India, New Zealand name squads for WTC final
Sports Desk: New Zealand and India on Tuesday announced 15-man squads for the World Test Championship final, with Black Caps captain Kane Williamson included after recovering from injury. Williamson missed ReadMore
Biden, Putin set for tense Geneva talks
Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are preparing sit down for their first, highly-anticipated summit. The talks in Geneva, Switzerland, come at a time ReadMore
Tiger population growing in the Sundarbans: PM
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the tiger population in the world’s larest mangrove forest, Sundarbans, is rising following measures taken by the government. “Actually, ReadMore
Corruption hurts me as it does others: Finance Minister
Shawdesh Desk: Reiterating that about 15 new laws, including some amendments to the existing laws, will be passed in parliament in the next 6 months to prevent money laundering, Finance ReadMore
Need Covishield 2nd dose before 84 days?
Shawdesh Desk: The second dose of coronavirus vaccine Covishield can be administered to people travelling abroad for work, education or sports before the prescribed 84 days interval, the Indian government ReadMore
Chinese rocket with manned crew to blast off Thursday
Shawdesh Desk: Astronauts blasting off on Thursday for China’s first manned mission to its new space station will have a choice of 120 different types of food and “space treadmills” ReadMore
US bans dogs brought in from 100 countries with rabies risk
Shawdesh Desk: US health officials Monday announced a one-year ban on bringing in dogs from more than 100 countries where rabies is still a problem. Dogs coming in from those countries ReadMore
Billionaire Mackenzie Scott gives away £2bn more
Shawdesh Desk: Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated another $2.7bn (£1.9bn) to a range of charities. Ms Scott said in a blog post that she ReadMore
