Texas ends mask rule as states drop Covid measures
Shawdesh desk: Texas will lift its mask requirement and allow businesses to reopen at full capacity next week, Governor Greg Abbott has announced. “It is now time to open ReadMore
Microsoft sets stage for mixed-reality future
Shawdesh Desk: Microsoft on Tuesday set the stage for a future in which long-distance coworkers can collaborate as though in the same room, using augmented reality glasses and cloud computing ReadMore
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 5 more deaths, 614 new infections
Shawdesh dEsk: Bangladesh confirmed five more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours till Wednesday at 8am, taking the tally at 8,428. Some 614 new cases were ReadMore
2,260 more Rohingyas leave for Bhasan Char in 5th phase
Shawdesh Desk: A total of 2,260 Rohingyas have left Cox’s Bazar for Bhasan Char in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district as part of the government’s move to relocate some 3,500 ReadMore
HC grants bail to cartoonist Kishore in DSA case
Shawdesh Desk; Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore has secured bail for six months in a case lodged against him under Digital Security Act (DSA). The High Court bench of Justice M ReadMore
Global Covid death toll nears 2.6 million
Shawdesh Desk: The global Covid death toll is fast approaching 2.6 million amid a worldwide vaccination rollout. The fatalities reached 2,548,573 while the total caseload mounted to 114,728,460 on Wednesday ReadMore
Moinuddin Abdullah new ACC chief
Shawdesh Desk: Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah, former senior secretary of agriculture ministry, was appointed chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday. He will replace Iqbal Mahmud, whose term will end on ReadMore
Dhaka no longer world’s most polluted city
Shawdesh Desk; Here’s some good news. Dhaka is no longer the world’s most polluted city. That’s Lahore now. On Wednesday, Dhaka occupied the seventh position in the list of world ReadMore
