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Shaheed Minar route map finalised for Feb 21

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka University’s ‘Central Coordination Committee for Observing Amar Ekushey’ has drawn up a route map for the people who will come to Central Shaheed Minar and Azimpur Graveyard

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Coronavirus: Largest study suggests elderly and sick are most at risk

Health officials in China have published the first details of more than 70,000 cases of Covid-19, in the biggest study since the outbreak began, Reports BBC. Data from the Chinese

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15 Indictment hearing in Barapukuria Coal Mine graft case March 29

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court adjourned till March 29 the indictment hearing in Barapukuria Coal Mine graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge AHM Ruhul Imran of

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Coronavirus has infected more than 71,000 people globally

Shawdesh Desk: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late

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China sees rise in coronavirus cases, death toll rises by 105

Shawdesh Desk: Mainland China on Monday reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and an increase by 105 in deaths caused by the illness for a total of 1,770

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Technical issues hindering return of remaining Bangladeshis in Hubei: Chinese envoy

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Monday said that some technical issues were obstructing the return of remaining 171 Bangladeshis from Hubei province, the epicentre of a new virus

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Procession for Khaleda’s release: Police cordon off BNP’s office

Shawdesh Desk: An additional police force has been deployed in front of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office at Nayapaltan in the capital on Saturday as the party is set to

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China virus death toll surges past 1,500, new cases fall

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped past 1,500 on Saturday but new infections fell following a mid-week surge caused by a change in the way

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