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Covid-19: Ten more districts marked as high-risk zones

Shawdesh desk: After designating Dhaka and Rangamati as ‘red-zones’, health authorities on Wednesday marked 10 more districts in the ‘high-level risk’ category in the wake of a rise in Covid

Global Covid cases surpass 333 million

Shawdesh desk: Amid the global scare over the rising Omicron cases, the overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 333 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total

Covid pandemic ‘nowhere near over’: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free. “This pandemic is

BNP appoints lobbyist against country with illegal money: Hasan

Shawdesh desk: Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud questioned BNP’s right to politics in the country, saying that this party has hired lobbying firms abroad spending illegal money to conduct

No price hike for edible oil now: Tipu Munshi

Shawdesh Desk: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said that the government has no plan to hike edible oil prices in the next 15 days. The minister announced the decission at

Indictment hearing against Khaleda in Niko graft case March 8

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court fixed March 8 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman passed the order

Death of actress Shimu: Two including husband detained (Updated)

Binodon desk: Two persons, including the husband of film actress Raima Islam Shimu, have been arrested in connection with her death. Confirming the news, Md Maruf Hosen Sardar, superintendent of

At least 26 killed in Afghan earthquake

Shawdesh Desk: At least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official said. The victims died when roofs of their houses collapsed in Qadis