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US military mission in Afghanistan to end August 31: Biden

Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the US military mission in Afghanistan will end on August 31, nearly 20 years after it began. The US military has

Global Covid cases top 185 million

Shawdesh Desk: The second wave of the Covid pandemic continues its onslaught across the world amid speeding inoculation efforts. In fact, the global corona caseload has now topped 185 million.

Bangladesh sees record-high 11,651 Covid cases; 199 more lives lost

Shawdesh desk: As the Coronavirus is spreading in Bangladesh faster than ever, the country logged record-high 11,651 cases and 199 deaths in 24 hours till Thursday morning. This grim number

Khulna division records 51 Covid deaths in a day

Shawdesh desk: Khulna division reported 51 more deaths from Coronavirus and 1,732 new cases in the last 24 hours. Of the deceased, twenty-one are from Khulna, ten from Kushtia, six

Helpless people are part of community: IGP

Shawdesh dEsk: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed said on Thursday the people rendered helpless during the COVID-19 pandemic situation are part of the community. “About 4 million families

PMO directs increasing oxygen supply, beds in hospitals

Shawdesh dEsk: Against the backdrop of the recent spike in the coronavirus infection and death rates, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday issued a set of directives, including increasing

Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate

Shawdesh dEsk: The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant. The tally

New York governor declares gun violence a health emergency

Shawdesh Desk: New York has become the first US state to declare a disaster emergency order to address rising gun violence. New York state saw 51 shootings over the 4