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World Autism Awareness Day 2021 observed in the UN

Shawdesh Desk: On the occasion World Autism Awareness Day 2021, Bangladesh Permanent Mission, along with the Permanent Missions of Brazil, Kuwait, Poland, Qatar and Korea, UN DESA and Autism Speaks

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Bangladesh records highest ever 7,626 Covid cases in a single day

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a day since the pandemic made landfall in the country in March last year. The country has recorded

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Dhaka seeks serious regional, multilateral initiatives over Rohingya repatriation

Shawdesh DEsk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said they should now seriously consider regional or multilateral initiatives for the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar as it remains a

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US-Bangladesh Business Council launched in Washington DC

Shawdesh Desk: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in tandem with the Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC, on Tuesday launched the U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council, which will focus on advocacy and

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Most govt staff absent from office on pretext of lockdown

Shawdesh Desk: Attendance of government officials and employees was very thin in the capital and elsewhere across the country on Tuesday amid the ongoing weeklong countrywide lockdown. Many government employees

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Folk singer Indra Mohan Rajbongshi dies, PM mourns the death

Shawdesh Desk: Noted folk singer Indra Mohan Rajbongshi died of coronavirus infection on Wednesday. He breathed his last at 11.00am at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Singer Fakir Alamgir confirmed

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Biden “committed to strengthening” ties with Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden and Secretary Antony J. Blinken are “committed to strengthening” the Dhaka-Washington relationship as the two countries address common challenges, says a senior US official. The two

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Bangladesh records highest ever 7,087 Covid cases in a single day

Shawdesh dEsk: Bangladesh has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a day since the pandemic made landfall in the country in March last year. The country has recorded

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