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Coronavirus global death toll soars to nearly 500

Shawdesh desk: The health authority in Hubei province in China says that 65 people died of the coronavirus in the province on Tuesday, raising the Hubei death toll since the

More train trips to Kolkata from this month: Sujan

Shawdesh desk: Railways minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Wednesday said that Bangladesh Railway is increasing the number of train trips to neighbouring India from this month onward. Sujan came up

PM opens chancery building in Rome

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the Chancery Building of Bangladesh Embassy in Rome. The Prime Minister formally opened the five-storey chancery building constructed on 23.9 kathas

Dubai International Airport ranked busiest airport for international travel

Shawdesh Desk: It is the sixth year for Dubai International Airport will hold the crown as the world’s busiest for international travel, reports AP. The airport said on Wednesday that

How to fight puffy eyes

Shawdesh Desk: In the age of working-hard, partying-harder and Netflix, it is perhaps not so surprising to see that late nights have become the norm today. But burning the midnight

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific asks all staff to take unpaid leave

Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is asking its entire workforce to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave, its CEO announced Wednesday, as the airline faces

Proper education on reproductive health curbs uterus cancer

shawdesh Desk: There is no way to know for sure if any woman will get uterus cancer. Some women get it without being at high risk. Knowing about the sad

Did the Oscars snub women? Decades-old debate rages on

Shawdesh Desk: It is an accusation that has been levelled at the Oscars all too often over the years, and 2020 is no different — too many men, not enough