EU backs Pfizer jab for 12 to 15-year- olds
Shawdesh Desk: The EU’s drug watchdog on Friday approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12 to 15-year-olds, the first vaccine to get the green light for children in the bloc. ReadMore
Covid-19: Japan extends state of emergency just before Olympics
Shawdesh desk: Japan has extended a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other regions for another three weeks. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that although infection were falling ReadMore
Thunderbolt kills schoolteacher in Rangpur
Shawdesh Desk: A schoolteacher was killed in a lightning strike at village Haldibari under Balapara union of Kawnia upazila in the district on Friday. “The deceased was identified as Jahangir ReadMore
Shooter Baki gets wild-card entry for Olympics
Sports Desk: National rifle shooter and two-time Commonwealth silver medalist Abdullah Hel Baki received a wild-card entry in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to be held from July 23 to ReadMore
Whip threatens freedom fighter, senior AL leader to undress
Shawdeh Desk: Jatiya Sangsad Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury, also lawmaker of Chattogram 12 constituency, has allegedly threatened to undress freedom fighter and senior Awami League leader Samsuddin Ahmed for protesting ReadMore
Global Covid cases top 169 million
Shawdesh Desk: Notwithstanding a drop in the number of fresh cases worldwide, the global Covid-19 tally surpassed 169 million on Saturday. The global caseload and fatalities currently stand at 169,278,016 ReadMore
Bangladesh reports 31 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,358 new cases
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh logged 31 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours till Friday 8:00am, taking the country’s death toll 12,511. However, the fatality rate remained unchanged at 1.57%, ReadMore
Global Covid deaths top 3.5 million
Shawdesh Desk: The pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world. In fact, the global Covid-19 death toll has now topped 3.5 million. As of Friday morning, the global caseload ReadMore
