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68401. Use of rail cargoes to halve import costPublished: June 04, 2020 10:11:01

Transportation of goods through rail cargoes on the Benapole-Petrapole route could reduce the import cost of goods by 50 per cent and ensure fastest delivery after customs assessment, customs authorities...


68402. 'Floor price' keeps buyers aloofPublished: June 04, 2020 10:03:16

Trading on both the bourses in the country remained dull as the majority of sale orders placed above the 'floor prices' kept the buyers aloof in last few sessions. As...


68403. Stop taking demurrage charge on containersPublished: June 04, 2020 10:01:07

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has requested the Bangladesh Container Shipping Association (BCSA) and Bangladesh Shipping Agent Association (BSAA) to rescind their decision to take demurrage charges for keeping containers...


68404. Power and gas sector: PwC to assess impact of virus pandemicPublished: June 04, 2020 09:57:26

The government has hired the services of the international consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on power and energy sector. The Ministry of Power, Energy...


68405. Citizens’ group for effective lockdown to fight pandemicPublished: June 04, 2020 09:45:49

A good number of citizens called upon the government on Wednesday to immediately impose an effective nationwide lockdown, except for emergency services, to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. A group...


68406. All four cops charged in George Floyd deathPublished: June 04, 2020 09:45:14

Prosecutors on Wednesday (US local time) levelled new criminal charges against four Minneapolis police officers implicated in the death of an unarmed black man who was pinned by his neck...


68407. Libya killings: Two accused on four-day remandPublished: June 04, 2020 09:43:21

A Dhaka Court on Wednesday sent two accused who had been arrested in connection with the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya on a four-day remand in a case filed...


68408. Recovery of Tk 8.0m: Ex-DIG (Prisons) Partha denied HC bailPublished: June 04, 2020 09:40:30

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday refused to grant bail to suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of prisons in Sylhet division, Partha Gopal Banik, in a case filed over recovery...


68409. Govt suspends 85 public reps so far for relief embezzlementPublished: June 04, 2020 09:34:01

The government has suspended a total of 85 public representatives until Tuesday last for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of relief materials meant for the poor during the coronavirus pandemic....


68410. 15,000 BD workers get amnesty in BahrainPublished: June 04, 2020 09:27:54

Nearly 15,000 undocumented Bangladeshi workers have been regularised in Bahrain under the country's ongoing general amnesty initiative, while many others are going through the process, according to Bangladesh Embassy in...


68411. 5.4pc inflation rate likely next fiscalPublished: June 04, 2020 09:26:46

The government is likely to keep the average inflation rate within the 5.4 per cent limit in fiscal year 2020-21, officials said on Wednesday. The inflation target for the next...


68412. Budget spending to go up by 11pc in FY '21Published: June 04, 2020 09:25:55

The appointment of additional number of doctors and nurses to fight coronavirus pandemic will push up the operating expenditure of the government by around 11 per cent in the next...


68413. Rebuilding economies to pre-Covid gloryPublished: June 03, 2020 22:00:57

Practically speaking, there are no absolute free market economies anywhere in the world. The United States' economy may be the closest to resembling a free market. However, the federal and...


68414. Embracing work from homePublished: June 03, 2020 22:03:05

Work from home sounds like a dream to all the job holders out there. What is better than rolling out of bed just five minutes before the office time and...


68415. Idea innovation contest comes to an endPublished: June 03, 2020 22:04:19

While most people are sitting idly at home spending leisure time or wondering how to spend time, some bright minds are already looking for ways to revive the social and...


68416. EU classifies coronavirus as mid-level threat to workersPublished: June 03, 2020 23:35:17

The European Commission has classified the coronavirus as a mid-level threat to workers, drawing criticism from socialist lawmakers because the move will allow less stringent workplace safety measures than if...


68417. NDATF will help govt to flag COVID-19 risk zonesPublished: June 03, 2020 23:25:06

National Data Analytics Taskforce (NDATF) will assist the government with information from virus-affected areas to flag COVID-19 risk zones on the basis of death and infection rates. The data analysis...


