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RU authorities give Tk 5 lakh to Himel’s family, truck driver held

Shawdesh desk: Rajshahi University authorities handed over Tk 5 lakh to the family of Mahmud Habib Himel, who was crushed to death as a truck ran over a motorcycle on

Delay in getting corona test report worries people

Shawdesh Desk: Many people are getting delayed report of the coronavirus test from RT PCR labs of a number of public hospitals across the country, including in Dhaka. Health experts

Global Covid cases surpass 381 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 381 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the globe. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total

Ambassador Rabab Fatima elected Chair of UN Peacebuilding Commission

Shawdesh desk: Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has been unanimously elected as the Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). The election of

Protests erupt in RU after student killed in road crash, acting proctor removed

Shawdesh Desk: Students of Rajshahi University (RU) staged a protest last night in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s residence following the death of a fellow mate who was crushed under a

Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries: WHO

Shawdesh desk: A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected in 57 countries,

Sinha Murder: Pradip, Liakat sentenced to death, six others get life term

‍Shawdesh desk; A Cox’s Bazar court on Monday sentenced Teknaf police station’s former Officer-in-Charge (OC) Pradeep Kumar Das and sub-inspector Liakat Ali to death and six others to life term

Australia looks forward to strengthen defence and economic cooperation with Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: Australia looks forward to strengthen the defence and economic cooperation with Bangladesh and eager to work towards the shared recovery from the unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.