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Bangladesh envoy in New Delhi gets 3-year extension

Shawdesh desk: The government has extended appointment of Muhammad Imran by three more years as Bangladesh High Commissioner to India. His three-year new contractual appointment will be effective from February

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JS goes into session Sunday

Shawdesh desk: The 16th session (also the first session of 2022 and known as winter session) of the 11th Parliament will begin at 4pm on Sunday. As per the provisions

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Shirin Sharmin a “role model, inspiration” for women leaders: Miller

Shawdesh Desk: Outgoing US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is a “role model and inspiration” for women leaders in government. He said

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12 more die, 3,359 get infected as Covid escalates in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh reported 12 more Covid-19 linked deaths and 3,359 more cases of infections in 24 hours till Thursday morning with the Continuous keeps escalating in the country. With

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Omicron fuels record weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths ‘stable’

Shawdesh Desk: Fuelled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world last week, by far the most cases reported in a single seven

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Bangladesh and Singapore agrees to accelerate FTA process

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh and Singapore will sign (FTA) for mutual benefit and enhancing the bilateral trade and investment. During a telephone conversation on Thursday, the Foreign Ministers of Bangladesh and

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Moderna shot to replace Pfizer as booster dose

Shawdesh desk: The Moderna vaccine instead of the Pfizer jab will be administered as the third or booster dose at all vaccine centres across the country, according to the Directorate

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Get vaccinated and avoid risks: PM tells people

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the unvaccinated people of the country to take the Covid-19 jab immediately to protect their lives from the new variant of

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