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50751. Supreme Court to hold proceedings on limited extent during lockdownPublished: April 05, 2021 19:13:41

Both divisions of the Supreme Court (SC) will hold their proceedings on limited extent from April 5 to 11 during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to halt the spread of COVID-19...


50752. Govt urges countrymen not to arrange iftar, sehri at mosquesPublished: April 05, 2021 18:51:33

The government has asked Muslims in the country to refrain from arranging iftar and sehri (fast breaking and night meal) at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan amid increasing...


50753. Govt reconsiders buying Chinese, Russian vaccinePublished: April 05, 2021 18:36:55

The government is contacting China and Russia for the vaccines as an alternative while continuing its efforts to bring the consignments of vaccines it already bought from Serum, said Health...


50754. Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until May 15Published: April 05, 2021 18:32:56

Russia said on Monday it would extend a punitive slowdown of Twitter until May 15 though it acknowledged the US social media company had speeded up deletion of banned content....


50755. 108MP camera smartphone realme 8 Pro hits the marketPublished: April 05, 2021 18:14:56

Youth-centric smartphone brand realme has launched two smartphones – realme 8 Pro and realme C21 - at the same time in Bangladeshi market to satiate the thirst of the tech-savvy...


50756. মসজিদে ইফতার, সেহরির আয়োজন করা যাবে না: মন্ত্রণালয়Published: April 05, 2021 18:03:06

বাংলাদেশে করোনাভাইরাসের প্রাদুর্ভাবে সারাদেশে করোনায় আক্রান্ত এবং মৃত্যুর হার অস্বাভাবিকভাবে বেড়ে যাওয়ায় রমজান মাসে মসজিদে ইফতার ও সেহরির আয়োজন না করার নির্দেশনা দিয়েছে ধর্ম বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়। মসজিদে জামায়াতে নামাজ পড়ার...


50757. Lockdown in Bangladesh sees shops, public transport shutPublished: April 05, 2021 17:42:28

Public transport went off the streets and shops remained shut in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka as the country started a seven-day lockdown on Monday, aiming to contain the second wave of...


50758. Bangladesh to roll out second Covid-19 vaccine dose from ThursdayPublished: April 05, 2021 17:14:40

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reaffirmed that the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be rolled out on Thursday next as per the schedule. She came up with the...


50759. লকডাউনের ঘোষণার পরই মাস্কের দাম দ্বিগুণPublished: April 05, 2021 17:02:02

ক্রমাগত বাড়তে থাকা করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ নিয়ন্ত্রণে আনতে সরকার লকডাউনের ঘোষণার পর আচমকাই বেড়ে গেছে মাস্ক, হ্যান্ড স্যানিটাইজারের দাম ও চাহিদা। রোববার রাজধানীর বিভিন্ন ওষুধের দোকান ও সুপারশপ ঘুরে দেখা যায়,...


50760. Floods, landslides after tropical cyclone kill 76 in Indonesia, East TimorPublished: April 05, 2021 16:45:19

Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed at least 76 people and displaced thousands, officials said...


50761. Vietnam picks former state security official as new prime ministerPublished: April 05, 2021 16:36:18

Vietnam's National Assembly confirmed the nomination of Pham Minh Chinh, a career security official, as the Southeast Asian country's next prime minister at an official ceremony on Monday. Chinh, 62,...


50762. Bangladesh reports 7,075 coronavirus cases, 52 deaths in 24 hoursPublished: April 05, 2021 16:26:33

Bangladesh has logged 7,075 new cases of the coronavirus in a day, taking the tally to 644,439. The death toll climbed to 9,318 after 52 fatalities were registered in the...


50763. লকডাউন বাড়বে কিনা বৃহস্পতিবার সিদ্ধান্তPublished: April 05, 2021 16:23:29

করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ রোধে শুরু হওয়া এক সপ্তাহের ‘লকডাউন’ আরো বাড়বে কিনা সে বিষয়ে বৃহস্পতিবার বৈঠকে পুনঃমূল্যায়নের পর সিদ্ধান্ত হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন মন্ত্রিপরিষদ সচিব খন্দকার আনোয়ারুল ইসলাম। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর।...


50764. Traders stage demonstration protesting closure of marketsPublished: April 05, 2021 16:14:06

Shop owners and employees of New Market and adjacent shopping malls in Dhaka staged demonstrations for the second consecutive day on Monday protesting the closure of shopping malls during the...


50765. RAB launches drive in Dhaka to ensure use of masksPublished: April 05, 2021 16:05:05

The Rapid Action Battalion has launched a campaign in Dhaka to ensure the use of masks on the first day of a seven-day nationwide virus lockdown. The drive, led by...


