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New flu with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China

Shawdesh Desk: A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs,

Ittefaq photojournalist Rehena dies

Shawdesh desk: Rehena Aktar, a photojournalist of Daily Ittefaq, died at her house in Rupganj of Narayanganj on Monday evening. She was 33. She was suffering from colorectal cancer (CRC),

Myanmar finds soldiers guilty in Rohingya atrocities court martial

Shawdesh desK: Three Myanmar military officers were found guilty by a court martial investigating atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in conflict-ridden Rakhine state, the army announced Tuesday. The rare action against

38th BCS final results likely this afternoon

Shawdesh DesK: The final result of 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations under Public Service Commission (PSC) will be published on Tuesday afternoon. The BPSC has called an emergency meeting

2 Taj hotels in Mumbai get calls threatening 26/11-like attack

Shawdesh Desk: Two Taj hotels in south Mumbai of India received threat calls from Pakistan last night, with the caller threatening to carry out a terror attack similar to the

Parliament passes budget for 2020-21 FY

Shawdesh desk: Parliament on Tuesday passed the Tk 568,000 crore national budget for the fiscal year 2020-21, with the slogan ‘Economic Transition and Pathway to Progress’. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa

Buriganga launch capsize: One more body found; death toll reaches 33

Shawdesh Desk: Rescue workers recovered the body of a child from Buriganga on Tuesday noon, a day after a launch capsized in the river near Shyambazar of old Dhaka. The identity

New York’s Broadway closed until at least January

Shawdesh Desk: New York’s iconic Broadway theater district will stay closed through the end of the year, its trade association said Monday, due to the unpredictability of the coronavirus pandemic.