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Omicron fuels record weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths ‘stable’

Shawdesh Desk: Fuelled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world last week, by far the most cases reported in a single seven

Bangladesh and Singapore agrees to accelerate FTA process

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh and Singapore will sign (FTA) for mutual benefit and enhancing the bilateral trade and investment. During a telephone conversation on Thursday, the Foreign Ministers of Bangladesh and

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 36,317,927, over 200,000 cases reported in 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 36,317,927 on Thursday, as 247,417 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest

Moderna shot to replace Pfizer as booster dose

Shawdesh desk: The Moderna vaccine instead of the Pfizer jab will be administered as the third or booster dose at all vaccine centres across the country, according to the Directorate

Get vaccinated and avoid risks: PM tells people

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the unvaccinated people of the country to take the Covid-19 jab immediately to protect their lives from the new variant of

Dhaka seeks role of Hanoi and ASEAN for repatriation of Rohingyas

Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called upon Vietnam and ASEAN to play a more proactive role in bringing about a sustainable solution to the protracted Rohingya crisis

Tough Covid curbs back in Bangladesh amid Omicron scare

Shawdesh Desk: People have to wear masks everywhere, including shops and shopping malls, and maintain social distance, as the tough Covid-19 restrictions imposed by the government took effect on Thursday.

Global Covid cases surpass 315 million amid Omicron surge

Shawdesh DEsk: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 315 million, with a spike in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across the world. According to Johns