50766. Modi thanks Dhaka for excellent arrangement during his visitPublished: April 05, 2021 15:59:37

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed his thanks to Dhaka for making ‘excellent arrangement’ during his recent two-day state visit to Bangladesh on March 26-27. “I write to convey...


50767. কোয়ারেন্টিন না করার দাবিতে লেবানন ফেরত ২৭৫ জন যাত্রীর বিক্ষোভPublished: April 05, 2021 15:48:23

লেবানন থেকে পৌনে ২৭৫ জন যাত্রী নিয়ে ঢাকা আসা একটি বিমানের যাত্রীরা কোয়ারেন্টিন না করার দাবিতে বিক্ষোভ করছেন। করোনাভাইরাস সংক্রমণ বেড়ে যাওয়ার কারণে বাংলাদেশ যেসব দেশের সাথে বিমান যোগাযোগ নিষিদ্ধ...


50768. রমজানে অফিস ৯টা-সাড়ে ৩টাPublished: April 05, 2021 15:32:05

বরাবরের মতোই রমজান মাসে সকাল ৯টা থেকে বিকাল সাড়ে ৩টা পর্যন্ত অফিস সময় নির্ধারণ করেছে সরকার। প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার সভাপতিত্বে ভার্চুয়াল মন্ত্রিসভার বৈঠকে সোমবার এ সময়সূচি নির্ধারণ করা হয়। বৈঠক...


50769. Govt reschedules office timing for RamadanPublished: April 05, 2021 15:31:12

The government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9:00am to 3:30pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions. The decision was taken...


50770. Magnitude 5.8 quake strikes North Island, New ZealandPublished: April 05, 2021 15:29:19

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the eastern coast of North Island in New Zealand on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth...


50771. ASEAN leaders to meet over MyanmarPublished: April 05, 2021 15:12:44

Brunei, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, on Monday threw its support behind a regional leaders' meeting to discuss developments in Myanmar and said it...


50772. Akshay Kumar hospitalised a day after testing positive for Covid-19Published: April 05, 2021 15:12:14

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been hospitalised a day after testing positive for Covid-19. The actor said he was doing fine but decided to get admitted as a "precautionary measure...


50773. Death toll rises to 24 in Narayanganj launch capsizePublished: April 05, 2021 14:37:59

Rescuers have retrieved 19 more bodies from a sunken launch on the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj, taking the death toll to 24. Earlier, the authorities handed over the bodies of...


50774. Two killed in Rajshahi road crashPublished: April 05, 2021 14:26:25

Two people were killed when a truck hit a van on Rajshahi-Dhaka highway at Jewpara Borosenbagh in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Abdus...


50775. Road crashes leave 513 dead and 598 injured last month: ReportPublished: April 05, 2021 14:23:17

Some 513 people were killed and 598 others injured in road accidents across the country in March this year. During the month, a total of 409 road crashes took place...


50776. Boris Johnson launches mass Covid-19 testing programmePublished: April 05, 2021 13:33:27

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday everyone in England will be able to take a Covid-19 test twice a week in a new drive to track the pandemic...


50777. 21 cops injured in Brahmanbaria road accidentPublished: April 05, 2021 13:26:15

At least 21 policemen were injured as a bus hit a police van on Cumilla-Sylhet highway at Pirbari area in Sadar upazila of Brahmanbaria district early Monday. Mozammel Haque Chowdhury,...


50778. How to find balance between work and lifePublished: April 05, 2021 12:35:12

Are you feeling that you are split between two worlds? Don’t think we are talking about any cosmic science here. We are indicating the worlds that we have to maintain...


50779. South Korea's LG announces closure of smartphone businessPublished: April 05, 2021 12:26:04

South Korea’s LG Electronics will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer, a move that is set to make it the first major smartphone brand...


50780. Launch capsize in Shitalakkhya: Bodies of four victims handed over to familiesPublished: April 05, 2021 11:46:38

Authorities have handed over the bodies of four victims of the Narayanganj launch capsize to their families. The body of another unidentified victim is being kept at the Narayanganj General...


50781. Global coronavirus cases surge past 131 millionPublished: April 05, 2021 11:40:51

The global Covid-19 cases surpassed 131 million on Monday despite the rapid vaccination campaign across the world, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The JHU data...


50782. Bangladesh slips 15 places in WEF's gender gap reportPublished: April 05, 2021 11:07:51

Bangladesh has slipped 15 places to rank 65th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2021. With a score of 0.719 points, Bangladesh retained...


50783. India's daily virus cases cross 100,000 mark for first timePublished: April 05, 2021 10:45:52

India’s daily Covid-19 cases soared by 103,558 on Monday, the biggest such daily increase, data from the health ministry showed, taking the total to 12.59 million. The country added 478...


