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Australia crush India to win women’s T20 World Cup final

Sports Desk: Australia won their fifth T20 World Cup title as they hammered India by 85 runs in front of a packed crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was

Bangladeshi women make big strides

Shawdesh desk: In the last decade Bangladesh saw a phenomenal progress in women’s empowerment in almost all sectors. Incentive for girls’ education positively impacted the enrollment ratio of girls in

As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic

Shawdesh Desk: As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it’s plain that the world is in the grips of

Historic March 7: PM pays homage to Bangabandhu

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes to the great leader and greatest Bengali of all time Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his

US coronavirus death toll rises to 15

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll in the US rose to 15 as of Friday, most of these in Washington state. There have been at least 14 reported deaths from COVID-19,

Historic March 7 being observed

Shawdesh Desk: The nation is observing the historic March 7 commemorating the landmark speech of Bangabandhu which was touted as indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971. This year

PM distributes fellowships, research allowances for science and technology studies

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday distributed Bangabandhu Fellowship, National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship and research allowances among the students and researchers for further improvement of the science and

Rohingya crisis: EU allocates €31 million for Bangladesh and Myanmar

Shawdesh Desk: The European Commission has decided to provide €31 million in humanitarian aid to address the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and Myanmar. “The Rohingya crisis is in its third