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PM off to Maldives

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Male, the capital of Maldives, today on her maiden six-day bilateral visit at the invitation of Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

Bangabandhu Railway Bridge construction progressing fast

Shawdesh Desk; The construction works of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the Jamuna River in Sirajganj are progressing fast as its 34 percent work has already been completed.

Another 7.04 lakh COVID-19 vaccines from Japan arrive in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Another 704,010 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Japan arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday (December 21) from Japan. This was delivered as an

Graft case against ex-CJ Sinha: HC asks 2 acquitted persons to surrender

Shawdesh Desk; The High Court on Wednesday asked two people acquitted by a lower court in a case filed against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others over

Global Covid cases surpass 276 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 276 million amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in several western countries. According to Johns Hopkins

Switzerland to invest Tk 11 billion to support Bangladesh’s sustainable LDC graduation

Shawdesh Desk: As Switzerland and Bangladesh are about to celebrate their 50 years of bilateral relations, Switzerland has announced to invest Tk. 11 billion over the next four years to

Light rain or drizzle likely in Sylhet, M’sing divs: Met office

Shawdesh Desk; Light rain or drizzle is likely at one or two places over Sylhet and Mymensingh divisions in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am on Wednesday. Besides, light

Quader seeks BNP’s responsible role in EC formation

Shawdesh Desk: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader hoped that BNP would play a responsible role, which a democratic political party follows, in formation of new Election Commission (EC). “We hope,