Embattled Facebook releases new curbs on harassment
Shawdesh desk: Facebook unveiled fresh protections Wednesday against online attacks on journalists, activists and celebrities as the social media giant battles a crisis over its platforms’ potential harms. The company ReadMore
Last chance to find Covid origins, WHO says
Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization (WHO) says a new taskforce may be the last chance to find the origins of Covid-19. It has nominated 26 experts to join the ReadMore
Bali reopens to international flights but no tourists in sight
Shawdesh Desk: Bali reopened to international flights from select countries on Thursday, including China, Japan and France, as the pandemic-struck Indonesian holiday island took a step toward welcoming back tourists. ReadMore
Vulnerable North Koreans at risk of starvation: UN
Shawdesh dEsk: Vulnerable children and elderly people in North Korea are at risk of starvation, a UN expert has said, reports BBC. The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in ReadMore
RMCH records two more fatalities in Covid-19 unit
Shawdesh Desk: Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded two more fatalities in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am on Thursday, taking the death toll to 51, ReadMore
3rd phase UP elections on November 28
Shawdesh Desk: The 3rd phase elections to some 1,007 Union Parishads (UPs) will be held on November 28. On the same day, elections to 10 municipalities will also be held. ReadMore
Children administered COVID-19 vaccine as test run begins
Shawdesh DEsk: The government conducted a test run for Covid-19 vaccination on children at the Colonel Malek Medical College Hospital in Manikganj on Thursday. The vaccination programme started at 12:00pm ReadMore
To obstruct bail of Aryan Khan, investigators have brought new charge of trafficking drugs
Shawdesh Desk: Anti-drugs body Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has come up with a new charge – trafficking – against Aryan Khan, claiming that he was in touch with a foreign ReadMore
