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Daily COVID-19 deaths in US reach highest level since May

Shawdesh Desk: The surging coronavirus is taking an increasingly dire toll across the U.S. just as a vaccine appears close at hand, with the country now averaging over 1,300 COVID-19

RAB arrests ‘Golden Monir’ with arms, drugs in city

Shawdesk Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested gold and car trader Monir Hossain, locally known as Golden Monir, for possession of illegal assets, firearms and narcotics. The

Global Covid-19 cases top 57.5 million

Shawdesh Desk: Confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 57.5 million globally with over 1.3 million fatalities on Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins University data. According to the data compiled by JHU,

Militants getting active again

Shawdesh Desk: Different militant outfits, including Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), have become active again in different parts of the country. Detective sources said militant groups are trying to destabilise the

Nipah highly risky infectious disease in country

Shawdesh Desk: The Nipah virus infection carries high risk as its fatality rate has crossed 70 percent, a dangerous level among other infectious diseases in Bangladesh. “Nipah virus is highly

Covid-19 in US: Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet?

Shawdesh Desk: Americans may have tuned out of coronavirus news as they focused on the outcome of the presidential election, but the pandemic has quietly been getting worse in the

Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Govt forces ‘march on capital’

Shawdesh Desk: Ethiopia’s prime minister has said that his army is advancing on the capital of the northern region of Tigray where soldiers from the region are fighting the central

New Zealand Police introduce hijab to uniform

Shawdesh Desk: New Zealand Police have introduced a hijab into their official uniform to encourage more Muslim women to join. New recruit Constable Zeena Ali will become the first officer