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54201. Mild cold wave likely to go by tomorrow: Met OfficePublished: February 09, 2021 13:38:21

A mild cold wave sweeping over some parts of the country is likely to go by Wednesday morning, according to an official at Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Chuadanga, Kurigram, Panchagarh,...


54202. Low gas pressure, power cuts hamper life in DhakaPublished: February 09, 2021 12:13:38

Consumers in Dhaka and its outskirts have been suffering due to the low pressure of gas supplied to households as the production has dropped with the onset of winter. Many...


54203. Huawei founder confident on firm's ability to survive pressurePublished: February 09, 2021 12:11:20

Huawei Technologies’ founder said on Tuesday he was confident that the Biden administration would bear in mind US business interests when forming its policy towards the Chinese tech giant, adding...


54204. ছয় মাসে সঞ্চয়পত্রের রেকর্ড বিক্রিPublished: February 09, 2021 11:29:42

চলতি অর্থবছরের প্রথমার্ধে (জুলাই-ডিসেম্বর) ৫৫ হাজার কোটি টাকার সঞ্চয়পত্র বিক্রি হয়েছে। বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাসে এর আগে কখনই ছয় মাসে এত বেশি টাকার সঞ্চয়পত্র বিক্রি হয়নি। এই অঙ্ক গত অর্থবছরের একই সময়ের...


54205. Stocks see sharp rise at open after two-day free-fallPublished: February 09, 2021 11:26:39

Stocks opened on higher on Tuesday, after free-fall in the past two days, as bargain hunters were active on lucrative issues. Meanwhile, a four-day long roadshow titled “Rising of Bengal...


54206. কোথাও কোথাও চুলায় গ্যাস থাকছে না, বিদ্যুৎও যাচ্ছে চলেPublished: February 09, 2021 11:17:51

শীত মওসুম শুরুর পর উৎপাদন কমতে থাকায় ঢাকার কোথাও কোথাও প্রতিনিয়ত গ্যাস নিয়ে সমস্যায় পড়েছেন গ্রাহকরা। এর মধ্যে মাঝে মধ্যে বিদ্যুৎও চলে গিয়ে গৃহস্থালিতে ভোগান্তি বাড়াচ্ছে। এই দুই সমস্যা নিয়েই...


54207. Opponents of Myanmar coup vow to continue protests defying bansPublished: February 09, 2021 11:05:36

Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup vowed to continue non-violent action on Tuesday in the face of bans on big gatherings, night curfews and road closures after the biggest demonstrations in...


54208. Jeff Bezos will seek to shift space venture Blue Origin into hyperdrivePublished: February 09, 2021 10:53:01

Freed from his daily obligations at Amazon.com Inc, Jeff Bezos is expected to turn up the heat on his space venture, Blue Origin, as it faces a pivotal year and...


54209. New Zealand suspends ties with MyanmarPublished: February 09, 2021 10:45:26

New Zealand is suspending all high-level contact with Myanmar and imposing a travel ban on its military leaders following last week’s coup, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday. New...


54210. Valentine's Day: Florists have never seen a February like this onePublished: February 09, 2021 10:22:03

Deborah De La Flor has been a florist for over 40 years. She’s never experienced a February like this one. “At a time when someone is sending you an ‘I...


54211. Scientists warn over misuse of climate models in financial marketsPublished: February 09, 2021 10:19:23

Misuse of climate models could pose a growing risk to financial markets by giving investors a false sense of certainty over how the physical impacts of climate change will play...


54212. Emerging market central bank rate cuts fade furtherPublished: February 09, 2021 10:02:05

Emerging market central banks delivered just one interest rate cut in December, signalling the fading out of an easing cycle that had started in 2019 and had exceeded the cuts...


54213. Facebook will take down 'false' vaccine claimsPublished: February 09, 2021 10:01:31

Facebook said on Monday it will expand a list of false health claims it bans from the platform to include debunked claims about vaccines in general, such as that they...


54214. Bitcoin surges after Tesla movePublished: February 09, 2021 09:51:18

Major US stock indexes registered all-time closing highs on Monday amid optimism over US fiscal stimulus, and bitcoin jumped after Tesla revealed it had purchased $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency...


54215. জানুয়ারিতে মজুরি বাড়লেও বৃদ্ধির হার কমPublished: February 09, 2021 09:47:54

চলতি বছরের জানুয়ারি মাসে দেশে শ্রমিকদের নামিক (নমিনাল) মজুরি গড়ে ৬ দশমিক ১৯ শতাংশ হারে বেড়েছে। নামিক মজুরি বৃদ্ধির এ হার অবশ্য গত বছরের একই সময়ের চেয়ে কম। ২০২০ সালের...


54216. Twitter seeking talks with India after order to remove accountsPublished: February 09, 2021 09:39:47

Twitter said on Monday it was seeking talks with India’s technology minister, days after the country asked the US social media giant to take down 1,178 accounts it says are...


