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55951. More US Capitol rioters in viral posts arrestedPublished: January 10, 2021 10:38:42

Federal agents arrested two more Capitol Hill rioters whose images had gone viral, of one carrying off the House speaker’s lectern and another who wore horns and a fur pelt,...


55952. Traders asked to comply with directives on consumers' interestPublished: January 10, 2021 10:08:39

The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) on Friday reiterated warnings to the traders to comply with its directives for ensuring interests of the consumers. The DNCRP issued the...


55953. Most returnee workers have no access to reintegration loanPublished: January 10, 2021 10:02:50

A vast majority of returnee migrant workers cannot apply for reintegration loan, provided by the government for their livelihood plan, even though they need it badly. Workers said they find...


55954. Bangladesh industries saw rise in labour unrest in 2020 amid layoffsPublished: January 10, 2021 09:58:08

A total of 593 labour unrests took place in different industrial sectors of the country in 2020 mainly due to non-payment of wages and deprivation of rights, according to a...


55955. Experts favour single-dose vaccine for BangladeshPublished: January 10, 2021 09:52:31

Public health experts said on Saturday Bangladesh should have chosen a single dose vaccine to avoid challenges in giving the second dose. The success of mass vaccination programme depends on...


55956. Japan's aid to Bangladesh surpasses WB, ADB lendingPublished: January 10, 2021 09:48:48

Japan has emerged as Bangladesh's largest lender in terms of aid disbursement this fiscal year, overtaking the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. The country's biggest bilateral donor disbursed...


55957. China's ambassador asks Dhaka to pursue look east diplomacy for future developmentPublished: January 10, 2021 09:45:17

Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Saturday suggested Bangladesh turn to China for future development of the country. "It is time for Bangladesh to look East, to look into...


55958. Anti-ulcerant drugs dominate sales chartPublished: January 10, 2021 09:41:26

Despite the poor pharma business growth, Sergel, an anti-ulcerant drug, has emerged as a top-selling product in the country. Sergel, an esomeprazole molecule, is the product of Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited,...


55959. Bidding for importing LNG from spot market to continuePublished: January 10, 2021 09:38:16

The government will continue to float tenders to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from spot market despite non-submission of 'suitable' offers from bidders over the past several months. "We'll continue...


55960. Apparel exporters refuse to use inland container depots, citing costs, delaysPublished: January 10, 2021 09:35:02

Country's apparel exporters have turned down the Chittagong Port Authority's proposal to release the goods imported by them from the private inland container depots (ICDs), termed as off-docks. They accused...


55961. Facebook allowing Myanmar military to recruit for genocide, says rights body Published: January 09, 2021 23:02:23

After Facebook suspended US President Donald Trump for inciting violence, rights body Burma Campaign UK has repeated its call to Facebook to stop the Myanmar military using Facebook to recruit...


55962. The dwindling green activistsPublished: January 09, 2021 22:31:19

Days are not far when there will be few hills left in the country for environmental activists to make an outcry about. Although the land belongs to the 'plain-land category'...


55963. Reducing poverty: Effective plan imperativePublished: January 09, 2021 22:26:42

More than half of Bangladesh's poor households will live in urban areas very soon even though 8 in 10 poor currently live in rural areas, according to the latest report...


55964. Cooling off rice market    Published: January 09, 2021 22:20:21

The government late last week reduced the taxes on rice imports by a big margin--- from 62.5 per cent to 10 per cent--- amidst the prices of the item soaring...


55965. DAE sets target of producing 115,920 tonnes of potato in JamalpurPublished: January 09, 2021 21:49:27

The Agriculture Department has fixed a target of producing 115920 tonnes of potato in the current Robi season in Jamalpur. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources...


55966. Indonesian navy determines coordinates of missing planePublished: January 09, 2021 21:32:52

The Indonesian Navy has determined the coordinates of a Sriwijaya Air plane that went missing after taking off from the capital Jakarta and ships have been deployed to the location,...


