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Omicron especially dangerous for unvaccinated: WHO

Shawdesh desk: The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is dangerous — and especially so for those who have not been vaccinated against the disease, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday. The

NATO sits down with Russia to seek end to Ukraine stand-off

Shawdesh dEsk: The United States and its European allies sat down with senior Russian envoys at NATO headquarters on Wednesday, hoping that a revived diplomatic engagement can head off the threat

Passports of those spreading propaganda abroad to be revoked: Minister

Shawdesh desk: The government will prepare a list of those involved in anti-state activities living abroad and revoke their passports, said Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque. “Those who’re

Biden pushes overhaul of US election laws in fiery speech

Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden has called for a historic change to Senate rules as he seeks to overhaul the country’s election laws, BBC reported. In an impassioned speech,

Covid-19: Common cold may give some protection: Study

Shawdesh Desk: Natural defences against a common cold could offer some protection against Covid-19, too, research suggests. The small-scale study, published in Nature Communications, involved 52 individuals who lived with

Verdict in Sinha murder case on Jan 31

Shawdesh Desk: A Cox’s Bazar court has fixed January 31 to deliver the judgment in Major (retd) Sinha Rashed Khan murder case. Judge Mohammad Ismail of Cox’s Bazar District and

Covid: Dhaka, Rangamati marked as high-risk zones

Shawdesh Desk: Amid rising coronavirus cases and fatalities, the health authorities in Bangladesh have marked Dhaka and Rangamati districts as high-risk zones because of their high infection rates. After analyzing

Schools must assign staff to help students cross roads safely: PM

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the educational institutions up to higher secondary level must assign their own staff to make sure their students cross roads safely.