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India records 412,262 cases of COVID-19, 3,980 deaths; highest spike in 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: A day after the government said a third wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was inevitable in India, the country recorded 412,262 fresh cases and 3,980 new deaths due

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Celebrate Eid where you are: PM Hasina

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked Muslims to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul Fitr in their present locations to help check the spread of coronavirus across the country.

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77pc general beds, 57pc ICU beds lie vacant in hospitals

Shawdesh desk: Amid a drop in the number of new coronavirus cases in the country, around 77 percent of general beds and 57 percent of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) beds

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Lockdown: Public transport services resume after 22 days

Shawdesh Desk: Bus services resumed in cities across Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, on Thursday, albeit with a limited number of passengers. However, inter-district bus services will remain suspended in the

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Khaleda’s treatment abroad: Home ministry sends application to law ministry

Shawdesh Desk: The application seeking permission to send BNP chief Khaleda Zia abroad for better treatment has reached law ministry. Confirming the news, law minister Anisul Huq said the secretary

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More than 200 NGOs call for UN arms embargo on Myanmar

Shawdesh desk: More than 200 global organizations urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar, saying the time for statements has passed and immediate

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US backs giving poorer countries access to Covid-19 vaccine patents

Shawdesh Desk: The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind Covid-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts

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India Covid: Government says ‘double mutant’ linked to surge

Shawdesh Desk: India has said a “double mutant variant” of the coronavirus first discovered there in March may be “linked” to a deadly second wave there. Samples containing the mutant

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