Cold wave grips Bangladesh
Shawdesh dEsk: Normal life was affected as several parts of Bangladesh reeled under cold wave-like conditions on Saturday. The lowest temperature of the country was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius ReadMore
India records 235,532 new COVID-19 cases
Shawdesh dEsk: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 40,858,241 on Saturday as 235,532 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data. ReadMore
US Senator Mitt Romney tests positive for COVID-19
Shawdesh dEsk: US Senator Mitt Romney tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, his office said in a statement, Xinhua reported. Romney, 74, “is currently asymptomatic and will be isolating and ReadMore
Bangabandhu’s World View and Peace Perception
Dr. Syed Anwar Husain: The quest for peace, at any level, is perpetual and universal. Nevertheless, peace is set at naught by human misdeeds, or human deeds with ulterior motives ReadMore
Ukraine: How big is Russia’s military build-up?
Shawdesh dEsk: Troops on the move About 35,000 Russian personnel are permanently stationed near Ukrainian territory. And on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry released pictures of military units on their ReadMore
Erdogan sacks controversial state statistics chief
Shawdesh dEsk: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the state statistics agency, according to a decree published Saturday, after annual inflation figures angered both the pro-government and opposition ReadMore
Canada has five Covid cases in Winter Olympics team
Spors desk: Canada said five members of its Winter Olympics delegation in Beijing have tested positive for Covid-19. The winter sports powerhouse has not said whether those concerned are athletes, ReadMore
Nearly 40 percent of Tigrayans face ‘extreme lack of food’: UN
Shawdesh DEsk: Nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray are suffering “an extreme lack of food” in the face of an extended de-facto blockade of the war-hit region, a ReadMore
