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Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 18 more deaths overnight, 602 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh recorded 18 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths to 8,041 across the country so far. Besides, some 602

Five million Covid-19 vaccine doses reach Dhaka

Shawdesh Desk: A consignment of five million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca ‘Covishield’ vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) has arrived in Dhaka from India. A flight of Air

Dope test for drivers not in sight

Shawdesh Desk: Three months have elapsed since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directive to bring drivers under a dope testing system to ascertain whether they use drugs, the authorities concerned are

ACC quizzes PK Haldar’s accomplice Abontika in remand

Shawdesh Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started interrogating Abontika Boral, an associate of Proshanta Kumar Halder, who allegedly laundered over Tk 10,000 crore of four non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs)

Japan-Bangladesh relations to reach a new height soon: Envoy

Shawdesh Desk: Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki has said the partnership between Japan and Bangladesh progressed well and added its depth over the past decade and hoped that the people-to-people exchange

Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 20 more deaths, 473 new cases overnight

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has recorded 20 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the number of total fatalities to 8,023. At least 473 new infections were recorded

Special treatment to jailed Hallmark GM: Senior Jail Super Ratna Roy, Jailer Nur Mohammad withdrawn

Shawdesh dEsk: Senior Jail Super Ratna Roy and Jailer Nur Mohammad Mredha have been withdrawn as investigation is underway over providing special treatment to Hallmark Group General Manager Tushar Ahmed

5m doses of COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Bangladesh Monday

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh will get 50 lakh doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India on Monday. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information