WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test
Shawdesh Desk: The UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks. More ReadMore
18 killed in Israeli strike on West Bank
Shawdesh Desk: At least 18 people were killed in the West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarm, the Palestinian health ministry said late Thursday, following an air strike that the Israeli ReadMore
Iran says its allies ‘will not back down’ in war with Israel
Shawdesh desk: Iran’s supreme leader vowed in a rare address on Friday that his allies around the region would keep fighting Israel, as he defended his country’s missile strike on ReadMore
Khamenei in rare sermon vows to keep up fight against Israel
Shawdesh dEsk: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivering a rare Friday sermon in Arabic, defended this week’s missile attack on Israel that deepened fears of a regional war and ReadMore
Pogba’s drug ban cut to 18 months from four years
Sports Desk: French international footballer Paul Pogba’s four-year ban for doping has been reduced to 18 months, a spokesperson from the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Friday. ‘I ReadMore
Prices of eggs, broiler chicken keep going upward
Shawdesh Desk: The prices of broiler chicken and eggs continued to rise on the kitchen markets of the city over the past three weeks while vegetables also became pricey. Traders ReadMore
Dhaka dwellers’ life out of gear due to incessant rains
Shawdesh Desk: Incessant rains triggered waterlogging and traffic gridlocks in different parts of the capital on Saturday, disrupting normal life of its residents. The rains, triggered by active monsoon, started ReadMore
BIWTA suspends vessel operations in coastal areas due to inclement weather
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has suspended vessel movement in the coastal areas, citing inclement weather and the issuance of local cautionary signal no 3 at the seaports. ReadMore
