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2 get death, 9 others life term for killing four labourers in Narayanganj

Shawdesh desk: A Narayangnaj court sentenced two men to death and nine others to life term imprisonment in a case filed for killing four labourers in Fatullah upazila of Narayanganj

5 died after accident in northeast China chemical fiber plant

Shawdesh Desk: Five people were killed due to inhaling toxic gases after an accident occurred at a chemical fiber plant in the city of Jilin, northeast China’s Jilin Province late

Has China lifted 100 million people out of poverty?

Shawdesh Desk: Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country has reached the ambitious goal set when he assumed office in 2012 of lifting 100 million people out of poverty. But

Covid vaccine: Germany urged to back AstraZeneca jab for over-65s

Shawdesh Desk: A senior German immunologist has urged his country to change its mind and start allowing over-65s to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. In a BBC interview, Carsten Watzl, head

PM holding press conference virtually

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has begun addressing a virtual press conference marking the United Nations’ final recommendation for the graduation of Bangladesh from the group of the least developed

Global Covid cases surpass 113 million

Shawdesh desk: The global Covid caseload has now surged past 113 million, despite high rates of vaccination in several countries. The total case count reached 113, 375,335 while the fatalities

Bangladesh enters new era

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is set to get final recommendation for its graduation to a developing country from the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) of the United Nations. The CDP in

Bangladesh urges Biden Administration to play leading role in resolving Rohingya crisis

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Momen has requested the new US Administration to play a leading role, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to bring about a durable solution of the