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77451. PM orders action against Nur attackers: QuaderPublished: December 23, 2019 14:30:01

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has given instructions to take action against those who attacked DUCSU vice president Nurul Haque Nur and his supporters on Monday, Awami League general secretary Obaidul...


77452. Al-Arafah sponsors Tk. 0.5m to DRUPublished: December 23, 2019 13:50:25

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has sponsored Tk 5.0 lac to Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) for constructing a new motorcylce stand on its premises. Managing Director and CEO of the Bank...


77453. IBBL takes part in Jeddah Trade FairPublished: December 23, 2019 13:41:53

Khalaf Hosan Al-Otaibi, Deputy Chairman of the Jeddah Chamber, inaugurated a pavilion of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited in Jeddah International Trade Fair 2019 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Mohammad Abul...


77454. BD urges Russia to pressure Myanmar into taking back RohingyasPublished: December 23, 2019 13:38:57

Bangladesh has urged Russia to use its influence on Myanmar and put pressure so that Naypyidaw takes back its people currently living in Cox’s Bazar camps. "We know the Russian...


77455. NCC Bank opens Mohammadpur BranchPublished: December 23, 2019 13:35:17

NCC Bank Ltd has formally opened its 121st Branch at Mohammadpur of  Dhaka. Chairman of the Bank Md. Nurun Newaz Salim formally inaugurated the branch as the chief guest on...


77456. Mexican ambassador caught shoplifting resignsPublished: December 23, 2019 12:56:55

Mexico’s ambassador to Argentina resigned on Sunday (local time) citing health problems following new allegations of shoplifting after video from late October showed the diplomat attempting to steal a $10...


77457. Act against those deceiving migrant workers: SpeakersPublished: December 23, 2019 12:13:12

Speakers at a seminar in Dhaka called for taking action against unscrupulous middlemen and recruiting agencies to check abuse and harassment of migrant workers. They also stressed the need for...


77458. Young woman from Dhaka dies in Cox’s Bazar; friend arrestedPublished: December 23, 2019 12:00:10

A young woman from Dhaka has died in Cox’s Bazar during a trip with friends one of whom has been arrested by police. The deceased, Swarna Rashid, 21, lived in...


77459. Noakhali gunfight leaves drug trader deadPublished: December 23, 2019 11:58:06

A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Goni Miar Doroja area of Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali district on Monday. The deceased was identified as...


77460. Stocks slip at opening amid selling spreePublished: December 23, 2019 11:50:45

Stocks witnessed downward trend in early hours of trading on Monday as cautious investors continued their selling binge on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s decline, the Dhaka Stock Exchange...


77461. Cold spell shows signs of let-upPublished: December 23, 2019 11:46:13

The temperature is beginning to rise in Dhaka with the sun peeking out through the fog and clouds after five consecutive days of biting cold spell. The country’s lowest temperature...


77462. Battle lines harden over Trump impeachment trial witnessesPublished: December 23, 2019 11:40:36

The White House on Sunday signalled comfort with plans by Senate Republicans to avoid new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, while a top Democrat seized on a newly...


77463. Genex Infosys signs deal with BanglalinkPublished: December 23, 2019 11:30:33

The board of directors of Genex Infosys has approved an agreement with Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd, to be called ‘Agreement for Mobile Device Business.’ The company has signed the agreement...


77464. 16 inmates killed in latest bout of prison riot in HondurasPublished: December 23, 2019 11:22:34

At least 16 Honduran inmates were killed during a fight between armed gangs of prisoners on Sunday, officials said, the second outbreak of violence to hit Honduras’ beleaguered jails in...


77465. BSEC approves change of two MFs asset managerPublished: December 23, 2019 11:01:48

The securities regulator on Sunday gave approval to change the asset manager of two closed-end mutual funds as demanded by more than two-third unit holders. The mutual funds are DBH...


