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Two Omicron cases detected in country: Health minister

Shawdesh Desk: Two Omicron cases were detected in the country, said Health minister Zahid Maleque. Two women cricket players who came from Zimbabwe were detected with Omicron. BCB president Nazmul Hassan

Foreign Ministry summons US envoy in Dhaka concerning Designated Sanctions on RAB Officials

Shawdesh Desk: The US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller was summoned by Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen Saturday to convey Dhaka’s discontent over the designated sanctions imposed on Friday

Dhaka urges international community to scale up sharing Rohingya burden

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has urged the international community and the relevant UN agencies to scale up their efforts to share the international burden and responsibility given the protracted nature of

Global Covid cases top 269 million

Shawdesh Desk: Amid a global scare over the new strain of Covid-19, the overall number of coronavirus cases has surged past 269 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the

Omicron: Three vaccine doses key for protection against variant

Shawdesh Desk: Two doses of a Covid vaccine are not enough to stop you catching the Omicron variant, UK scientists have warned. Early analysis of UK Omicron and Delta cases

High in demand, unable to migrate

Shawdesh Desk: Although there is a huge demand for them in the Maldives, Bangladeshi workers are unable to go there with work permits as the export of unskilled labour to

UK says West will counter ‘aggressors’ as G7 ministers, allies meet

Shawdesh desk; UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Saturday vowed the West and its allies will “take a stand against aggressors who seek to undermine liberty” as she hosts a

Dr Murad Hasan denied entry to Canada

Shawdesh Desk: Controversial politician and lawmaker Dr Murad Hasan was not allowed to enter Canada. According to media report, Dr Murad has been refused by the Border Agency of Canada