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Govt decides to close border with India for two weeks

Shawdesh Desk: The government has banned the entry of travellers from India to Bangladesh for two weeks from today due to a sharp rise in coronavirus infections in the neighbouring

Global Covid-19 cases top 146 million

Shawdesh Desk: More than 146 million people have been found infected with Covid-19 globally with 3.09 million fatalities on Sunday, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total case

At least 23 dead in fire at Iraqi Covid hospital

Shawdesh Desk: At least 23 people died when a fire broke out Sunday (April 25) in a coronavirus intensive care unit in the capital of Iraq, a country with long-dilapidated

Khaleda tests positive for Covid-19 again

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s second Covid-19 test report came out positive on Saturday, said her personal medical team member and BNP vice chairman Dr AZM Zahid Hossain. “Madam

Govt mulls resuming public transport services

Shawdesh Desk: The government is working on a plan to allow the public transport to resume operations once the current lockdown is over, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul

Shops, malls open Sunday following health guidelines

Shawdesh Desk: Shops and shopping malls across the country will remain open for seven hours every day from Sunday amid the ongoing ‘strict lockdown’, enforced from April 14 to stem

Covid 19: Bangladesh reports 83 more deaths, 2,697 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh confirmed 83 more Covid-19 death in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 10,752, according to a handout released by the Directorate General of Health Services

Climate change: Biden summit to push for ‘immediate’ action

Shawdesh Desk: The US will attempt to re-assert its global leadership on climate change as President Joe Biden hosts 40 leaders at a virtual summit in the White House. It’s