55967. Woman alleges police tried to alter age of her murdered daughterPublished: January 09, 2021 21:10:44

The police tried to show the 17-year-old girl, who was raped and killed by a friend at his home in Dhaka’s Kalabagan, older than her real age, her mother has...


55968. China-EU investment deal and mounting Trans-Atlantic tensionPublished: January 09, 2021 20:58:32

After close to eight years of negotiations, China and the European Union (EU) agreed on an investment deal. The deal known as the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) was concluded...


55969. After Trump's sedition, time to restore Lincoln's AmericaPublished: January 09, 2021 20:45:05

With less than two weeks remaining in his presidency, Donald Trump remains a threat to American democracy. What happened on Wednesday, with his rabid followers storming the Capitol, vandalising offices,...


55970. Economics can't avoid distributional issuesPublished: January 09, 2021 20:22:39

We live in an age of material abundance and social disquietude. A quarter millennium of industrial revolution has produced an awesome increase in prosperity: almost 8.0 billion people and enough...


55971. 26th DITF likely to begin March 17 at PurbachalPublished: January 09, 2021 19:56:57

The 26th edition of Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is likely to begin on March 17 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre (BCFEC) in Purbachal on the outskirts of capital....


55972. West Indies to arrive in Dhaka SundayPublished: January 09, 2021 19:38:29

The West Indies cricket team will arrive in Dhaka on early Sunday to play a three-match ODI and two-match Test series against the hosts from January 20. This series will...


55973. India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan 16Published: January 09, 2021 19:03:29

India will start its COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan 16 with priority given to about 30 million healthcare and frontline workers, a government statement said on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra...


55974. Deep quake jolts TaiwanPublished: January 09, 2021 18:52:30

Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Saturday as a deep, 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Taiwan, but there were no reports of damage. The quake’s epicentre...


55975. Suspected debris of Indonesian plane found, rescue official saysPublished: January 09, 2021 18:48:20

Rescuers looking for an Indonesian plane that lost contact after taking off from the capital Jakarta on Saturday have found suspected debris in waters north of the city, an official...


55976. Mushroom: A blessing for hilly areasPublished: January 09, 2021 18:31:17

Bangladesh is blessed with so many natural resources, and its climatic condition is also very beneficial for any kind of crop. In the context of Bangladesh, when we think to...


55977. Google suspends social networking app favoured by Trump supportersPublished: January 09, 2021 17:34:16

Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday suspended the Parler social networking service from its app store, citing posts inciting violence and demanding “robust” content moderation from the app favoured by many...


55978. Sriwijaya Air of Indonesia lost communication after taking off from JakartaPublished: January 09, 2021 17:20:55

A Sriwijaya Air plane with more than 50 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province,...


55979. Trump faces new drive for impeachmentPublished: January 09, 2021 17:03:41

An increasingly isolated and angry US President Donald Trump, cut off by Twitter in the waning days of his term, faces a renewed drive by Democrats to remove him from...


55980. Australia put India on back footPublished: January 09, 2021 16:53:05

After a moderate second day, the hosts kept things in their control for maximum part of Day 3 of the ongoing Test between India and Australia in Sydney. After folding...


55981. Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day SundayPublished: January 09, 2021 16:43:26

The historic Homecoming Day of the greatest Bangalee of all time Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed tomorrow (Sunday) across the country in a befitting...


55982. Robi’s Binge available on EvalyPublished: January 09, 2021 16:43:15

Robi, the country’s leading telco, has signed an agreement with the e-commerce marketplace Evaly. Under the agreement, Evaly customers will be able to purchase Robi's android smart device Binge on...


55983. China to provide COVID-19 vaccines free of chargePublished: January 09, 2021 16:23:42

National Health Commission official Zheng Zhongwei said that while manufacturing and transport of vaccines have costs, the government can provide vaccines for free to individuals. "Our people don't have to...


55984. Bangladesh logs 692 new virus cases, 22 deaths in 24 hoursPublished: January 09, 2021 16:13:12

Bangladesh has recorded 692 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 521,382. The death toll climbed to 7,756 after...


