Biden pushes overhaul of US election laws in fiery speech
Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden has called for a historic change to Senate rules as he seeks to overhaul the country’s election laws, BBC reported. In an impassioned speech, ReadMore
Be ready for light rain & fog
Shawdesh Desk: Cold January may turn colder, with the weather department predicting light rain and fog in parts of Bangladesh over the next two-three days. “Rains or thunder showers accompanied ReadMore
Covid-19: Common cold may give some protection: Study
Shawdesh Desk: Natural defences against a common cold could offer some protection against Covid-19, too, research suggests. The small-scale study, published in Nature Communications, involved 52 individuals who lived with ReadMore
Verdict in Sinha murder case on Jan 31
Shawdesh Desk: A Cox’s Bazar court has fixed January 31 to deliver the judgment in Major (retd) Sinha Rashed Khan murder case. Judge Mohammad Ismail of Cox’s Bazar District and ReadMore
Covid: Dhaka, Rangamati marked as high-risk zones
Shawdesh Desk: Amid rising coronavirus cases and fatalities, the health authorities in Bangladesh have marked Dhaka and Rangamati districts as high-risk zones because of their high infection rates. After analyzing ReadMore
Schools must assign staff to help students cross roads safely: PM
Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the educational institutions up to higher secondary level must assign their own staff to make sure their students cross roads safely. ReadMore
Rabab Fatima elected President of UN Women Executive Board
Shawdesh desk: Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has been unanimously elected as the President of the UN Women Executive Board for the year 2022. ReadMore
Global economy heads for a sharp slowdown, Bangladesh to grow at 6.4%: WB
Shawdesh dEsk: Global economic growth will dip sharply from 5.5% in 2021 to 4.1% in 2022 and 3.2% in 2023, even as Bangladesh’s annual growth is projected to be 6.4% ReadMore
