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Ekushey Padak-winning actor S M Mohsin dies of Covid-19

Binodon Desk: Ekushey Padak winning theatre activist and actor S M Mohsin died of Coronavirus on Sunday morning. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at BIRDEM General Hospital at

More people, vehicles on Dhaka roads in defiance of lockdown rules

Shawdesh Desk: Despite an alarming spike in Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh, people continue to defy restrictions on movement as a higher number of people and vehicles were seen on the

Ongoing lockdown may extend further

Shawdesh Desk: A week-long strict lockdown is being enforced across the country since April 14 to prevent coronavirus or Covid-19 infection. The lockdown will continue till midnight on April 21. In

Hefazat leader Mamunul Haque arrested

Shawdesh Desk: Joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Mamunul Haq was finally arrested from a madrasah in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on Sunday. A joint team, comprising members of the police, Detective

Ex-MP Gazi MM Amzad Hossain Milon dies

Shawdesh Desk: Gazi MM Amjad Hossain Milon, former lawmaker from Sirajganj-3 constituency, passed away at a hospital in Sirajganj on Sunday. Amjad Hossain, the president of Tarash upazila Awami League,

Global Covid death toll nears 3 million

Shawdesh desk: With the Covid-19 situation worsening around the world by the day, the global death toll from the virus topped 2.99 million on Saturday. According to Johns Hopkins University

British actress Helen McCrory dies aged 52

Shawdesh Desk: British film, television and stage actress Helen McCrory has died aged 52 from cancer, her husband and fellow actor Damian Lewis said on Thursday. McCrory “died peacefully at

Day workers leaving India’s Mumbai as virus dries up jobs

Migrant workers are piling into rail stations in India’s financial capital Mumbai to head back to their home villages now that virus-control measures have dried up work in the hard-hit