68418. ‘Grateful to countries that opened borders, hearts to refugees, migrants’Published: June 03, 2020 22:41:52

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lauded the developing countries that have opened their borders and hearts to refugees and migrants, despite their own social, economic, and now health, challenges. "I...


68419. Leading COVID-19 fighters from China to arrive on MondayPublished: June 03, 2020 22:32:05

A team of Chinese medical experts, who have the firsthand experience of containing coronavirus and treating the patients with remarkable success, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Monday (June...


68420. PM places three proposals for durable use of aquatic sourcesPublished: June 03, 2020 22:21:48

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday placed a three-point proposal for boosting global cooperation for durable use of ocean and other aquatic sources, urging the world community to renew their...


68421. Police seize Ron Sikder’s car in case over ‘abduction’ of Exim Bank execsPublished: June 03, 2020 22:01:56

Police have seized a car used by Ron Haque Sikder, a director of National Bank Limited (NBL), allegedly to abduct top executives of Exim Bank Limited and threaten them to...


68422. Lessons from Zoom's success  Published: June 03, 2020 21:43:21

In this Covid era, we have been getting used to with many things as a means of survival strategy. Starting from wearing masks, sanitising hands to maintain social distance, the...


68423. Bank leadership: Adaptive approach at the time of crisisPublished: June 03, 2020 21:38:47

Despite the global efforts and the potential timeline for handling the current corona situation, things are still unclear. All we know, economic activities are already severely disrupted in many countries,...


68424. Guardian Life pays tribute to frontline champions of health sector Published: June 03, 2020 21:38:46

To pay homage to all the frontline champions to fight Covid-19 and to inspire them in the coming days, Guardian Life Insurance Ltd has produced a special video tribute song....


68425. Dredging master plan to bring back navigabilityPublished: June 03, 2020 20:57:18

The government has taken up a dredging master plan to bring navigability to the internal waterways across the country. Under it, around 10,000 kilometres of river routes will be made...


68426. Riddle of regional variations in Covid-19Published: June 03, 2020 20:55:02

As the global Covid-19 infections cross six million and the deaths approach 400,000, questions abound as to why the novel coronavirus has overwhelmed some places but left others less ruffled....


68427. What follows SSC resultsPublished: June 03, 2020 20:52:15

At a time when uncertainty looms large over completion of the academic year at all tiers of education, the publication of results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations brings...


68428. BD-India to use more frieght trains for essential goods transportationPublished: June 03, 2020 20:49:30

Bangladesh and India have agreed to increase freight trains service for transportation of essential commodities after getting good response from businessmen of the two countries. The agreement came during a...


68429. COVID-19 may cost global economy $82t in five yearsPublished: June 03, 2020 19:33:32

The global economy could take a hit of some $82 trillion in a worst case scenario from the coronavirus over the next five years, according to recent findings by University...


68430. SGSF seeks legal actions against factories failed to pay March-April wagesPublished: June 03, 2020 19:21:11

Labour leaders pressed for legal actions against factories that are yet to pay March-April wages and eid onus and illegally terminated workers amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Despite repeated calls...


68431. NIVEA in Bangladesh expands mkt presencePublished: June 03, 2020 19:11:29

NIVEA, the world’s No. 1 skin care brand on Tuesday announced that it has partnered with multiple e-commerce platforms making its wide portfolio of personal care brands now easily available...


68432. Battling cyclone amid pandemic, PM writes in UK newspaperPublished: June 03, 2020 18:47:49

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina jointly wrote an article with Patrick Verkooijen on battling cyclone Amphan amid the coronavirus pandemic in a UK newspaper. The article titled ‘Fighting cyclones and coronavirus:...


68433. Hand sanitisers or soap and water: Which is more effective?Published: June 03, 2020 18:30:40

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been debates over which is more effective – hand sanitisers or soap and water. There were rumours that sanitiser gel was...


