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Global Covid cases top 408 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 408 million, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread across the globe. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

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President to take decision about removal of SUST VC: Minister

Shawdesh desk: Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Friday said most of the demands of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) students will be met soon. She came up

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RAB detains driver of pick-up van that killed 5 brothers in Cox’s Bazar

Shawdesh desk: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Saturday detained the driver of a pick-up van that ploughed into a group of nine siblings walking back home from a temple in

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Omicron may leave behind high level of immunity in Bangladesh: Experts

Shawdesh Desk: The transmission of the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus may subside at the end of this month, experts said, hoping that it may leave behind an extremely

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Sri Lanka outlaws strikes as unions cripple hospitals

Shawdesh desk: Sri Lanka’s president banned strikes in the health and electricity sectors on Saturday as trade union action that has crippled state-run hospitals entered its sixth day. US President

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HSC results on Sunday

Shawdesh desk: Results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on Sunday (13 February). The Ministry of Education revealed this information on Thursday. The HSC and

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Omicron variant Covid patients account for 82pc in Bangladesh: BSMMU

Shawdesh desk: Eighty-two percent of the Covid patients recently detected in Bangladesh are of the highly contagious Omicron variant while eighteen percent are of Delta variant ones, says a Bangabandhu

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41 deaths, 7,264 infections from Covid-19 registered in one day

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh on Thursday (February 10) registered 41 deaths from coronavirus or Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. With new deaths, the number of fatalities now stands at 28,744.

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