55985. India to continue vaccine export: ModiPublished: January 09, 2021 15:57:55

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the nation would continue to export medicines, including vaccines, as companies have ramped up production. The country, with the highest number of...


55986. O-level student ‘rape, murder’: Victim buried in KushtiaPublished: January 09, 2021 15:41:50

Anushka Noor Amin, an O-level student of a private school who was reportedly raped by his ‘boyfriend’ and died at a hospital, has been laid to eternal rest at Gopalpur...


55987. Taposh deposited embezzled money in Modhumoti Bank, ex-DSCC mayor allegesPublished: January 09, 2021 15:20:32

The incumbent mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh embezzled corporation's millions of taka and deposited the amounts in his own Modhumoti Bank Limited, former mayor...


55988. Bangladesh witnesses 593 labour unrests in 2020: BILS reportPublished: January 09, 2021 15:06:54

A total of 593 labour unrests took place in different industrial hubs of the country in 2020, mainly due to non-payment of wages and deprivation of rights, according to a...


55989. 6,686 killed in road accidents in 2020: ReportPublished: January 09, 2021 14:19:38

At least 6,686 people were killed and 8,600 others were injured in road accidents across the country in 2020, according to a latest annual report revealed on Saturday. During the...


55990. Pakistan lifts all visa restrictions for Bangladeshis, wants Bangladesh to do samePublished: January 09, 2021 14:13:27

Pakistan’s envoy to Bangladesh said on Thursday that Islamabad had lifted all restrictions on visas for Bangladeshi citizens and that his country was now awaiting a similar response from Dhaka,...


55991. FM lays emphasis on joint efforts to build ‘Sonar Bangla’Published: January 09, 2021 14:07:15

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has laid emphasis on joint efforts to achieve the goal of development and build ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dreamt by Bangabandhu. He hoped that all...


55992. Chattogram crime suspect ‘Nuru’ detained from NoakhaliPublished: January 09, 2021 13:40:30

Police have detained Nur Alam, alias Nuru, wanted for a series of crimes in Chattogram, from Noakhali. He was taken into custody by a joint team of Akbar Shah police...


55993. 10 infants killed in India hospital firePublished: January 09, 2021 13:28:06

Ten newborns were killed on Saturday in a massive fire at a hospital in Maharashtra, India’s richest state, a doctor said, as leading politicians expressed grief at the loss of...


55994. Most Americans seek Trump removal after Capitol violence: PollPublished: January 09, 2021 12:52:39

Fifty-seven per cent of Americans want Republican President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office after he encouraged a protest this week that escalated into a deadly riot inside...


55995. Dwarf giraffes discovered in Namibia, Uganda; scientists surprisedPublished: January 09, 2021 12:03:50

Being tall is the giraffe’s competitive advantage, giving it the pick of leaves from the tallest trees, so scientists were stunned to find two giraffe dwarves on different sides of...


55996. Vanessa Kirby conveys miracle of childbirth in 'Pieces of a Woman'Published: January 09, 2021 11:51:48

Vanessa Kirby has never had a baby but she says she can’t wait to give birth despite her harrowing performance as a woman whose home delivery ends in tragedy in...


55997. Tesla market value crosses $800bPublished: January 09, 2021 11:43:00

Shares of Tesla jumped as much as 5.6 per cent on Friday, pushing the electric-car maker’s market capitalisation to more than $800 billion for the first time ever and inching...


55998. WHO tells rich countries to stop cutting the vaccines queuePublished: January 09, 2021 11:28:33

The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday there is a “clear problem” that low- and middle-income countries are not yet receiving supplies of Covid-19 vaccines and urged...


55999. Pelosi office laptop stolen during Capitol intrusionPublished: January 09, 2021 11:10:41

A laptop was stolen from the office of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the storming of the US Capitol on Wednesday, one of her aides said on...


56000. Move to set up cold storage facilities at community levelPublished: January 09, 2021 10:51:12

The government has planned to launch a project soon to facilitate the establishment of cold storage facilities at community level aiming to ensure the quality of rawhide and skins, officials...