At least five people killed, two injured in US shooting
Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from a shooting spree across multiple locations in Colorado, which ended when the gunman was himself shot dead, has risen to five, police said Tuesday. ReadMore
Jhalokathi launch fire death toll reaches 46
Shawdesh Desk; The death toll from Friday’s deadly launch fire off the coast of Jhalokathi rose to 46 with the recovery of two more bodies from the River Sugandha on ReadMore
Govt must build capacity to fight erosion
AN INCREASED level of erosion in coastal towns, forests and islands is an issue of grave concern. When such erosion is a direct impact of climate change, Bangladesh, ranked among ReadMore
Turkey’s economic difficulties and fate of Erdogan
After years of restricting press freedom, most news outlets lean towards supporting the government, affecting how people vote, writes Viktor Mikhin TURKEY’S economy is in free fall: the lira is falling, ReadMore
Former US Senate leader Harry Reid dies at 82
Shawdesh desk; Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada who rose from humble beginnings to lead the upper chamber during the presidencies of George W. Bush ReadMore
Tisha-Farooki expecting first child
Binodon Desk: National Award-winning actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha and renowned film-maker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki are expecting their first child, UNB reported. Farooki revealed the news by posting a photo on ReadMore
Rapid Covid tests not as accurate with Omicron: US regulator
Shawdesh Desk; Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated Omicron variant compared to earlier strains, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ReadMore
Omicron risk remains ‘very high’: WHO
Shawdesh Desk: The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still “very high”, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, after Covid-19 case numbers shot up by 11 percent globally last ReadMore
