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59451. Shakib becomes number one ODI all-rounder againPublished: November 04, 2020 16:12:45

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has once again taken back his crown after returning to the International cricket following his one-year ban imposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). As per...


59452. Stocks snap four-day gaining streakPublished: November 04, 2020 16:02:48

Stocks slipped into the red on Wednesday, snapping a four-day winning streak, as risk-averse investors opted for booking profit on quick-gaining issues. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock...


59453. Momen says whoever wins US elections, Bangladesh has no problemPublished: November 04, 2020 15:32:19

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Bangladesh does not have any problem whoever wins the US election which sees a very tight contest. "Whoever comes to power,...


59454. Philippines' total external trade declines 9.2pc in SeptemberPublished: November 04, 2020 15:04:27

The Philippines' total external trade in goods declined 9.2 per cent in September from a year earlier to 14.14 billion US dollars, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has said. This...


59455. PM urges judges, lawyers to ensure swift, hassle-free justicePublished: November 04, 2020 14:31:57

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged judges and lawyers to ensure people’s right to quick and hassle-free justice. "Getting justice quickly, less expensively and hassle-free is the right of the...


59456. Trump falsely claims victory after Biden expresses optimismPublished: November 04, 2020 14:12:53

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday falsely claimed that he had won the election with millions of votes still uncounted after his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, said he was confident...


59457. Biden says he is 'on track', Trump accuses Democrats of election fraudPublished: November 04, 2020 14:01:28

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he was confident of victory while President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to steal the election on Wednesday (US standard time) as...


59458. Going green with GuardianPublished: November 04, 2020 13:54:51

Every entity on the planet bears the responsibility for understanding the circumstances that enable its existence. While in quest of superiority, we tend to forget the responsibility towards the environment....


59459. Trump shows surprising gains with Latinos, loses some older voters: Exit pollsPublished: November 04, 2020 13:54:29

As the US presidential race remained undecided, President Donald Trump showed some surprising gains with Latino and other nonwhite voters, but they may have been offset by losses among those...


59460. Europe tightens restrictions as coronavirus hospitalisations risePublished: November 04, 2020 13:31:53

Coronavirus cases hit new daily highs this week in Russia, and Germany and the UK announced plans Tuesday to expand virus testing as European countries battled rapidly increasing COVID-19 infections...


59461. DSE to introduce pre-opening, post-closing sessions Nov 19Published: November 04, 2020 13:12:41

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will introduce new sessions such as pre-opening and post-closing session on November 19 to create the scope of determining justified opening and closing price of the...


59462. Four die in shooting in US NevadaPublished: November 04, 2020 13:06:49

Four people were dead and one was wounded in a shooting involving police on Tuesday morning in Henderson, a city in the US state of Nevada. According to local newspaper...


59463. Government releases souvenir sheet, envelope on Constitution DayPublished: November 04, 2020 12:56:48

The Directorate of Posts on Wednesday released a Tk 40 souvenir sheet, an envelope of Tk 10, a Tk 5 data card and a special seal stamp marking the Constitution...


59464. Liberation War Ministry urges all to be aware of Grameen Service Bangladesh LtdPublished: November 04, 2020 12:18:05

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has urged everyone to be aware of ‘Grameen Service Bangladesh Limited’ which has been deceiving unsuspecting people. The ministry issued a notice in this...


59465. India’s Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami arrestedPublished: November 04, 2020 12:05:19

Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami arrested by Raigad police from his residence in Maharashtra in an abetment to suicide case. Architect Anvay Naik had committed suicide on May 5, 2018,...


59466. Twitter, Facebook suspend several accounts over US election misinformationPublished: November 04, 2020 11:03:36

Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday suspended several recently created and mostly right-leaning news accounts posting information about voting in the hotly contested US election for violating their policies. Twitter said the accounts...


59467. Trump takes lead in Florida and other vital battlegrounds, Biden pins hopes on 'blue wall'Published: November 04, 2020 10:57:04

President Donald Trump was leading Democratic rival Joe Biden in the vital battleground state of Florida on Tuesday and in several other competitive swing states that will help decide the...


