. While the total

Bangladesh confirms 78 more Covid-19 deaths

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh confirmed 78 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 11,228, according to a handout released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

Will soon come out of uncertainty over vaccine availability: Minister

Shawdesh Desk: Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said the uncertainty over receiving coronavirus vaccine jabs from the Serum Institute of India is likely to be over soon. “We placed

Chinese Defence Minister arrives in Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: State Councilor and Head of China’s Ministry of National Defence Wei Fenghe arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning on a brief but important visit when he will meet top

Country sizzles in heat wave

Shawdesh desk: The country is experiencing searing temperatures for the last couple of days, making public life miserable. Amid the stifling summertime temperatures, city dwellers opted to stay indoors during

People still defying health guidelines

Shawdesh Desk: Defying the health guidelines as well as lockdown, people, mostly women and children, are crowding markets and shopping malls in the capital and other parts of the country