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US coronavirus death toll rises by 532 in past 24 hours: tracker

Shawdesh Desk: The US coronavirus death toll has risen by 532 over the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tracker said Monday. After that relatively small increase, the US

Coronavirus: No new deaths in Republic of Ireland

Shawdesh Desk: There were no new Covid-19 linked deaths in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours. In the same period there were 59 confirmed cases of the

WHO suspends trials of hydroxychloroquine as virus treatment

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization said on Monday it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus. The decision came after a study published

Sunbeams founder Niloufer dies of coronavirus

Founding head of Sunbeams school Niloufer Manzur died from coronavirus in a city hospital on Tuesday morning. Niloufer, wife of Apex Group chief Syed Manzur Elahi, passed away at the

Envoy Group boss Kutubuddin Ahmed diagnosed with coronavirus

Shawdesh Desk: Kutubuddin Ahmed, the founder and chairman of the Envoy Group, have caught COVID-19. He was admitted to the Square Hospital on Saturday after his coronavirus test result came

Beximco exports 6.5 million PPE gowns to US

Shawdesh Desk: In a landmark, Bangladesh joined the select group of countries that manufacture world-class, large-scale Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by shipping 6.5 million PPE gowns to US brand Hanes,

India, China armies likely headed towards face-off in ladakh: report

Shawdesh Desk: Indian and Chinese troops remained engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation in several areas along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, signalling that the standoff could become

Ex-MP MA Matin passes away

Shawdesh Desk: Former Member of Parliament (MP) from Chandpur-5 constituency MA Matin died at a hospital in the capital on Monday morning. He was 87. He breathed his last at