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No defence procurement from US now; signing GSOMIA to take time: FS

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is not going to procure any arms from the United States at this moment but instead focusing on its economic development for the welfare of its people,

Global Covid cases near 500 million

Shawdesh Desk; The overall number of Covid cases is now nearing 500 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),

Urged Russia and Ukraine to end war, Modi tells Biden during virtual meet

Shawdesh Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden over the Ukraine conflict. Describing the situation in Ukraine worrying, Modi also

UN officials say Ukraine children, women need more protection

Shawdesh desk: Top officials at the United Nations called Monday for both an investigation into Russia’s violence against women during its invasion of Ukraine and the protection of children in

Search for survivors in Philippine villages hit by landslides

Shawdesh desk: Rescuers hampered by mud and rain searched Tuesday for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi

Pakistan lawmakers to elect new PM this afternoon

Shawdesh Desk: Shehbaz Sharif was set Monday to become Pakistan’s new prime minister, but the country still faces months of political crisis with ousted premier Imran Khan vowing disruption from the

AL striving to complete its grass roots council

Shawdesh Desk: The ruling Awami League is busy making hectic efforts to complete the council sessions of its grass roots units across the country, targeting the next national elections. Insiders

Ukraine says 1,200 bodies found near Kyiv as east braces for onslaught

Shawdesh Desk: Ukraine said Sunday it had found more than 1,200 bodies in the Kyiv region, the scene of atrocities allegedly committed by Russian troops, as residents in the country’s