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Get vaccinated without fear: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to get vaccinated without unnecessary fear to fight off the Coronavirus and its new variants. “I request all, please get

Four judges appointed to Appellate Division, three sworn in

Shawdesh Desk: Four judges of the High Court were appointed judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday, raising the number of judges in the Appellate Division

PM to address nation at 7pm marking three years of current tenure

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening marking completion of the third year of the current tenure of Awami League government. “The Prime Minister will

Global Covid cases near 300 million

Shawdesh Desk: Amid a global scare over the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, the overall number of coronavirus cases is inching closer to the 300-million mark. According to Johns Hopkins

Power import likely as gas crisis deepens

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh is planning to import 200 megawatts of electricity from India as the power generation in gas-based plants significantly drops due to a dearth in natural gas supply.

Many universities neglect research: 35 varsities spend no money

Shawdesh desk: A large number of public and private universities in the country are running without focusing much on research, a key benchmark for measuring the standard of tertiary education.

10 more Omicron cases detected in country

Shawdesh desk: Ten more Omicron cases have been detected in Bangladesh, say media reports. The total number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has risen to 20.

Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 7 more deaths, 1,140 fresh cases in last 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh reported seven more deaths and 1140 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am Thursday. The positivity rate increased to 4.86%, up from