Gold prices fall by Tk 1,516 per bhori
Shawdesh Desk: Gold prices dropped by Tk 1,516 to Tk 72,667 a bhori (11.664 grams) in the local market on Wednesday. Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BAJUS) took this decision to balance ReadMore
‘We sink or we swim together’: 5 things you need to know about COVAX
COVAX has been trending in stories about the COVID-19 pandemic in recent days, particularly in relation to the shipment of vaccines to Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the first to arrive ReadMore
Qantas launches ‘mystery flights’ to boost tourism
Shawdesh Desk: Qantas is launching “mystery flights” in a effort to boost domestic tourism across Australia and spark nostalgia. The day-trips, where passengers don’t know the destination when boarding, were ReadMore
Fabiana Aziz new DMD of Partex Star Group
Shawdesh Desk: Fabiana Aziz has joined Partex Star Group as its new Deputy Managing Director. She is determined to further strengthen the business with her knowledge and dedication, said a ReadMore
Covid vaccines cut risk of serious illness by 80pc in over-80s
A single shot of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid jab reduces the chance of needing hospital treatment by more than 80%, an analysis in England shows. The Public ReadMore
Understand the long-term consequences of COVID-19: WHO
Shawdesh Desk: With a surge in the number of long COVID cases and the implication of the ever-expanding list of lingering symptoms on people, health organizations in and around the ReadMore
Miss Panama to accept transgender women from 2021
Binodon Desk: The Miss Panama organization announced that starting this year, the pageant would include transgender women “who have completed all their legal and medical procedures” in its competition. The ReadMore
Sancho fires Dortmund into German Cup semi-finals
Spots Desk: England winger Jadon Sancho hit the winning goal as Borussia Dortmund marched into the semi-finals of the German Cup with a 1-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday. ReadMore
