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59651. Bangladesh's public spending in July-Sept quarter slowest in yearsPublished: November 01, 2020 09:36:09

The public expenditure increased in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY2020-21) but at its slowest pace in many years. Officials blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for the...


59652. Deposit-lending rate gap widensPublished: November 01, 2020 09:30:26

The interest rate spread in the country's banking system increased further in September 2020 as banks slashed rates on deposits more than those of lending. The weighted average spread between...


59653. Direct bus service on Dhaka-Jaflong route from November 2Published: October 31, 2020 22:28:43

Two bus services from Dhaka to Jaflong and Bholaganj, popular tourist spots in Sylhet division, will start operating from November 2, with the aim to boost tourism in the country...


59654. Prospect of Aman rice procurementPublished: October 31, 2020 21:59:22

The prospect of meeting the just-announced procurement target for Aman this year remains somewhat clouded because of several factors. Notable among them are high prices of rice in the market,...


59655. A thriving economic belt in the makingPublished: October 31, 2020 21:58:35

A multi-billion dollar fund is expected to' be established to pull in resources from various parties to set up a thriving economic belt connecting Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar. About...


59656. Unstoppable march of new realityPublished: October 31, 2020 21:57:22

Even many decades after people in the Indian sub-continent became acquainted with moving sound pictures on screen, i.e. cinema, the rural Bangladesh remained stuck in the culture of 'bioscope'. It...


59657. Bolivian election 2020: Political reset to restore democracyPublished: October 31, 2020 21:46:15

Luis Arce won 55.1 per cent of the votes  in the presidential election held on October 18 against six rival candidates including a former President. This election victory  provided vindication...


59658. 'It's not over until it's over'Published: October 31, 2020 21:40:18

A few days before the presidential election in the United States in November 1992, Bill Clinton enjoyed a good lead over President George H W Bush in every opinion poll....


59659. Social protection to fight pandemicPublished: October 31, 2020 21:34:54

 In the midst of a global pandemic, it's hard to think of a policy that would improve people's wellbeing more than universal social protection. If people are to self-isolate to...


59660. Tanzania opposition rejects presidential election result, wants fresh votePublished: October 31, 2020 21:18:48

Tanzania’s two leading opposition parties said on Saturday they would not recognise the results of a presidential election that handed incumbent John Magufuli a second five-year term, reports Reuters. On...


59661. Govt to sign contract soon to get Covid-19 vaccine: Health ministerPublished: October 31, 2020 21:16:22

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the government will sign a contract in the next 'two to four days' for getting the Covid-19 vaccine'. “We are keeping close contact with...


59662. Mother, children saved from Turkey earthquake rubblePublished: October 31, 2020 20:43:12

A mother and three of her children were pulled to safety on Saturday after being trapped for almost 18 hours under a building in the western Turkish city of Izmir...


59663. Economy remains in better position, Obaidul Quader saysPublished: October 31, 2020 20:21:54

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said Bangladesh’s economy remains in a better position compared to all other neighbouring countries as the country has made a turnaround...


59664. Gayeshwar finds intra-party feud for BNP’s failure in movementPublished: October 31, 2020 20:14:15

BNP standing committee member has said BNP did not get success in the movement against the government over the last 12 years only because of mental distance among the party...


59665. Government promoting fish farming in cages: Minister Published: October 31, 2020 20:11:30

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Saturday said the government seeks to promote fish farming in cages, known as cage culture, in the country. "We're promoting fish farming...


59666. Bangladesh prepares to form pacts with 12 nations for retrieving black moneyPublished: October 31, 2020 19:46:19

The government is preparing to bring black money back to the country.  News agency UNB has learnt that the government is planning to ink taxation agreements with as many as...


59667. Spanish police detain man for praising attack near ParisPublished: October 31, 2020 19:45:44

A Moroccan man was arrested in Barcelona for praising the beheading of a French schoolteacher outside Paris this month and inciting more attacks, police said on Saturday. The man, who...


