Celebrate Eid where you are: PM Hasina
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked Muslims to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul Fitr in their present locations to help check the spread of coronavirus across the country. ReadMore
77pc general beds, 57pc ICU beds lie vacant in hospitals
Shawdesh desk: Amid a drop in the number of new coronavirus cases in the country, around 77 percent of general beds and 57 percent of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) beds ReadMore
Bangladesh seeks immediate delivery of 4 mn vaccine doses from US: FM
Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said the government has sought immediate delivery of 4 million vaccine doses from the United States (US). The US will ReadMore
Lockdown: Public transport services resume after 22 days
Shawdesh Desk: Bus services resumed in cities across Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, on Thursday, albeit with a limited number of passengers. However, inter-district bus services will remain suspended in the ReadMore
Khaleda’s treatment abroad: Home ministry sends application to law ministry
Shawdesh Desk: The application seeking permission to send BNP chief Khaleda Zia abroad for better treatment has reached law ministry. Confirming the news, law minister Anisul Huq said the secretary ReadMore
More than 200 NGOs call for UN arms embargo on Myanmar
Shawdesh desk: More than 200 global organizations urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar, saying the time for statements has passed and immediate ReadMore
US backs giving poorer countries access to Covid-19 vaccine patents
Shawdesh Desk: The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind Covid-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts ReadMore
India Covid: Government says ‘double mutant’ linked to surge
Shawdesh Desk: India has said a “double mutant variant” of the coronavirus first discovered there in March may be “linked” to a deadly second wave there. Samples containing the mutant ReadMore
