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Court fixes Aug 27 for hearing in arms case against Shahed

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed August 27 for hearing in the arms case filed against Regent Hospital owner Mohammad Shahed alias Shahed Karim. The court accepted the charge

US coronavirus death toll surges to 175,087

Shawdesh desk: United States has reported 175,087 coronavirus deaths and 3,011,577 recoveries from 5,656,204 cases at 2:20 pm till Wednesday (GMT 08:20am), according to latest data from worldometer. So far, the number of active cases are 2,469,540.

Mali’s president announces resignation after rebel troops launch coup

Shawdesh desk: Mali’s president said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed” early Wednesday, hours after his arrest by troops in a sudden coup that followed a months-long political crisis in

Myanmar Election Commission rejects six Rohingya candidates

Shawdesh desk: The Government of Myanmar should amend the election law and ensure equal rights for Rohingya to participate in the upcoming national elections, said Fortify Rights today (Wednesday). Between

Supreme Court cancels all vacations this year

Shawdesh desk: The Supreme Court has decided to cancel all of its vacations this year to make up for the loss in working hours due to Covid-19 lockdown. Supreme Court’s

Another murder case filed against OC Pradeep, 27 others

Shawdesh Desk: Former Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and 27 others have been accused in another case filed by a woman with a Cox’s Bazar court

Govt reduces Covid-19 test fees

Shawdesh desk: The government has reduced coronavirus or Covid-19 test fees by 50 percent from Tk 200 to Tk 100 for state-run hospitals. Health Minister Zahid Maleque has signed an official

Nasim’s son collects AL’s nomination form for by-elections in Sirajganj-1

Shawdesh desk: Tanvir Shakil Joy, son of former Awami League presidium member and former health minister Mohammad Nasim, has collected nomination form for Awami League to contest by-election to Sirajganj-1