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US delivers emergency medical supplies to Bangladesh to combat COVID-19

Shawdesh desk: The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday night delivered to Bangladesh its latest shipment of emergency medical supplies to save lives, stop

Muslim family of four killed in ‘premeditated’ Canada truck attack

Shawdesh desk: A man driving a pick-up truck slammed into and killed four members of a Muslim family in the south of Canada’s Ontario province, in what police said Monday

Malaysia detains 156 expatriates including 62 Bangladeshis

Shawdesh Desk: The Immigration Department of Malaysia nabbed 156 expatriates, including 62 Bangladeshis, from a construction site in Cyberjaya city in the country during an operation on Sunday night. Malaysian

Ivermectin, HCQ dropped from one Covid treatment list

Shawdesh desk: The Union Health Ministry’s Directorate General of Health Services of India (DGHS) has issued revised guidelines for the management of Covid patients, dropping ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and favipiravir –

Hefazat forms new committee, drops disputed leaders

Shawdesh Desk: Embattled Hefazat-e-Islam on Monday announced a 33-member new full-fledged committee with Junayed Babunagari as its ameer and dropping controversial leader Mamunul Haque. Hefazat leader Nurul Islam Jihadi has

Bangladesh confirms 30 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,970 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh reported 30 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours till Monday 8:00am, taking the country’s death toll to 12,869. Meanwhile, 1,970 more people were infected with

JS passes Tk 13,987.27 cr supplementary budget

Shawdesh Desk: Parliament on Monday passed the supplementary budget of Tk 13,987.27 crore for the fiscal 2020-21 to meet the increased expenditures under 19 different ministries and divisions. Finance Minister

Historic Six-point Day today

Shawdesh Desk: The nation will observe the historic Six-point Day today, commemorating the Awami League-led movement for autonomy in 1966 that ultimately led to the liberation struggle. This day in