Bangladesh set Sri Lanka to chase 258 in first ODI
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh scored 257 for six in their stipulated 50 overs against Sri Lanka in the opening game of the three-match one-day Internationals at the Mirpur National Cricket Stadium ReadMore
Bangladesh confirms 28 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,354 new cases
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh confirmed 28 more deaths from Covid-19 while registered 1,354 new cases in the previous 24 hours till Sunday 8:00am. With the new figures, the death toll hit ReadMore
PM urges all to remain alert as another cyclone coming
Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to remain alert as cyclone ‘Yaas’ may hit Bangladesh in a couple of days. “Another cyclone is coming, it’s just ReadMore
Journalist Rozina Islam gets bail
Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday granted interim bail to Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam until July 15 in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act. Dhaka ReadMore
Cement price going to be hiked putting infrastructural dev in uncertainty
Shawdesh Desk: The price of the cement is going to be hiked in the local market in the face of raw material import adversities. The problems relating to shipping of ReadMore
Govt issues circular extending lockdown till May 30
Shawdesh desk: The government has again extended the ongoing restrictions on public movement and gathering, or so-called, lockdown, for another week — until May 30 — to contain the spread ReadMore
Global Covid-19 cases hit 166.4 million
Shawdesh Desk: Covid-19 has so far infected over 166.4 million people across the world, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As per the data, the total caseload ReadMore
Covid: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant: study
Shawdesh desk: The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses, a study has found. Two jabs of either vaccine give ReadMore
