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HC grants bail to cartoonist Kishore in DSA case

Shawdesh Desk; Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore has secured bail for six months in a case lodged against him under Digital Security Act (DSA). The High Court bench of Justice M

Global Covid death toll nears 2.6 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global Covid death toll is fast approaching 2.6 million amid a worldwide vaccination rollout. The fatalities reached 2,548,573 while the total caseload mounted to 114,728,460 on Wednesday

Covid: 168m children worldwide have missed school for a year, says UNICEF

Shawdesh Desk: Schools for more than 168 million children globally have been completely closed for almost an entire year due to COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new data released on Wednesday

Six dead as Myanmar security forces fire at protesters

Shawdesh Desk: At least six people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half a dozen detained journalists, including an Associated Press

Covid brought under control with united efforts: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has been able to successfully face the Covid-19 pandemic with united efforts of all sectors and the situation is

18 rocket shells recovered from Habiganj’s Satchhari forest

Shawdesh Desk: Eighteen rocket shells were recovered from Satchhari forest area of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj on Wednesday. Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered the shells during a drive

At least 10 people killed South Sudan plane crash

Shawdesh Desk: At least ten people, including the two pilots, died when a plane crashed at an airstrip in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, the region’s governor and the airline said.

4 to die for killing woman in Chattogram

Shawdes Desk: A court in Chattogram on Wednesday sentenced four men to death for killing a woman in the port city in 2016. Chattogram’s Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shariful