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73 varieties of rice developed in 13 years

Shawdesh Desk: Seventy-three varieties of rice were developed in the country in the last 13 years, according to the information placed at the meeting of a parliamentary committee on Tuesday.

Vaccines: What we know about long-term safety now

Shawdesh Desk: “We don’t know the long-term side effects of Covid vaccines.” That’s a claim that’s still common to see shared online. But a year is actually considered relatively “long

Tunisians fear more economic pain as IMF talks loom

Every day at the family grocery stall in a Tunis market, Bilel Jani sees the reality of a biting economic crisis, which for many has overshadowed Tunisia’s latest political turmoil.

PM’s phone call reaches Tamanna’s confidence the peak

Shawdesh desk: After talking to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over phone on Monday, the confidence of Tamanna Akter Noora, who secured GPA-5 in this year’s HSC examination writing on one

Was Canada’s Covid response more effective than the US?

Shawdesh desk: Images of Canada’s paralysed capital and of pandemic-rules protests have thrust the country’s Covid response under the spotlight. What started as a trucker-led movement to demand the end

‘Nightingale of India’ legacy lives on at superfan’s museum

Shawdesh desk: Beloved Bollywood superstar Lata Mangeshkar’s legacy has been kept alive at a home museum in India curated by one of the much-mourned singer’s biggest admirers. Mangeshkar was known

‘Nightingale of India’ legacy lives on at superfan’s museum

Shawdesh Desk: Beloved Bollywood superstar Lata Mangeshkar’s legacy has been kept alive at a home museum in India curated by one of the much-mourned singer’s biggest admirers. Mangeshkar was known

Sputnik Light: What we know about the new Covid vaccine in India

Shawdesh desk: India has approved a new single-dose vaccine, expanding its programme amid a dip in new Covid-19 cases. The new vaccine – Sputnik Light – has been granted emergency