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Passengers coming from London to stay in 7-day quarantine

Shawdesh desk: Passengers coming from London of the United Kingdom (UK) to Bangladesh will have to stay in seven-day quarantine. Md Mokabbir Hossain, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer

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PM to virtually inaugurate vaccination drive on January 27: Health Secretary

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the country’s vaccination drive against the coronavirus through video conferencing on January 27. Health Secretary Abdul Mannan disclosed the information at a

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PM opens world’s biggest housing scheme for homeless

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurate the distribution of houses among 66,189 landless and homeless families under Ashrayan-2 Project, the world’s biggest ever scheme for providing shelter to

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20 lakh doses Indian gift of Oxford Covid vaccine arrives

Shawdesh Desk: Two million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India arrived in Dhaka on Thursday morning as a “gift” from New Delhi. A special

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Trump pardons 73 people, including Steve Bannon, on last day

Shawdesh desk: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and other allies, just hours before he was due to leave office. “President

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Biden to be sworn in as 46th US president, ending Trump era

Shawdesh Desk: Thirty-four years after first seeking the job, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US president Wednesday, drawing a curtain on the most tumultuous administration of

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Fish production boost up by 50pc in 11-yrs: PM tells JS

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday Bangladesh has attained self-sufficiency in fish boosting up the production by over 50 percent in last 11 years following the effective

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Vaccines coming from India on Jan 21 instead of Jan 20

Shawdesh Desk: The Indian government will provide 20 lakh doses of Oxford-Astrazenca Covid-19 vaccines (Covishield) to Bangladesh as ‘gift’ on January 21 instead of January 20. A Health Ministry official

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