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Minneapolis reaches $27 mn settlement with Floyd family

Shawdesh desk: The Minnesota city of Minneapolis reached a $27 million “wrongful death” settlement on Friday with the family of George Floyd, the Black man who died while being arrested

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 119 million

Shawdesh desk: The total number of global Covid-19 cases topped 119 million on Saturday amid concern of new virus strains, increasing pressure on nations to speed up the vaccination process.

SCBA election: Khasru elected president, Kajal general secretary

Shawdesh Desk: Former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru has been elected as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). Barrister Ruhul Kuddus Kajal, contesting from the BNP-backed blue

Regression on every indicator of child progress amid corona: UNICEF

Shawdesh Desk: One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, progress has gone backward across virtually every key measure of childhood, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, revealing a “devastating

Over 1000 infected with Covid-19 for the 2nd consecutive day, six deaths recorded

Shawdesh desk: More than 1,000 people have infected with Coronavirus or Covid-19 for the second consecutive day. A total of 1,052 people were detected with Covid-19 on Thursday while the

Each upazila will get community vision centre: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government will set up community vision centres in all upazilas across the country in phases to provide better eyecare services

Six killed in Myanmar as UN condemns protest crackdown

Shawdesh Desk: Six protesters were killed in Myanmar on Thursday as the United Nations condemned the growing violence against anti-coup demonstrations. International pressure has been building steadily since the military

Indonesia bus plunge kills 27 pilgrims

Shawdesh Desk: A bus carrying dozens of pilgrims plunged down a steep ravine on Indonesia’s Java island, killing at least 27 people including junior high school students, authorities said Thursday.