Root wants ‘fight and pride’ from first ball in Hobart
Sports Desk: England captain Joe Root Wednesday called on his team to harness the “fight and pride” they showed in salvaging a draw in Sydney and use it from day ReadMore
Ten killed by heavy rains in southeastern Brazil
Shawdesh Desk: Torrential rain in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais killed 10 people in two days, according to an official report Tuesday, which warned of more intense downpours in ReadMore
Half of Europe on track to catch Omicron, world economy at risk
Shawdesh Desk: More than half of people in Europe will likely catch Omicron by March, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, as the World Bank warned the contagious variant could ReadMore
Teen wearing headphones killed by speeding train in Kurigram
Shawdesh Desk: A 15-year-old boy playing a game on his cellphone wearing headphones was killed after being hit by a train in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram district on Tuesday night. ReadMore
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
