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Bus-truck collision kills 5 in Sirajganj

Shawdesh Desk: Five people were killed and 23 others injured in a collision between a truck and a passenger bus in Kamarkhand area of Sirajganj on early Tuesday. One of the

PM orders review of educational institutions’ reopening

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed authorities concerned on Monday to review the situation whether the environment is created to reopen the educational institutions amid Covid-19 pandemic. Cabinet Secretary Khandker

2nd batch of Covid-19 vaccine arrives today

Shawdesh desk: The second batch of Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Serum Institute of India will arrive in Dhaka on Monday. A consignment of twenty lakh doses of vaccine will

Myanmar protest call for general strike draws junta threat of lethal force

Shawdesh Desk: A call for a Monday general strike by demonstrators in Myanmar protesting the military’s seizure of power has been met by the ruling junta with a thinly veiled

Global Covid-19 cases exceed 111 million

Shawdesh desk: Over 111 million people have been infected with Covid-19 across the globe until Monday, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total case count

Universities to reopen May 24, halls May 17

Shawdesh Desk: The residential halls of the universities across the country will be reopened on May 17 and classes will be resumed from May 24. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni

Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 7 more deaths, 366 new cases reported

Shawdesh Desk: Covid-19 claimed seven more lives and infected another 366 people in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, showing a slight rise in infection rate than

Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s coal mine graft case on Mar 22

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court today set March 22 for holding hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coal Mine graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge