Covid-19: Process to recruit more 2,000 doctors, 3,000 health workers begins
Shawdesh Desk: The government is recruiting another 2,000 doctors and 3,000 medical technologists, technicians and radiographers to speed up the treatment of patients amid the coronavirus outbreak. Confirming the news, ReadMore
Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row
Shawdesh Desk: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at removing some of the legal protections given to social media platforms. It gives regulators the power to ReadMore
26 Bangladeshis killed in Libya gun attack
Shawdesh Desk: At least 26 Bangladesh citizens were killed while 12 others injured in a gun attack reportedly by some human traffickers in Libya on Thursday. Foreign Minister Dr AK ReadMore
IOM deplores killing of 26 Bangladeshis among 30 trafficked migrants in Libya
Shawdesh Desk: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday deplored killing of 30 trafficked migrants, including 26 Bangladeshis, in western Libya. “The tragedy that occurred is a smuggling warehouse ReadMore
US firms in China cutting labor costs to mitigate virus losses
Shawdesh Desk: United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and Embassy representatives of the US military’s Indo-Pacific Command have delivered essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Kamalapur Railway General Hospital ReadMore
Ex-DUJ president Surjo, his wife infected with Covid-19
Shawdesh Desk: Former president of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) Abu Zafar Surjo and his wife Lovely Akter have been infected with coronavirus. They tested positive for the virus on ReadMore
Victorians’ owner hopes to rope in Virat Kohli in BPL
Sports Desk: Cumilla Victorians’ owner Nafisa Kamal said she is eager to rope in Virat Kohli in her team in a future edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Indian cricketers ReadMore
Dhaka’s air quality still ‘unhealthy’
Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka again ranked 5th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Friday morning. It had an AQI score of 143 at 08:25 am and its air quality ReadMore
