President to address maiden JS session of 2022 today
Shawdesh desk: President M Abdul Hamid will address the 16th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) commencing today at 4 pm as it is the maiden session of 2022. ReadMore
Covid-19: Amar Ekushey Book Fair postponed by two weeks
Shawdesh Desk: Amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in the country, Amar Ekushey Book Fair -2022, which was scheduled to begin on February 1, has been postponed by two weeks. ReadMore
Global Covid cases top 325 million
Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 325 million, with a spike in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across the world. According to Johns ReadMore
Workers in private sector left behind yet again
THE finding of a study that less than 1 per cent of workers of the transport, retail and hotels and restaurants sectors received government assistance during the Covid crisis questions ReadMore
Kazakhstan: NATO’s new frontier?
KAZAKHSTAN reminds of Armenia (September 2015), also energy price increases, Georgia (April 2009), opposition attempting to force pro-Russian president Mikheil Saakashvili from power; and even to some extent of Ukraine ReadMore
No lockdown now to head off harm: health minister
Shawdesh desk: Health minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said that Covid infection had been increasing in Bangladesh alarmingly and that the situation would be serious if the government imposed 11-point ReadMore
Thailand opens three more regions to tourists amid Covid-19 spikes
Shawdesh desk: Thailand added three popular beach destinations to a visa programme that allows foreign visitors to bypass a mandatory isolation, throwing a lifeline to its Covid-hit tourism industry seen ReadMore
Don’t pay heed to rumours over closure of educational institutions: Ministry
Shawdesh desk: The Education Ministry on Saturday urged the people of the country not to pay heed to any rumour over the closure of educational institutions due to spike in ReadMore
