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Thousands of flights cancelled as Eastern US braces for winter storm

Shawdesh desk: Thousands of flights in the United States were cancelled on Saturday as parts of the East Coast braced for a shellacking by a powerful winter storm packing heavy

Nearly 40 percent of Tigrayans face ‘extreme lack of food’: UN

Shawdesh DEsk: Nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray are suffering “an extreme lack of food” in the face of an extended de-facto blockade of the war-hit region, a

Report in graft case against ex-CJ Sinha April 3

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court set April 3 for submitting a probe report in a case filed against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar (SK) Sinha for amassing illegal wealth. Dhaka Metropolitan

Poets, reciters protest ban on politics after Bangabandhu’s assassination: PM

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said poets and recital artists had staged protest against ban on politics after the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh

Bangladesh one step away to have a law on EC formation as Parliament passes the Bill

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh is finally going to have a legal framework for selecting the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners as parliament passed the “Appointment of the Chief Election

No impact on European business interest in Bangladesh, says EU envoy about sanctions

Shawdesh Desk: Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley on Thursday said he does not see any sign that the recent decision on sanctions is having an

Global Covid cases near 362 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid infections is fast approaching 362 million, with a spike in cases of the Omicron variant across the world. According to Johns Hopkins University

People struggling to have corona test

Shawdesh Desk: General people are suffering immensely for having coronavirus test in many public hospitals across the country, including in the capital, depriving them of timely treatment. “I have been