54217. US may weigh baby steps to revive Iran nuclear dealPublished: February 09, 2021 09:39:24

The United States is weighing a wide array of ideas on how to revive the Iranian nuclear deal, including an option where both sides would take small steps short of...


54218. Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation makes Tk 30m profit a dayPublished: February 09, 2021 09:20:46

The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) still counts a Tk 30-million healthy profit daily despite a recent uptrend in petroleum products in the global market. It made a profit of around...


54219. New tech trends to push Bangladesh towards more knowledge-based economyPublished: February 09, 2021 09:16:04

Tech supplements to address mental health problems, digital spring for green tech, password panic and education gaps are some of major areas technological innovations will focus on in 2021, according...


54220. Padma Oil signs deal with two more LPG companiesPublished: February 09, 2021 09:07:39

The state-run listed company Padma Oil Company has signed agreements with two more LPG companies - Bashundhara LP Gas and Petromax LPG-- as part of its business expansion. Under the...


54221. Bangladesh's capital market road show begins in Dubai todayPublished: February 09, 2021 09:04:19

A four-day long road show titled "Rising of Bengal Tiger: Potentials of Bangladesh Capital Markets", to attract foreign investors and non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to the country's stock market begins today...


54222. Bangladesh, India for four more ports of callPublished: February 09, 2021 08:53:41

India and Bangladesh are now in talks to add four more ports of call in order to bolster bilateral trade through coastal routes, officials have said. The proposed ports are...


54223. Subcommittee assigned to prepare method for fixing prices of 13 more itemsPublished: February 09, 2021 08:40:38

The government is set to prepare a methodology for fixing the prices of 13 more essential items with a view to avoiding any price debacle of such products in the...


54224. Vietnamese firm to charge Tk 140m for continuing support to automated VAT adminPublished: February 09, 2021 08:24:26

The government will have to pay Tk 140 million to the Vietnamese firm FPT from its own coffer as per contract with the company to avail its support for continuing...


54225. SDG attainment would be tough without effective bureaucracyPublished: February 09, 2021 08:11:08

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Monday said the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) would be tough without effective and efficient bureaucratic practices. "To make the bureaucracy proficient,...


54226. Project aid in pipeline soars to $48b as state agencies fail to utilise fundsPublished: February 09, 2021 08:04:30

The volume of undisbursed project aid (PA) ballooned to more than US$48 billion until December last, as many public agencies failed to utilise the same, officials said on Monday. The...


54227. Myanmar general repeats pledge of new electionPublished: February 08, 2021 22:42:15

Myanmar's military leader said on Monday his junta would hold a new election and hand power to the winner as tens of thousands of people took to the streets for...


54228. Unsafe roadsPublished: February 08, 2021 22:21:41

Bangladesh's roads and highways are among the worst threats to the lives of the road-users. With the number of automobiles increasing by leaps and bounds, the state of the road...


54229. Myanmar junta's costly mistakePublished: February 08, 2021 22:19:04

After over a week of wait filled with suspense and premonitions, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at last focused on the fraught issue of the recent Myanmar military coup....


54230. Saving Sunderbans  Published: February 08, 2021 22:15:03

Poachers are always on the lookout to kill one of the world's fiercest animals -- the Royal Bengal Tiger and its prime target, the spotted deer (chital harin) --the finest...


54231. The case against Pakistani normalisation with IsraelPublished: February 08, 2021 22:11:12

The Pakistani government should never, under any circumstances and no matter the pressure, normalise with Israel. Doing so is not only dangerous - as it will embolden an already vile,...


54232. Admission test for medical colleges on Apr 2, dental colleges on Apr 30Published: February 08, 2021 21:40:32

Bangladesh is set to hold the pandemic-delayed admission test for medical colleges on Apr 2 and the exam for dental on Apr 30. In a notification on Sunday, the health...


54233. EEDC wants to be Bangladesh’s development partnerPublished: February 08, 2021 21:24:35

European Economic Development Council (EEDC) wishes to act as a partner of Bangladesh in the country’s socio-economic and infrastructural development. The council particularly wants to work with the private sector...


54234. ইউরোপে শুল্কমুক্ত বানিজ্য: আইএলওর শিশুশ্রমরোধী সনদে সই করবে বাংলাদেশPublished: February 08, 2021 21:20:08

স্বল্পোন্নত দেশ থেকে উত্তরণের পর বাংলাদেশ যাতে ইউরোপিয়ান ইউনিয়নের (ইইউ) বাজারে শুল্কমুক্ত বাণিজ্য সুবিধা পেতে পারে সে জন্য সরকার আন্তর্জাতিক শ্রম সংস্থার (আইএলও) শ্রমিক নিয়োগ করার ন্যূনতম বয়স সংক্রান্ত সনদ...