59668. Is Bangladesh a tax-friendly country?Published: October 31, 2020 19:26:36

After the recent proposal to raise the tax-free income ceiling and other reforms in the tax policy, it is the right time to ponder if Bangladesh has come to a...


59669. Canada to receive over 1.2 million immigrants in three yearsPublished: October 31, 2020 19:23:27

Canada plans to bring in more than 1.2 million new immigrants over the next three years as the country tries to fill gaps in its labour market and boost the...


59670. ‘Lalmonirhat mob killing failure of local administration’Published: October 31, 2020 18:59:06

Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Abdul Wahab Bhuiyan has said there was a failure of local administration behind the incident of beating a man to death and burning the body by a...


59671. Sean Connery dies aged 90Published: October 31, 2020 18:47:03

Sir Sean Connery, the actor best known for his portrayal as James Bond, has died aged 90, Times of India reports citing the BBC on Saturday. The Scottish actor won...


59672. ‘Extraction of local coal for power generation not cost-effective’ Published: October 31, 2020 18:40:23

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said all studies till now show that local coal extraction for power generation is neither feasible nor cost-effective. He made...


59673. BFUJ demands implementation of ninth wage boardPublished: October 31, 2020 18:37:58

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), a national union of professional journalists, has placed a seven-point charter, including implementation of the ninth wage board for journalists. BFUJ leaders came up...


59674. PM urges affluent persons to help destitute people in own villagePublished: October 31, 2020 18:03:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the country’s affluent section to extend cooperation to the destitute people in their respective villages for their better livelihood, saying a combined...


59675. ‘Bangladesh-India border haats are places for socio-cultural exchanges’Published: October 31, 2020 17:59:34

Border haats have immensely contributed towards socialisation and cultural exchanges between the people on both sides of the Bangladesh-India border, said Shirin Akhter, a member of parliament in Bangladesh. They...


59676. Number of registered vehicles witnesses sharp declinePublished: October 31, 2020 17:28:56

The number of registered motorised vehicles in the country witnessed a drastic decline in the first nine months of the current calendar year, as per official data. A total of...


59677. Children bear the brunt of pandemic in BangladeshPublished: October 31, 2020 16:41:34

Bangladesh, home to tens of millions of poor people, has been quite successful over the last few decades in bringing children to school through various initiatives, including distribution of free...


59678. Bangladesh records 1,320 new virus cases, another 18 diePublished: October 31, 2020 16:39:45

Bangladesh has registered 1,320 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 407,684, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll climbed to...


59679. 44 held during anti-drug drives in cityPublished: October 31, 2020 16:27:56

Police arrested 44 people with different types of contrabands drugs during drives in Dhaka in last 24 hours till 6:00am today (Saturday), an official release said. Around 2,722 pieces of...


59680. Dhaka zoo reopens Sunday after eight-month virus shutdownPublished: October 31, 2020 16:09:55

The Bangladesh National Zoo in Mirpur is set to reopen its doors to visitors on Sunday under health protocols after nearly eight months of a shutdown due to the coronavirus...


59681. Bangladesh sees 11 dengue cases in a dayPublished: October 31, 2020 15:59:19

Eleven new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of 37 dengue patients are currently...


59682. HSBC drives Bangladesh’s first crossborder blockchain LC transactionPublished: October 31, 2020 15:56:57

HSBC has hit another milestone by successfully executing the first-ever crossborder Blockchain Letter-of-Credit (LC) transaction in Bangladesh. The transaction involved the import of 20,000MT of fuel oil by United Mymensingh...


59683. Call to mobilise foreign investment in BangladeshPublished: October 31, 2020 15:25:38

Speakers at a recent programme stressed the importance of facilitating international investments in Bangladesh for fostering economic growth, creating employment, and tackling the potential fallout of the fourth industrial revolution. They...


59684. Bangladesh stands out as exception to global pattern of shrinking remittances: WBPublished: October 31, 2020 15:21:52

Bangladesh has exceptionally denied the worldwide declining trend of remittance inflows in a pandemic-hit year, as, a World Bank projection says, the country may receive US$20 billion, or 8.0 per...


