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More 53,500 homeless and landless to get new house by June

Shawdesh Desk: More 53,500 homeless and landless people are going to get new houses by June this year under the Mujib Borsho Ashrayan Project. The decision came at a review

Khaleda Zia breathing normally

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is breathing normally, said Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, a member of her personal medical team. He was talking to reporters in front of

Govt extends lockdown till May 16

Shawdesh desk: The government has extended the ongoing lockdown till May 16 to counter the spike in coronavirus infections. Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam made the disclosure on

PM donates Tk 10cr privately for Covid-19 affected, homeless people

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has donated Taka 10 crore from Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust for the Covid-19 affected and homeless people. Daughter

Vaccines to be procured at any expense, says PM Hasina

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reaffirmed said the government will procure vaccines at any cost to protect people from coronavirus. “We’re bringing more vaccines, no matter how

Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Around 21 pc of total deaths reported in April alone

Shawdesh Desk: Covid-19 claimed 2,404 lives in April alone in Bangladesh, the cruellest month for the country since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. Of the total 11,450 coronavirus-related

May Day: Solidarity & empathy in times of Covid

Shawdesh Desk: The historic May Day is being observed on Saturday as the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic which has rendered millions of workers jobless across the world in recent

Bangladesh to resume commercial flights on select routes

Shawdesh Desk; Commercial flights between Dhaka and some 38 countries will resume from Saturday, according to the country’s civil aviation regulator. However, flights to high-risk countries will remain suspended, the