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Country temporarily relieved of cold wave

Shawdesh Desk: The countrymen, especially of northern region have got rid of pinching cold after weeks of suffering. Though the temperature has slightly dropped, cold wave may returned within a

Global cyber security index: Bangladesh moves 8 notches up

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh has advanced eight notches in the global cyber security index measured by UK-based National Cyber Security Index (NCSI). The country ranked 65th with a score of 44.16

Partex Group chairman no more

Shawdesh Desk: Partex Group founding chairman MA Hashem passed away at early hours of Thursday. He was 78. The death was confirmed by his son Showkat Aziz Russell. After testing

UK returnees to be put on mandatory seven-day quarantine

Shawdesh Desk: Health minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said that passengers coming from the United Kingdom will be put on seven-day mandatory quarantine after arrival. Speaking at the lab inauguration

DC conference postponed for coronavirus

Shawdesh DEsk: The annual conference of the deputy commissioners (DCs) has been postponed due to fears over the spread of coronavirus. The cabinet division was planning to organise the three-day

Covid-19: 30 more die, 1,367 test positive in 24hrs

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh reported 30 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking a total of 7,359. Another 1,367 coronavirus patients are found in 24 hours,

Covid-19: Global cases near 78 million

Shawdesh desk: The number of globally confirmed Covid-19 cases crossed 77.9 million on Wednesday with 1,715,945 fatalities, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total caseload reached

Govt working on corona vaccine rollout plan

Shawdesh Desk: With Covid-19 vaccine expected to arrive in the country at the end of January or the beginning of February next, the government is now working to finalise the