59468. Bettors favouring Trump over Biden in US electionPublished: November 04, 2020 10:50:38

Betting market odds on the US presidential election have flipped to favour Republican President Donald Trump over Democratic candidate Joe Biden, according to data from two aggregators. Bettors on British...


59469. Trump narrowly leads Biden in must-win Florida, race close in other key statesPublished: November 04, 2020 10:32:31

President Donald Trump was leading Democratic rival Joe Biden in the vital battleground state of Florida on Tuesday, while other competitive swing states that will help decide the election, including...


59470. Robocalls reportedly urge US voters to 'stay home'Published: November 04, 2020 10:08:00

The FBI and the New York attorney general were looking into a spate of mysterious robocalls urging people to stay home on Election Day as the nation remains on high...


59471. BEZA seeks rational interest ratePublished: November 04, 2020 09:43:15

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has sought rationalisation of the interest rate on loans it took out from a state-owned non-banking financial institution between 2015 and 2018. In a letter...


59472. Dhaka's fifth bid to buy spot LNG in JanuaryPublished: November 04, 2020 09:40:55

Bangladesh is preparing to float the fifth tender to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the international spot market in January. Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) previously floated four...


59473. 36 textile mills accused of misusing import duty benefitPublished: November 04, 2020 09:36:32

The VAT authorities have found some 36 textile mills in Narsingdi under Dhaka division misused concessionary duty benefit for importing capital machinery. The East Zone of the Customs, Excise and...


59474. Listed companies may be barred from transferring funds to subsidiariesPublished: November 04, 2020 09:29:43

The listed companies might soon be barred from providing interest-free loans to their subsidiaries or non-listed companies. A move to this effect is under consideration of the securities regulator---the Bangladesh...


59475. Stocks gain, dollar slips reacting to possible Biden winPublished: November 04, 2020 09:04:33

The dollar slid and global equity markets rose on Tuesday on bets of increased stimulus if Joe Biden wins the US presidential election against President Donald Trump, but gold prices...


59476. Trump says 'losing is never easy', admitting to not writing concession speechPublished: November 04, 2020 08:40:24

President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that “losing is never easy,” as he revealed that he has not written a concession speech, Britain’s The Independent reports. On Tuesday, President...


59477. Trump, Biden split first states to be called as US polls begin to closePublished: November 04, 2020 07:26:47

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden split the first US states to be projected in the White House race on Tuesday, with Trump taking conservative Kentucky and Indiana...


59478. Democrats may win back US Senate, despite possible delayed resultsPublished: November 04, 2020 07:03:11

Democrats are favoured to emerge from 14 hotly contested US Senate races with full control of Congress in Tuesday’s election, but final results from at least five of those contests...


59479. Exit polls show coronavirus, economy top concerns for US votersPublished: November 04, 2020 06:27:08

A third of US voters listed the economy as the issue that mattered most to them when deciding their choice for president while two out of 10 cited Covid-19, according...


59480. Terrorism threat level in Britain raised to 'severe'Published: November 04, 2020 00:55:46

Britain's terrorism threat level has been raised to 'severe' as a precaution following attacks in France and Austria, interior minister Priti Patel said on Tuesday, reports Reuters.  The change, which...


59481. Americans rendering final verdict after bitter campaignPublished: November 04, 2020 00:02:16

Americans went to the polls on Tuesday to write the final chapter of a presidential campaign that has been unlike any other, amid the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed more...


59482. COVID-19's long shadow looms over US as Americans head to the pollsPublished: November 03, 2020 23:08:18

For many Americans, this is the coronavirus election. The pandemic has killed about 230,000 people in the country and destroyed millions of jobs, defining the last year of Donald Trump's...


59483. How Liberal Americans are coping with election stressPublished: November 03, 2020 21:47:46

Rachel Richardson, a lifelong Democrat, is spending Election Day hiking trails along the Pacific Coast with her two daughters and a fellow mom with her kids in tow. The 41-year-old...


