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Japan’s PM receives 1st dose of Pfizer vaccine

Shawdesh desk: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday received the first dose of Pfizer vaccine at a hospital in Tokyo, in a bid to reassure about the safety of

Myanmar junta orders martial law in large area of Yangon

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in a wide area of the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an

Sri Lanka to take time to consider proposed ban on burqa

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s government said Tuesday it would take time to consider a proposed ban on the wearing of burqas, which a top security official called a sign of

Is Europe’s AstraZeneca jab decision-making flawed?

A number of countries have decided to suspend use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution following reports that some people have suffered blood clots after being given the jab.

Covid-19: Continue using AstraZeneca vaccine, says WHO

Shawdesh desk: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries not to pause Covid vaccinations, as several major EU member states halted their rollouts of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab. It said

Khaleda’s conditional release extended for another 6 months

Shawdesh Desk: The government has decided to extended the imprisonment suspension of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for another six months. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told media on Monday that

Myanmar security forces kill 38, martial law imposed in Yangon areas

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country’s largest city as security forces killed more protesters in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to

No respite from pollution as Dhaka’s air quality still ‘unhealthy’

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka, one of the most polluted cities in the world, ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index Monday morning. Dhaka occupied the 2nd position in the list