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Night shift work may increase cancer risk, says study

Shawdesh desk: A new study conducted by researchers at Washington State University has found new clues as to why night shift workers may be at increased risk of developing certain

Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 14 more deaths, 845 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh confirmed 14 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number cases at 8,476. In the last 24 hours, 845 people

Law Ministry recommends suspending Khaleda’s jail term by more 6 months

Shawdesh Desk: Ministry of Law has recommended an extension of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s suspended prison sentence to six months. Confirming the news, public relations officer of the law

Women’s rights in the spirit of Mujib

Shawdesh Desk: In every age, poets, litterateurs, artistes and social reformers came, preached about women’s rights and fought for women’s emancipation. They tried to protect women from social prejudices and

Int’l Women’s Day today

Shawdesh Desk: International Women’s Day will be observed today in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world with a call for ensuring women’s rights. To mark the day, different socio-cultural organisations

At least 20 dead, 600 injured in Equatorial Guinea military camp explosions

Shawdesh Desk: At least 20 people were killed and hundreds injured after four accidental explosions ripped through a military camp in Equatorial Guinea and obliterated neighbouring residential areas. Footage broadcast

Women playing key role in economic development

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has seen enviable success in economic development where women have a large contribution. Women in the labour force have been at the forefront of Bangladesh’s successful economic

11 more people die of Covid-19 in last 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Eleven more people died of coronavirus or Covid-19 in the country in the last 24 hours. Some 606 people infected with Covid-19 in the same period. The Directorate