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Covid-19: 38 more die, 2,520 test positive, 1,114 recover in 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh on Saturday saw the detection of another 2,520 coronavirus patients in 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 221,178. During the period the country registered

Aparajita International’s Sharmin placed on 3-day remand

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has placed Sharmin Jahan, proprietor of Aparajita International, on a three-day remand in a case filed for supplying fake N95 masks to BSMMU’s Covid-19 isolation

Regent Hospital’s MD Mizanur Rahman on 10-day remand

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court has placed managing director of Regent Hospital Mizanur Rahman on a ten-day remand in a case filed for providing fake Covid-19 negative reports to Metro

Bangladesh London mission bins report on issuing health certificate

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh High Commission in London, UK has described as ‘incorrect’ some media reports that said the mission issued ‘health certificate’ regarding COVID-19 to Bangladesh bound passengers. No such

Flooding plays havoc in country

Shawdesh Desk: Flooding in the country’s northern and central regions has further worsened, leaving around three million people marooned and inundating vast tracts of cropland. Rising water levels of different

6,783 Armed Forces members infected with Coronavirus, 107 dead

Shawdesh Desk: A total of 6,783 active and retired members of the Armed Forces so far have been infected with the coronavirus and 78 members have died, said an Inter

Donald Trump acts to cut prescription drug prices in US

Shawdesh Desk; US President Donald Trump has signed four executive orders aimed at cutting prescription drug prices in the US. “The four orders I’m signing today will completely restructure the

Neymar wins French Cup final for PSG but Mbappe suffers ankle injury

Sports Desk: Neymar scored the winning goal as Paris Saint-Germain defeated 10-man Saint-Etienne 1-0 in the French Cup final on Friday, the first competitive fixture in the country since March