50784. Sammilita Parishad sweeps BGMEA electionPublished: April 05, 2021 10:27:15

Faruque Hassan-led Sammilita Parishad has swept the biennial election to the apex apparel trade body — Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) — for the term of 2021-23. His panel...


50785. Amazon acknowledges issue of drivers urinating in bottlesPublished: April 05, 2021 10:21:34

Amazon.com Inc has apologised to US Representative Mark Pocan, admitting to scoring an “own goal” in its initial denial of his suggestion that its drivers were sometimes forced to urinate...


50786. Banks, financial institutions asked to prepare business continuity plan to face any crisisPublished: April 05, 2021 10:15:12

Banks and other financial institutions (FIs) have been asked to prepare a business continuity plan (BCP) to deal with any crisis in the coming days. BCP is defined as the...


50787. Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccinePublished: April 05, 2021 10:13:48

Thousands of Pakistanis rushed to get inoculated in the first round of commercial sales of COVID-19 vaccines that began over the weekend, with vaccination sites in the southern city of...


50788. India imposes restrictions in and around Mumbai as Covid-19 cases surgePublished: April 05, 2021 10:07:23

India’s richest state, Maharashtra, announced stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday, after a rapid rise in infections now accounting for more than half the country’s daily new cases. An industrialist who...


50789. Chattogram traders fear loss of business during lockdownPublished: April 05, 2021 10:03:53

CHATTOGRAM: With a fresh one-week nationwide lockdown being enforced from today to control the new Covid-19 wave in the country, traders in Chattogram fear a huge loss of their business,...


50790. Pope Francis slams weapons spending in time of pandemicPublished: April 05, 2021 09:57:13

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world’s poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a...


50791. NBR to frame special VAT payment policy for reconditioned vehiclesPublished: April 05, 2021 09:52:07

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has moved to frame a special VAT payment policy for the sales and marketing of imported reconditioned vehicles in order to resolve complexities relating...


50792. BTCL launches 'Alaap' appPublished: April 05, 2021 09:48:29

Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) launched an IP calling app named 'Alaap' on Sunday. Anyone having internet connections with his/her mobile handsets can talk at 30 paisa per minute through...


50793. Margin loan ceiling raised to curb free-fall of share pricesPublished: April 05, 2021 09:02:09

The stock market regulator on Sunday increased the marginal loan limit for the investors to curb the free-fall of share prices. From now on, investors will be able to borrow...


50794. Dhaka receives big budgetary supports from overseas aid in Jul-FebPublished: April 05, 2021 08:53:32

The country received 6.62 per cent higher foreign assistance in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY2020-21) as compared to the corresponding period of the previous FY,...


50795. Two Chinese state firms show interest in Dhaka-Chattogran high-speed trainPublished: April 05, 2021 08:46:10

Two Chinese state-owned companies have recently written to the government, expressing their interest in implementing the Dhaka-Chittagong hi-speed railway project. They wanted to execute the project on a public-private partnership...


50796. Dhaka city markets see further hike in essentials' pricesPublished: April 05, 2021 08:02:29

Prices of rice, onion, potato, broiler chicken, and egg witnessed a further hike on Sunday ahead of the lockdown from today (Monday), raising the concern of the commoners. Rice prices...


50797. Launch capsizes in ShitalakkhyaPublished: April 04, 2021 21:49:56

A launch packed with passengers has capsized in the Shitalakkhya river in Munshiganj after being hit by another launch, reports bdnews24.com. The sunk vessel, Sabit Al Asad, left Narayanganj for...


50798. An unfolding ominous spectrePublished: April 04, 2021 21:49:41

The unfolding spectacle of the pandemic now looks more ominous than ever before. Any hope that the year 2021 will be better than the previous year has already been dashed....


50799. প্রধানমন্ত্রীর বক্তব্যে 'বিব্রত ও হতভম্ব' হেফাজতে ইসলামPublished: April 04, 2021 21:45:04

হেফাজতে ইসলামের যুগ্ম মহাসচিব মামুনুল হককে নিয়ে শনিবার নারায়ণগঞ্জের এক রিসোর্টে যে নাটকীয় পরিস্থিতি তৈরি হয়, তা নিয়ে রোববার জাতীয় সংসদে বক্তব্য দিয়েছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা। আর প্রধানমন্ত্রীর ওই বক্তব্যের...


50800. A good omen for startupsPublished: April 04, 2021 21:43:37

It is a piece of good news that the central bank has formulated a policy on financing the startups that are lately emerging at a fast pace. There are success...