59685. Man held for ‘killing wife’ in SunamganjPublished: October 31, 2020 14:57:09

A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud in Jamalganj upazila of Sunamganj district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Samira Begum, daughter...


59686. Death toll rises to 27 in earthquake that struck Turkey, GreecePublished: October 31, 2020 14:34:44

Rescue workers in western Turkish city of Izmir searched through rubble for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Friday, as the death toll rose...


59687. Thai students protest as King Vajiralongkorn to lead graduation ceremonyPublished: October 31, 2020 14:12:55

Some students at Thailand’s Thammasat University posed with cardboard cutouts of well-known critics of the monarchy on Saturday in a protest as King Maha Vajiralongkorn was to present degrees amid...


59688. CID arrests Narayanganj mosque committee chief over AC blastsPublished: October 31, 2020 13:43:20

The Criminal Investigation Department or CID has arrested the head of Baitus Salat Jame Mosque's management committee in a case over the deadly air conditioner blasts that killed 34 people...


59689. Madame Tussauds throws Trump wax figure in the trashPublished: October 31, 2020 12:48:41

The waxwork museum Madame Tussauds in Berlin loaded its effigy of TV star-turned Republican President Donald Trump into a dumpster on Friday, a move apparently intended to reflect its expectations...


59690. Kalyanpur slum fire burns 70 shantiesPublished: October 31, 2020 12:45:10

At least 70 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at Natunbazar slum in the capital's Kalyanpur on Friday night. Ershad Hossain, duty officer of Fire Service and...


59691. US shatters daily Covid-19 record with over 0.1 million fresh infectionsPublished: October 31, 2020 12:20:37

The United States set a new all-time high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24-hour period on Friday, reporting just over 0.1 million (100,000) new infections to surpass the...


59692. Saudi to revoke foreign worker sponsorship system next yearPublished: October 31, 2020 11:52:43

Saudi Arabia plans to cancel a foreign worker sponsorship system, known as kafala, and replace it with a new form of contract between employers and employees, the financial newspaper Maaal...


59693. Muslims protest around Asia, Africa as France tightens securityPublished: October 31, 2020 11:41:37

France stepped up security nationwide on Friday to guard against Islamist attacks after the fatal stabbings at a church in Nice, while protests flared in parts of the Middle East,...


59694. Neymar out until mid-November with injuryPublished: October 31, 2020 11:21:10

Paris St Germain's Brazil forward Neymar will be sidelined until after the international break in mid-November following his injury against Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League, the French club's coach...


59695. As elections loom, US sees record surge of Covid-19 casesPublished: October 31, 2020 11:02:40

A sign for a Covid-19 drive-thru testing site alongside US Highway 12 is seen as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak continues in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US, October 23, 2020 --...


59696. US early vote surpasses 85 millionPublished: October 31, 2020 10:42:43

With four days remaining in the US presidential campaign, more than 85 million Americans have cast ballots, including 9 million in Texas, where the secretary of state’s office on Friday...


59697. IPO share bidding of Index Agro begins SundayPublished: October 31, 2020 10:27:23

The bidding for eligible investors (EIs) to explore the cut-off price of Index Agro Industries shares will commence from tomorrow (Sunday) at 5:00pm. The company’s price bidding through electronic subscription...


59698. Bangladesh braces for dengue outbreak in winter amid coronavirus pandemicPublished: October 31, 2020 10:22:58

The number of dengue cases has increased when it is supposed to drop ahead of winter as Bangladesh, like the other countries, continues to battle the novel coronavirus. Generally, cases...


59699. Facebook suspends political recommendations ahead of US electionPublished: October 31, 2020 09:50:25

Facebook Inc confirmed on Friday it was temporarily halting recommendations for all political groups and any new groups in the run-up to Tuesday’s US presidential election. Facebook’s Chief Executive Officer...


59700. Traders sell new potatoes at Tk 150 a kgPublished: October 30, 2020 21:43:01

Retailers in Dhaka are selling newly arrived potatoes at Tk 150 a kilogram as the prices of old produce have crossed the fixed levels again after a brief drop. The...