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With new Covid wave, most of Italy heads back into lockdown

Shawdesh Desk: Schools, restaurants, shops and museums were ordered Friday to close across most of Italy from next week, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi warned of a “new wave” of

Lewis hits century as Windies make drama out of run chase in Sri Lanka win

Shawdesh desk: West Indies turned a leisurely canter into a desperate scramble to achieve a series-clinching five-wicket victory over SriLanka with two balls to spare in the second One-Day International

Roy, Archer star as England trounce India in first T20

Shawdesh Desk: Jason Roy and Jofra Archer played the lead roles as England thrashed India by eight wickets in the opening Twenty20 interntional on Friday. Chasing a modest 125, Roy

Narendra Modi to visit Orakandi temples in Gopalganj on March 27

Shawdesh Desk; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting two temples in Gopalganj and Satkhira during his visit to Bangladesh in March as part of Bangladesh’s Golden jubilee celebrations

Covid-19: Bangladesh records 12 more deaths, 1,014 new cases

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh confirmed 12 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the tally at 8,527. The Covid-19 infection rate is also keeping its rising

4 killed as Myanmar forces continue crackdown on protesters

Shawdesh dEsk: Security forces in Myanmar on Saturday again met protests against last month’s military takeover with lethal force, killing at least four people by shooting live ammunition at demonstrators.

Road crash kills two musicians in Chattogram

Shawdesh desk: Two renowned musicians were killed when a lorry hit their microbus at Sonapahar area in Mishorai upazila of Chattogram on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as percussionists

Covid: US and allies promise one billion jabs for South East Asia

Shawdesh desk: The leaders of the US, Australia, India and Japan have agreed to deliver one billion doses of coronavirus vaccine to much of Asia by the end of 2022.