54235. মেডিকেল কলেজে ভর্তি পরীক্ষা ২ এপ্রিল, ডেন্টালে ৩০ এপ্রিলPublished: February 08, 2021 21:11:19

দেশের সরকারি-বেসরকারি মেডিকেল কলেজে ২০২০-২১ শিক্ষাবর্ষে এমবিবিএস কোর্সে ভর্তি পরীক্ষা হবে আগামী ২ এপ্রিল। আর ডেন্টাল কলেজ ও ইউনিটগুলোর বিডিএস কোর্সের ভর্তি পরীক্ষা হবে ৩০ এপ্রিল। এমবিবিএস কোর্সে ভর্তি কার্যক্রমের...


54236. Call for materialising BIMSTEC free trade areaPublished: February 08, 2021 21:05:48

Speakers at an international conference on Monday stressed the need for expediting creation of free trade area among the member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and...


54237. Resilience and recovery capacity of RMG enterprisesPublished: February 08, 2021 20:53:46

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Bangladesh, the export-oriented apparel sector has faced multiple shocks and vulnerabilities. It has been struggling to cope with the emerging challenges despite numerous steps...


54238. How can interest rates be negative?Published: February 08, 2021 20:51:57

Money has been around for a long time. And we have always paid for using someone else's money or savings. The charge for doing this is known by many different...


54239. Myanmar police warn protesters to disperse or face forcePublished: February 08, 2021 20:45:18

Myanmar police on Monday warned protesters to disperse or face force shortly after state television signalled impending action to stifle mass demonstrations against a military coup and the arrest of...


54240. UK says AstraZeneca vaccine prevents COVID-19 deathPublished: February 08, 2021 20:30:46

There is no evidence that the AstraZeneca vaccine does not prevent death or serious illness, and South Africa has only imposed a temporary halt on using the vaccine, a British...


54241. দুই দিনে ৪.৮০ শতাংশ দর হারালো ডিএসইPublished: February 08, 2021 20:13:23

সপ্তাহের দ্বিতীয় দিনেও বাংলাদেশের পুঁজিবাজারে বড় দরপতন হয়েছে। সোমবার ঢাকা স্টক এক্সচেঞ্জের (ডিএসই) প্রধান সূচক ডিএসইএক্স আগের দিন থেকে ১২৮ দশমিক ৩২ পয়েন্ট বা ২ দশমিক ৩৩ শতাংশ কমে ৫...


54242. Pakistan wins series against South Africa is over 17 yearsPublished: February 08, 2021 20:12:23

Pakistan completed a 2-0 series clean sweep over South Africa with a 95-run win in the second Test in Rawalpindi. This is Pakistan’s first series victory against South Africa in...


54243. Kushtia SP Tanvir assigned to Barishal in police reshufflePublished: February 08, 2021 20:11:29

Superintendent of Police SM Tanvir Arafat, who came under the spotlight over a squabble with a senior judicial magistrate, has been transferred from Kushtia to Barishal in the latest shake-up...


54244. Bangladesh is better than India in terms of economy, Congress lawmaker saysPublished: February 08, 2021 20:00:36

Congress leader of India's Assam state Gaurav Gogoi has said Bangladesh is better than India in terms of economy due to the misgovernance of ruling BJP. Gogoi, son of former...


54245. DCAB shocked at death of journalist Raheed Ejaz’s motherPublished: February 08, 2021 19:55:33

Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Khurshida Raihan, mother of Special Correspondent of Daily Prothom Alo and DCAB member Raheed...


54246. Cyclone Amphan, COVID-19 pandemic push shrimp farmers into povertyPublished: February 08, 2021 19:46:36

This time last year the west coast of Bangladesh was a thriving place for shrimp farmers. It was a decent enough living and there was a healthy export market. Majnu...


54247. Clothes retailers cut orders while factories strive to survivePublished: February 08, 2021 19:09:39

Clothes retailers in Europe and America sit on excess inventory and cut back on spring orders. Sourcing agents face late payments. Garment factories in Bangladesh are on the rack. The...


54248. Daycare centres to face punishment for lack of securityPublished: February 08, 2021 18:57:15

The cabinet on Monday gave final approval to a draft of “The Child Daycare Centre Act, 2021” keeping a provision of maximum 10 years of imprisonment in case of failure...


54249. Truck registration halved in 2020, says BRTAPublished: February 08, 2021 18:53:51

The number of truck registration in the country nearly halved in 2020 compared to that of 2019. A total of 4,719 trucks were registered in 2020 while it was 8,318...


54250. Taufika Foods to make debut WednesdayPublished: February 08, 2021 18:42:57

Taufika Foods & Agro Industries, which produces ice cream under the brand name “Lovello”, will make its share trading debut on bourses on Wednesday under “N” category, officials said. The...