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Covid vaccines cut risk of serious illness by 80pc in over-80s

Shawdesh desk: A single shot of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid jab reduces the chance of needing hospital treatment by more than 80%, an analysis in England shows.

Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns

Shawdesh Desk: The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is

Albanian world heritage site struggles without tourists

Shawdesh Desk; Seeing city streets in 2019 flooded by tourists enjoying its beauty was a dream come true for residents of Gjirokastra, a city in southern Albania recognized as a

Month of independence begins

Shawdesh desk: The month of independence begins today, giving a heartbreaking reminder to the genocide that the Pakistani occupation forces carried out in the country from March to mid-December in

47 BNP men sued over JCD-police clash at Press Club

Shawdesh desk: A case has been filed against 300 people, including 47 leaders and activists of BNP and Chhatra Dal, in connection with Sunday’s clash between police and a group

BUET admission test on June 10

Shawdesh dEsk: The admission test for the first-year BSC honours courses at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) for 2020-21 academic session will be held on June 10.

Month of independence begins

Shawdesh Desk: The month of independence began today giving a heartbreaking reminder to the genocide that the Pakistani occupation forces carried out in the country from March to mid-December in

Rajshahi University admission test from June 14

Shawdesh Desk: A three-day admission test for the first year honours classes in 2020-2021 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU) will start from June 14. The decision was taken in