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Nine, including gunman, dead in San Jose rail yard shooting in California

Shawdesh Desk: An employee fatally shot eight people at a California train yard before turning the gun on himself as police closed in. The shooting took place at the Santa

Global Covid-19 cases hit 168 million

Shawdesh Desk: More than 168 million people have been found infected with the virus as Covid-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world. The total caseload reached at 168,181,146

Cabinet body okays proposal to procure 1.5 crore Chinese Sinopharm vaccine

Shawdesh Desk: The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Thursday gave final approval to a proposal of the Health and Family Welfare Ministry to procure 1.5 crore Chinese Sinofarm Covid-19

PM opens newly-constructed ‘Dak Bhaban’ for Directorate of Posts

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday launched the newly constructed headquarters of the Directorate of Posts, Dak Bhaban, in the city’s Agargaon area. She opened the 14-storey eye-catching

Rohingya repatriation looks uncertain: PM tells UNGA President

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed concern about the repatriation of Rohigyas following the recent development in Myanmar as it has made the process uncertain. “The situation

Money laundering in the name of bitumen import!

Shawdesh Desk: A huge volume of money is being laundered through over-invoicing in the name of bitumen import. Analyzing the volume of bitumen import, quality and international market price, it

Yaas intensifies into severe cyclonic storm

Shawdesh desk: An alert has been sounded in the ports areas of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra after Cyclone ‘Yaas’ over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas

Bangladesh confirms 25 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,441 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh confirmed 25 more deaths from Covid-19 while registered 1,441 new cases in the previous 24 hours till Monday 8:00am. With the new figures, the death toll hit