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Nasim in critical condition

Shawdesh desk: Former health minister Mohammed Nasim is in critical condition and now fighting for life at the intensive care unit of the Bangladesh Specialised Hospital at Shyamoli in the

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Coronavirus: Global death toll climbs to 398,244

Shawdesh Desk: The coronavirus (Covid-19) death toll has climbed to 398,244 worldwide till Saturday.   A total of  68,50,597 people have been infected and 33,51,249 people have recovered worldwide from the disease, according to latest data

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5 family members en route to funeral, including 2 kids, killed in US plane crash

Shawdesh Desk: A small plane crashed Friday in rural Georgia, killing all five on board, including four members of a Florida family who were traveling to a funeral in Indiana.

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Discarded tyres a source of dengue

Shawdesh Desk: Piles of discarded tyres pave the way for breeding of dengue and other mosquitoes in the capital and its adjoining areas in the rainy season. Storing of such

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Now Bolsonaro threatens to pull Brazil from WHO

Shawdesh Desk: President Jair Bolsonaro threatened Friday to withdraw Brazil from the World Health Organisation, following in the footsteps of his US counterpart, Donald Trump, accusing it of “ideological bias.”

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Boycott bows out of BBC’s TMS citing virus concerns

Sports Desk: England great Geoffrey Boycott announced on Friday that his lengthy run as a commentator on BBC Radio’s Test Match Special had come to an end. The 79-year-old Boycott,

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Is coronavirus changing the world of cleaning?

“Before, we had basic cleaning standards when handling luggage but sanitation was not a priority,” says Stasher’s co-founder and chief executive, Jacob Wedderburn-Day. “It absolutely will be now.” The storage

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Health benefits of mango

Shawdesh Desk: We all love mangoes! But sadly there are so many misconceptions and myths around this fruit that one keeps questioning whether or not to eat them. If you

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