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Will shut educational institutions if necessary: Quader on COVID-19 preparation

Shawdesh desk: Terming the coronavirus situation in Bangladesh “normal”, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the government will take initiatives, including closure of educational institutions, considering the

Probe report in case over FR Tower fire April 16

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Thursday set April 16 to submit probe report in the case lodged over deadly inferno in FR Tower in capital’s Banani area on March

HC grants permanent bail to Khaleda in Narail defamation case

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court has granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a defamation case filed for making ‘derogatory remarks’ on freedom fighters. The HC bench of

2 of the 3 coronavirus patients make recovery: IEDCR

Shawdesh desk: It is good news indeed! Two of the three patients diagnosed with Covid-19 have tested negative in the second set of tests conducted on them yesterday, said the

COVID-19: IFRC, UNICEF and WHO issue global guidance to protect children

Shawdesh Desk: The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today (Wednesday) issued new guidance to help protect children

Modi to join Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebrations thru videoconference: Shringla

Shawdesh Desk; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17 next through videoconferencing. He will

Papia, her husband remanded for more 15 days

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed suspended Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papiya on a 15-day fresh remand in three cases filed against her with Airport and

Prime Minister to open country’s first-ever expressway Thursday

Shawdesh Desk: The country’s communication sector is set to enter into a new era on the eve of “Mujib Borsho” (Mujib Year) as its first- ever expressway on Jatrabari-Mawa-Bhanga route