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Covid vaccine: Germany urged to back AstraZeneca jab for over-65s
Shawdesh Desk: A senior German immunologist has urged his country to change its mind and start allowing over-65s to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. In a BBC interview, Carsten Watzl, headReadMore
PM holding press conference virtually
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has begun addressing a virtual press conference marking the United Nations’ final recommendation for the graduation of Bangladesh from the group of the least developedReadMore
Global Covid cases surpass 113 million
Shawdesh desk: The global Covid caseload has now surged past 113 million, despite high rates of vaccination in several countries. The total case count reached 113, 375,335 while the fatalitiesReadMore
Covid-19: Bangladesh records 5 more deaths, 407 new cases
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh confirmed five more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours till Saturday at 8am, taking the toll at 8,400. The number of positive casesReadMore
$1.9 trillion Covid plan clears US House, heads to Senate
Shawdesh Desk: The US House passed an enormous, $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, hailed by Democrats as a critical step in funneling new funding toward vaccinations, overburdened localReadMore
Myanmar police fire rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon
Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon on Saturday, according to an AFP reporter, after the country’s ambassador to the United Nations broke ranks toReadMore
FM calls for legalisation of undocumented Bangladeshis in US
Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen had a meeting with US Congresswoman Grace Meng (Democrat, New York) on Wednesday, during which they discussed ways and means of further improvingReadMore
12th anniversary of Pilkhana carnage being observed
Shawdesh Desk: The 12th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at the Pilkhana BDR (now BGB) headquarters in the capital is being observed on Thursday. A total of 74 people, includingReadMore
