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40 placed under quarantine as they had contact with coronavirus patient

Shawdesh Desk: Forty people have been kept in quarantine as they had close contacts with a person infected with the new coronavirus, Health Service Division secretary Md Ashadul Islam said

Qatar bans arrivals from Bangladesh, 13 other countries over coronavirus fears

Shawdesh Desk: Qatar has temporarily barred travellers from 14 countries including Bangladesh from Monday as a precaution against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, the government announced on Sunday. In a statement

3 infected with coronavirus in Bangladesh: IEDCR

Shawdesh DEsk: Three people, including a woman, have been infected with coronavirus in Bangladesh, Institute of Epidemiology, Diseases Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed. IEDCR director Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora, who

Bangladeshi women make big strides

Shawdesh desk: In the last decade Bangladesh saw a phenomenal progress in women’s empowerment in almost all sectors. Incentive for girls’ education positively impacted the enrollment ratio of girls in

Historic March 7: PM pays homage to Bangabandhu

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes to the great leader and greatest Bengali of all time Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his

Govt taking steps to face any coronavirus outbreak: GM Quader

Shawdesh desk: Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Golam Muhammad Quader on Saturday said the government is taking all possible steps to face any

Historic March 7 being observed

Shawdesh Desk: The nation is observing the historic March 7 commemorating the landmark speech of Bangabandhu which was touted as indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971. This year

PM distributes fellowships, research allowances for science and technology studies

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday distributed Bangabandhu Fellowship, National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship and research allowances among the students and researchers for further improvement of the science and