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Cabinet Secretary tests positive for Covid-19

Shawdesh desk: Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam tested positive for Covid-19. Mahmud Ibn Qasem, Private Secretary of the Cabinet Secretary, made the disclosure on Monday. The secretary is taking treatment

Australia looks forward to strengthen defence and economic cooperation with Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: Australia looks forward to strengthen the defence and economic cooperation with Bangladesh and eager to work towards the shared recovery from the unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

5 killed as trawler collides with bulkhead in Chandpur

Shawdesh desk: Five workers drowned as a bulkhead hit a soil-laden trawler in the Dakatia River off the coast of Chandpur early Monday. The deceased were identified as Md Mubarak,

Bangladesh a country with international outlook: Australian envoy

Shawdesh desk: Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Jeremy Bruer has said Bangladesh is a country with an international outlook that has also achieved “extraordinary and sustained” economic growth. “We want

6th phase UP polls: Voting underway in 218 unions

Shawdesh desk: The sixth phase of the local government elections is underway at 218 union parishads (UPs) across the country. The polling has begun at 8:00am and will continue till

Omicron increases death four folds in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Covid-19-related deaths had increased four folds in Bangladesh since the emergence of the omicron strain of novel coronavirus, health minister Zahid Maleque told journalists at a press conference

Gazette published on EC formation law

Shawdesh Desk: The government published the gazette on the ‘Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022’ on Sunday. As a result, the President can form a search committee at any

Govt lowers age limit for booster dose to 40

Shawdesh Desk: The government has lowered the age limit of general people for receiving booster dose of coronavirus vaccine to 40 years from 50 years in a bid to ensure