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US tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars
Shawdesh Desk; The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 Monday, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea andReadMore
Bangladesh receives 2nd batch of Covid-19 vaccine
Shawdesh Desk: The second shipment of 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India has reached Bangladesh. A Spice Jet flight from Mumbai arrived with theReadMore
21 August Grenade attack: Accused Iqbal held
Shawdesh Desk: A convicted accused in the 21 August Grenade attack case was arrested from Diabari area of Uttara in the capital on Tuesday. RAB confirmed the matter of arrestingReadMore
Rohingya crisis: UN urges rescue of refugees adrift at sea
Shawdesh Desk: The United Nations is calling for immediate rescue efforts to save a group of Rohingya people adrift at sea off the coast of Bangladesh. Their boat is believedReadMore
Malaysian court orders halt to Myanmar migrant deportation: lawyer
Shawdesh Desk: A Malaysian court Tuesday ordered a temporary halt to a controversial plan to deport 1,200 Myanmar detainees to their homeland weeks after a coup, following a last-ditch legalReadMore
PM orders review of educational institutions’ reopening
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed authorities concerned on Monday to review the situation whether the environment is created to reopen the educational institutions amid Covid-19 pandemic. Cabinet Secretary KhandkerReadMore
2nd batch of Covid-19 vaccine arrives today
Shawdesh desk: The second batch of Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Serum Institute of India will arrive in Dhaka on Monday. A consignment of twenty lakh doses of vaccine willReadMore
Myanmar protest call for general strike draws junta threat of lethal force
Shawdesh Desk: A call for a Monday general strike by demonstrators in Myanmar protesting the military’s seizure of power has been met by the ruling junta with a thinly veiledReadMore
