State of emergency in British Columbia; more deaths expected
Shawdesh Desk: The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency Wednesday following floods and mudslides caused by extremely heavy rainfall, and officials said they expected ReadMore
Global Covid cases near 255 million
Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 255 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), ReadMore
Herath’s future to be decided in next board meeting
Sports Desk: A Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Wednesday that they would decide about the contract of their spin-bowling coach Rangana Herath in their next board meeting. The BCB ReadMore
Tk 66 lakh with ‘lucky coupon’ sticker found at Lalmonirhat canal
Shawdesh Desk: Police recovered Tk 66 lakh — 66 bundles of Tk 1,000 notes — from a canal in Jail Road of Lalmonirhat Sadar on Wednesday night. Shah Alam, Officer-in-Charge ReadMore
Telenor and Google Cloud partner up to digitalise telecom operations
Shawdesh Desk: Telenor (TEL.OL) and Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud (GOOGL.O) have formed a partnership to digitalise the Norwegian telecom company’s global operations and are exploring ways to jointly offer services ReadMore
8 Jammat men get jail till death for killing farmer in Gaibandha
Shawdesh DEsk: A Gaibandha court on Thursday sentenced eight Jammat activists to jail until death for killing a farmer named Hasan Ali in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha in 1999. Judge ReadMore
Parliament passes legislation to regulate country’s tour industry
Shawdesh Desk: The Parliament on Thursday unanimously passed ‘The Bangladesh Tour Operators and Tour Guides (Registration and Operation) Bill, 2021’ to make it mandatory for tour operators and guides to ReadMore
Govt mulls law for private physicians, says health minister
Shawdesh Desk: The government will enact a law regarding the private practice of doctors, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque told Parliament on Thursday. “Yes, the government has taken ReadMore
