Highway Bill-2021 placed in JS for better transport regulations
Shawdesh Desk: The Highway Bill-2021 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad aiming to adopt better transport regulations. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (Saturday) placed the bill in ReadMore
Parliament passes Delimitation Bill replacing ordinance
Shawdesh Desk: The Delimitation of Constituencies Bill, 2021 seeking to formulate an act to replace a military regime-era ordinance in line with a court judgment was passed in Parliament on ReadMore
Tofail’s condition improves, shifted to cabin
Shawdesh Desk: Ailing senior Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed, undergoing treatment at an Indian hospital, has been shifted to a cabin from its ICU as his condition improved. Shaban Mahmood, ReadMore
Find your sleep ‘sweet spot’ to protect your brain as you age
Shawdesh desk: How long older adults sleep could affect their brain health, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Neurology. Disrupted sleep is common in late life, ReadMore
Apple delays plan to scan iPhones for child abuse
Shawdesh Desk: Apple has delayed plans to roll out detection technology which would have scanned US users’ iPhones in search of child sexual abuse material. It follows widespread criticism from ReadMore
Canada’s Ontario province to require vaccine certificates
Shawdesh Desk: Ontario on Wednesday became the fourth Canadian province to announce residents will have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter restaurants, theaters, gyms and other indoor ReadMore
Poor US jobs growth shows Delta impact
Shawdesh Desk: The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in August as employment rose by 235,000. The figure was well down on the 1.05 million jobs created in July, ReadMore
Will Hurricane Ida cause a spike in Covid-19?
Problems caused by Hurricane Ida in southern US states are being compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Fortune has not been kind to Joey Cirilo of late. In March 2020, ReadMore
