United Nations honours India’s Kerala for efforts to fight Coronavirus pandemic
Shawdesh Desk: India’s Kerala state on Tuesday was among those honoured for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic when the United Nations celebrated the Public Service Day. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ReadMore
Coronavirus death toll reaches 479,879 globally
Shawdesh Desk: The global death toll from coronavirus reached 479,879 till Wednesday, according to latest data from worldometer. While 93,59,279 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus, 50,46,272 have recovered, the source said. Besides, 38,33,128 are active cases ReadMore
Covid-19: More 37 die, 3,462 test positive, 1,231 recover in 24 hours
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh on Wednesday recorded 37 deaths from coronavirus in the span of 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,582. The number of total COVID-19 patients also surged ReadMore
Forex reserves hit $35 billion mark for the first time
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Bank’s foreign currency reserves hit $35 billion mark for the first time in history thanks to surging remittance despite the coronavirus pandemic. Satisfactory remittance inflow and disbursement ReadMore
Hajj pilgrims can take back registration money: Religious Ministry
Shawdesh Desk: The pilgrims who paid for the registration of Hajj this year will be able to take back their money if necessary, said the Ministry of Religious Affairs on ReadMore
Tragic end of a DU female student’s dream of being a BCS Cadre!
Shawdesh desk: Sumaiya, who’s dream was being a BCS admin cadre after completing graduation from Dhaka University, met a tragic death after being victimised of family violence for carrying out ReadMore
‘Irrelevant’ sectors included in Social safety net
Shawdesh Desk: A massive plan to spend nearly Tk1 trillion on social safety net has been rolled out in the budget for FY’21, but inclusion of some “irrelevant” sectors in ReadMore
Three MPs amass illegal wealth
Shawdesh Desk: Three lawmakers are busy grabbing the lion’s share of the country’s resources although the government is set to achieve socioeconomic development leaving “no one behind”. The widespread corruption ReadMore
