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Heavy rain lashes Dhaka, cripples normal life

Shawdesh Desk: Intermittent showers swamped many parts of the capital Dhaka on Tuesday morning, throwing its residents into disarray. The Meteorological Department recorded 85 mm of rain between 6:00 am

Lockdown extended till June 6 in Teknaf upazila, five Rohingya camps

Shawdesh Desk: Authorities on Tuesday extended the strict lockdown in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar and five Rohingya camps of Ukhiya in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19.

US welcomes Pfizer vaccine arrival in Bangladesh; reiterates to work together

Shawdesh Desk: The United States has welcomed the arrival of 106,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh saying the US, Bangladesh and global partners are working closely together

1st segment of Pfizer vaccine arrives

Shawdesh Desk: The first consignment of 1.06 lakh doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is available in Bangladesh as the plane carrying the virus preventive item has touched Dhaka, a

Nomination business by Whip Shamsul

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Sangsad Whip and MP from Patiya Shamsul Haque Chowdhury used to decide who would get the ticket of ruling Awami League in any election under his constituency

Global Covid cases top 170.5 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 170.5 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second outbreak of the virus. The total caseload and fatalities from

Budget session of parliament begins Wednesday

Shawdesh Desk: The 13th session (Budget) of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad will begin on Wednesday as the proposed budget will be placed in the parliament for the second time during

Serum Institute promises 9-10 crore Covishield doses in June

Shawdesh Desk: Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed the government that it will be able to manufacture and supply nine to 10 crore doses of Covishield in June, official