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Global Covid cases near 279 million with two years of trauma

Shawdesh Desk: With the new Covid-19 strain Omicron surging, the overall number of coronavirus cases is fast approaching 279 million, causing nearly two years of collective trauma, UNB reported. According

Covid: US airlines scrap hundreds of flights amid Omicron surge

Shawdesh Desk: Airlines in the US are continuing to be hit hard by cancellations as a spike in Omicron variant cases causes global travel disruption over Christmas. A quarter of

Govt to provide medical assistance to fire injured: State Minister

Shawdesh Desk: State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said that all possible assistance will be provided to those on board in the launch fire in Jhalakathi. The minister said

Covid clouds Christmas celebrations for second year

Shawdesh Desk: Pope Francis called for more solidarity with those living in poverty as he celebrated mass in Rome in front of a masked congregation of around 2,000 people, while

South Korean community shows solidarity with the local community with donation

Shawdesh Desk: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Bangladesh, together with the Korean Community Association in Bangladesh donated blankets, facial masks and confectionery to the children at Sarkari

Bangladesh reports 382 fresh cases, two deaths from Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh reported 382 Covid-19 cases while the Coronavirus claimed overnight two lives on Thursday. “The country reported 1.95 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 19,624 samples were tested in the

Striving to realise ideals of my father, Bangabandhu: Sheikh Hasina

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she learned from her father –Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman– how to empathize with the deprived, the disadvantaged, and

Omicorn: Free Covid tests to be distributed by Biden administration

Shawdesh Desk: The United States said Tuesday it will distribute hundreds of millions of free Covid tests in the face of surging Omicron cases, which have forced governments worldwide to