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Take proper action against social diseases: PM to Admin officers

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the administration cadre officers to build a nice society taking proper measures against different social diseases like rape, terrorism, militancy and

Global coronavirus cases hit 60 million

Shawdesh desk: Amid a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the world, the confirmed Covid-19 cases surpassed 60 million on Thursday, according to the data compiled by John

Bangladesh hopes UK’s strong engagement for CVF, GCA South Asia: Shahriar

Shawdesh Desk: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam on Wednesday expressed his expectation for strong engagement of UK both for CVF and GCA South Asia. He manifested Bangladesh’s strong

Joe Biden announces secretary of state

Shawdesh Desk: US President-elect Joe Biden announced on Monday key figures for his cabinet, picking longtime foreign policy advisor Antony Blinken to be his secretary of state and former US

Colombia’s first lady tests positive for COVID-19

Shawdesh Desk: Maria Juliana Ruiz, wife of Colombian President Ivan Duque, has tested positive for COVID-19, the president’s office confirmed. “Today, November 24, the results of the tests carried out

Probe report on rape case against VP Nur on Dec 17

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has fixed December 17 for submitting a probe report against former Vice President of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur and five

Legendary actress Sujata hospitalised with heart problems

Binodon desk: Legendary actress Salma Begum Sujata, known anonymously as Sujata, has been admitted to a hospital in the capital after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday morning. The Rupban

France, Britain ease lockdowns as second virus wave subsides

Shawdesh desk: Britain and France on Tuesday announced their intention to ease coronavirus restrictions in the run-up to Christmas, as a second wave of infections subsides following weeks of lockdowns in Europe.