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HC summons Dr Yunus

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Thursday summoned Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus for not complying with its directive regarding the labourers of his own organisation. The virtual bench of

COVID-19 vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’: UN Secretary-General

Shawdesh Desk: International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed for the UN Security Council to ensure people caught in conflict have access to these lifesaving treatments.

Bangladesh reports 15 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh recorded 15 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 391 fresh cases overnight. The recovery count rose to 4,89,932 after another 678 patients were discharged from the hospitals during

Curb food adulteration with an iron hand: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to curb food adulteration in Bangladesh with an iron hand alongside creating awareness among businesspeople against such offences.

Shakib back at IPL as KKR acquires his service with INR 3.2 crore

Sports Desk: Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at a price of INR 3.2 crore (USD 44 lakh approx) during the auction of the

DU announces admission schedule

Shawdesh Desk: The online application process for admission into honours programmes in Dhaka University (DU) for the 2020-2021 academic session will begin on March 8. The admission test for “Ka”

Global Covid-19 cases approaching 110 million

Shawdesh dEsk: The number of global Covid-19 cases exceeded 109.9 million on Thursday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The global case count reached 109,901,391 with 2,430,096

11 BU students hurt in attack at a mess in Barishal city

Shawdesh desk: At least 11 students of Barishal University were injured in an attack allegedly by the transport workers early hours of Wednesday. All the students were admitted to Sher-e-Bangla