COVID-19 claims 17 more, infects 528 in Bangladesh
Shawdesh DEsk: Bangladesh logged an additional 17 deaths and 528 infections from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours on Wednesday, counting the death toll to 8,072 and infections to 533,444. ReadMore
Varun Dhawan, Natasha Dalal tie the knot at Shah Rukh’s resort
Binodon Desk: Newlyweds Bollywood actors Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal tied the knot at Alibaug resort in Maharashtra on January 24. The ceremony was attended by family members and close ReadMore
Shyamala Gopalan: The woman who inspired Kamala Harris
Shyamala Gopalan was a pioneering woman of colour in America, a scientist and an activist. She was also Vice-President Kamala Harris’s mother and her “greatest influence”. Geeta Pandey in Delhi ReadMore
Exposure to PM 2.5 raises anaemia risk in kids under 5: IIT-Delhi study
Shawdesh desk: A study conducted by IIT-Delhi has found that extended periods of exposure to PM 2.5 can lead to anaemia among children under the age of 5 years. The ReadMore
Sheikh Hasina’s Doctrine of Vaccine Diplomacy
Pranab Kumar Panday, PhD: Even five months ago, the people of Bangladesh had to passionately wait to hear when they would get Covid-19 vaccine that would enable them to move ReadMore
DU teacher dies of heart attack
Shawdesh Desk: Dr Taslim Sazzad Mallick, a professor of Statistics Department at Dhaka University (DU), died of heart attack on Friday morning. He was 48. The professor breathed his last ReadMore
Sourav Ganguly hospitalised again following chest pain
Sports Desk: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata following a chest pain on Wednesday morning. Earlier, Sourav Ganguly was hospitalised at 1 pm on ReadMore
Runu Veronika Costa takes first Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh
Shawdesh Desk: Senior staff nurse of Kurmitola Genral Hospital Runu Veronika Costa has received first coronavirus or Covid-19 vaccine in the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the vaccination programme ReadMore