59484. Evercare Hospital conducts PFO device closure successfullyPublished: November 03, 2020 21:41:30

Evercare Hospital Dhaka has made a landmark historical achievement with the nation’s first ever successful PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) device closure on a young lady (age 27) with cryptogenic stroke...


59485. Deutsche Bank looks for ways to sever ties with TrumpPublished: November 03, 2020 21:32:41

Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with US President Donald Trump after the presidential elections, as it tired of the negative publicity stemming from the...


59486. Immune to everything but diseasePublished: November 03, 2020 21:32:38

For a writer and journalist today, it's no longer easy to tell a story, especially in the conventional method. Thanks to internet, thousands of pieces that are published every day...


59487. Boosting export of farm producePublished: November 03, 2020 21:27:50

Farm production, particularly for export, has been one of the worst-hit areas during the pandemic, recovery of which seems quite a bit distant. True, even before the covid-19 struck businesses...


59488. Empowering local governmentsPublished: November 03, 2020 21:17:16

Local governments (LGs), though elected public institutions, have few resources of their own to function independently. So, they have largely to depend on the central government for annual budgetary allocations...


59489. Bangladesh drug policy needs major repairPublished: November 03, 2020 21:11:30

Writing about drug policies in Bangladesh is easy and difficult at the same time. The easy part comes from reading through the policies and some of the information available on...


59490. BB publishes Manual of Credit Guarantee Scheme for banksPublished: November 03, 2020 21:09:33

Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday published 'Manual of Credit Guarantee Scheme' for the banks to follow in facilitating loans for cottage, micro and small enterprises (CMS) under the government-announced economic stimulus...


59491. Covid-19 -- exposing vulnerabilities in RMG sectorPublished: November 03, 2020 21:03:43

A policy brief titled 'The Crisis in the World of Work in View of Covid-19' was published in July 2020 by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in collaboration with...


59492. Pennsylvania may be at the centre of US election stormPublished: November 03, 2020 20:58:44

In a presidential race with an extraordinary number of moving parts, election day finds Pennsylvania under intensifying scrutiny as the place where it could all come together – or fall...


59493. US finds no evidence of election manipulationPublished: November 03, 2020 20:51:55

Acting US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Tuesday there was no evidence a ‘foreign actor’ had compromised US votes in the 2020 presidential election. The message...


59494. Esquire Knit Composite declares 15pc cash dividendPublished: November 03, 2020 20:35:22

The Board of Directors of Esquire Knit Composite, a business unit of the Esquire Group, has recommended a 15 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30,...


59495. How Venezuela has held back Covid-19Published: November 03, 2020 20:30:57

Not for one minute during this pandemic has the United States stopped trying to overthrow the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. A seam of cruelty runs through US policy,...


59496. Anxious Americans cast votes with faces maskedPublished: November 03, 2020 20:19:44

Americans began casting ballots on Tuesday in an Election Day unlike any other, braving the threat of COVID-19 and the potential for violence and intimidation after one of the most...


59497. Govt removes IPH director from post after dress code scufflePublished: November 03, 2020 20:12:24

The government has removed Md Abdur Rahim from the Institute of Public Health (IPH) as its director and made him an officer on special duty after he instructed Muslim employees...


59498. Small number of internet users experiencing slower speedPublished: November 03, 2020 20:05:20

A small number of internet users in the country are experiencing slower speed due to emergency maintenance work of submarine cable which started on Monday, according to the latest update...


59499. 'Trump Train' triggers security concerns, experts sayPublished: November 03, 2020 19:45:32

Lines of honking SUVs, pickup trucks and motorcycles, flying flags for US President Donald Trump are raising security concerns, election experts say - particularly on the country's last day of...


59500. Expectations on US election night, beyondPublished: November 03, 2020 19:40:25

The coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented number of ballots cast early, the lack of consistency about how these votes will be counted, and ongoing legal battles have made the outcome of...