DC conference postponed for coronavirus
Shawdesh DEsk: The annual conference of the deputy commissioners (DCs) has been postponed due to fears over the spread of coronavirus. The cabinet division was planning to organise the three-day ReadMore
Foreign authors top sellers with literature-loving Tehran women
Shawdesh Desk: French authors Albert Camus and Simone de Beauvoir rub shoulders with the likes of Jewish diarist Anne Frank and Russian poet Osip Mandelstam in Tehran bookstores where the ReadMore
Covid-19: 30 more die, 1,367 test positive in 24hrs
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh reported 30 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking a total of 7,359. Another 1,367 coronavirus patients are found in 24 hours, ReadMore
Covid-19: Global cases near 78 million
Shawdesh desk: The number of globally confirmed Covid-19 cases crossed 77.9 million on Wednesday with 1,715,945 fatalities, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total caseload reached ReadMore
Govt working on corona vaccine rollout plan
Shawdesh Desk: With Covid-19 vaccine expected to arrive in the country at the end of January or the beginning of February next, the government is now working to finalise the ReadMore
Vitamin A campaign reaches 20.8mn children in Bangladesh: UNICEF
Shawdesh desk: The National Vitamin A plus campaign in Bangladesh has reached 20.8 million children aged between 6 months and 5 years with the important immunity boosting supplement, UNICEF said ReadMore
Three police shot dead, fourth wounded in central France
Shawdesh Desk: Three police were shot dead in Puy-de-Dome in central France on Wednesday after being called out to a domestic disturbance, sources in the public prosecutor’s office told AFP. ReadMore
72-hr transport strike underway in Sylhet
Shawdesh desk: A 72-hour transport strike, enforced by the transport workers and owners, is underway for the second consecutive day in Sylhet division from Tuesday demanding resumption of stone extraction ReadMore
