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Govt hikes rawhide prices by Tk 5

Shawdesh desk: The government on Thursday announced the prices of different types of rawhides from animals sacrificed during Eid-ul-Azha. The price of a square foot of salted cow or buffalo

World in early stages of COVID-19 third wave: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: The world is currently in the early stages of a third wave, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. “We are now in the

Global Covid cases top 188 million

Shawdesh desk: The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 188 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second wave of the pandemic. The total caseload and fatalities from

Govt to hold SSC exams in November, HSC in December: Dipu Moni

Shawdesh desk: The government will hold Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations by the second week of November and Higher Secondary Certificate examinations by the first week December on limited syllabus

Launch services resume as lockdown ends

Shawdesh Desk: Passenger vessels have resumed running on river routes on Thursday morning after three weeks as the government eased the lockdown curbs for a week ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Shipping

ACC investigating ‘illegal’ assets of Shamsul, Shawon

Shawdesh desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched investigations into huge ‘illegal’ assets of Whip of Jatiya Sangsad Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury and lawmaker Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shawon who were allegedly involved

Covid-19: 210 deaths, 12,383 new cases reported in past 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh on Wednesday saw 210 more deaths and 12,383 new cases of infections from coronavirus or Covid-19. The deaths and infections were recorded in the last 24 hours,

Govt to procure 15m doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm of China

Shawdesh Desk: The government will procure a total of 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm International of China at a less price compared to the earlier agreement price