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Global Covid cases cross 675 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases around the world has now crossed 675 million, with a sudden surge of cases in Asia and some other parts of the

Death toll in Pakistan mosque blast crosses 80

Shawdesh desk: Bodies were still being pulled Tuesday from the wreckage of a mosque blast that targeted police officers in northwestern Pakistan, killing over 80 people and wounding 150 more.

IMF approves $4.7 billion loan for Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The International Monetary Fund has extended $4.7 billion in loans for Bangladesh which has been facing a shortage of dollar. IMF executive board, in a meeting on January

PM to inaugurate construction works of country’s first underground metro rail Feb 2

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the construction works of the country’s first ever underground metro rail (MRT Line-1) on February 2. “The Prime Minister is scheduled to

All 8 airports to get facelift with state-of-the-art amenities by this year: CAAB Chief

Shawdesh desk: Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman has said that the expansion and modernization works of all 8 airports – international and

Argentine FM to visit Dhaka late Feb, asked to bring Messi with him: Momen

Shawdesh desk: Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday said that his Argentine counterpart Santiago Andrés Cafiero would be in Bangladesh on a two-day official visit in February – as

At least 17 killed, 80 wounded in Pakistan mosque blast

Shawdesh dEsk: A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on Monday killed at least 17 worshippers and wounded 80 more, said hospital officials. The incident happened

Bangladesh reports 11 more Covid cases

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh reported 11 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Monday morning. With the new number, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,037,543, according to the Directorate General