68434. Obaidul Quader warns against charging extra farePublished: June 03, 2020 18:29:41

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has ordered the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) to take stringent action against public transport services charging extra fare from passengers. “We have...


68435. Mumbai avoids brunt of cyclonePublished: June 03, 2020 18:24:06

Mumbai escaped the brunt of a cyclone on Wednesday after winds changed direction and the storm made landfall further south on India's western coast than expected, giving some respite to...


68436. Trump has no power to change format of G7 summit: EUPublished: June 03, 2020 18:11:34

The European Union has said US President Donald Trump has no power to change the rules for the Group of Seven (G7) the chair of the group, after Trump’s announcement...


68437. Modi, Trump discuss India-China border issuesPublished: June 03, 2020 17:50:25

China on Wednesday said there was no need for a ‘third party’ to intervene in the ongoing China-India border friction after it emerged that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed...


68438. Effective lockdown demanded as coronavirus spirallingPublished: June 03, 2020 17:39:37

A group of eminent people urged the government to immediately impose an effective nationwide lockdown except emergency services to tackle coronavirus pandemic. The group of 343 citizens, including university teachers,...


68439. FM terms RMG order cancellation irresponsible actPublished: June 03, 2020 17:24:25

Foreign buyers who cancelled RMG orders from Bangladesh amid corona pandemic has committed an irresponsible act. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen made the comment while talking to Irish Deputy...


68440. Six BD missions abroad to get new headsPublished: June 03, 2020 17:12:36

The government has decided to appoint new heads of missions in six Bangladesh missions abroad. According to the latest reshuffle, Nur Helal Saifur Rahman, presently Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan,...


68441. BGB gets high-speed interceptor vessels for patrollingPublished: June 03, 2020 17:00:02

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been given high-speed vessels to help it strengthen patrolling of maritime and riverine areas as well as to stop drug smuggling, human trafficking and transnational...


68442. Five die at Chandpur hospital isolation ward in 24hrPublished: June 03, 2020 16:53:14

Five people, including a woman and a village doctor, died at the isolation unit of Chandpur General Hospital in last 24 hours since Tuesday night. Resident medical officer Doctor Sujauddowla...


68443. Cyclone ‘Nisarga’ makes landfall in India; 60,000 evacuatedPublished: June 03, 2020 16:48:48

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday said that it has evacuated around 60,000 people from the state’s coastal region of Konkan, and brought 7,003 fishing boats back to the shore with...


68444. Passenger shortage forces Biman to cancel flightsPublished: June 03, 2020 16:27:29

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cancelled all of its flights scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday due to lack of passengers on the third day of resumption of regular flight operations. With...


68445. Libya killing: RAB arrests four ‘traffickers’Published: June 03, 2020 16:19:12

Law enforces on Wednesday arrested four suspected human traffickers in connection for allegedly trafficking 26 Bangladeshis people who were killed in Libya recently. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the four,...


68446. DB investigating case against Sikder BrothersPublished: June 03, 2020 16:13:41

The Detective Branch of Police (DB) has been tasked with investigating the case against Ron Haque Sikder, a director of National Bank, and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder who are...


68447. Mumbai streets deserted as the city braces for first-ever cyclonePublished: June 03, 2020 15:39:42

Bracing for the first-ever cyclone to hit Mumbai in living memory, people in India’s most populous metropolis stayed off the streets and scrambled to protect their homes before the torrential...


68448. Sell TCB goods at upazila, municipality levels: HCPublished: June 03, 2020 15:11:34

The High Court on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to take necessary steps within seven days for selling Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) products at upazila and municipality levels. The...


68449. Stocks end lower again amid sluggish turnoverPublished: June 03, 2020 15:09:18

Stocks extended their losing streak for the third straight session on Wednesday as investors fearing further economic contraction due to ongoing coronavirus crisis. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka...


68450. Libya killings: CID starts casePublished: June 03, 2020 14:53:50

The Criminal Investigation Department of police has brought human trafficking and homicide charges against 38 people in connection with the killings of 26 Bangladeshi migrants in Libya. SI Rashed Fazal...