77466. KPCL generates highest turnoverPublished: December 23, 2019 11:00:08

Khulna Power Company Ltd dominated the Dhaka Stock Exchange's transaction chart on Sunday while ten most traded companies accounted for 27 per cent transactions. Market analysts said investors showed their...


77467. Real fall behind Barca after goalless draw with BilbaoPublished: December 23, 2019 10:57:41

Real Madrid hit the woodwork three times but could only draw 0-0 at home to Athletic Bilbao in a frustrating final game of 2019 which meant they slipped two points...


77468. 11 dead, 300 treated after drinking coconut wine in PhilippinesPublished: December 23, 2019 10:50:16

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party,...


77469. AL pledges justice for assault on DUCSU VP Nur, followersPublished: December 23, 2019 10:49:54

Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak has visited in hospital DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur and his followers, who were injured in attacks on the Dhaka University campus. The...


77470. Writ seeks probe into Basic Bank recruitment irregularitiesPublished: December 23, 2019 10:49:40

A petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday, seeking its directives to issue a suo moto rule to probe alleged irregularities in appointing 1,173 employees to Basic Bank...


77471. Power tariff hike from Jan 01 not lawful: CABPublished: December 23, 2019 10:41:49

Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has opposed a government move to raise power tariff from January 01, terming it 'unlawful and against consumers'. It said Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)...


77472. Dev cooperation needs to accommodate changesPublished: December 23, 2019 10:36:30

The world has changed in terms of both growth and international cooperation. The objective of development has also changed largely. So, it is time to accommodate changes for a better...


77473. Jute millers seek tax exemptionPublished: December 23, 2019 10:33:04

The country's private jute millers have sought exemption of source tax on cash subsidy and Advance Income Tax (AIT). In a recent letter to the Ministry of Textiles and Jute...


77474. NBR cuts AIT to 3.0pc on cement materials importPublished: December 23, 2019 10:30:09

The government has reduced the rate of advance income tax (AIT) on import of cement raw materials to 3.0 per cent from 5.0 per cent. National Board of Revenue (NBR)...


77475. BFSA puts hygiene first, not safetyPublished: December 23, 2019 10:26:09

The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) is more concerned with food hygiene and not with food safety, with senseless adulteration reaching an alarming level.  Any hotel, restaurant or bakery can...


77476. Delhi building fire claims lives of ninePublished: December 23, 2019 10:20:32

At least nine people, including four women and three children, died in Delhi in a fire that broke out in a residential building early on Monday, confirmed an official in...


77477. Govt takes action plan to fight dengue next yearPublished: December 23, 2019 09:51:04

The government has taken an action plan against the outbreak of dengue fever for next year, aiming to reduce the number of deaths caused by the aedes mosquito-borne viral infection....


77478. Chittagong port reaches 3.00m-TEU markPublished: December 23, 2019 09:36:52

Chittagong port, the prime sea port of the country, has handled three million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) for the first time in a calendar year. The port set the...


77479. Technip revises down construction cost estimate of oil refineryPublished: December 23, 2019 09:34:29

French firm Technip, which is keen to clinch the contract for building the country's second crude oil refinery, has revised down the estimated cost of its construction to US$ 2.23...


77480. Warm clothes and the poor  Published: December 22, 2019 22:20:57

The winter has finally made its presence felt -and felt quite unerringly. Unannounced has it caught the city dwellers, many of whom complained of total absence of wintry symptom till...


77481. The state and technological revolution  Published: December 22, 2019 22:13:13

The following account should sound familiar. Over the course of decades, feats of innovation re-engineer society, diffuse across countries and regions, and fundamentally alter every facet of life. Politicians, slow...


77482. Homage to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed  Published: December 22, 2019 22:08:46

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed's sudden death leaves the nation and a host of people abroad both saddened and shocked, for he was not known to have suffered from many physical...


77483. You will remain our companion foreverPublished: December 22, 2019 21:30:45

Abed has left. But it is not possible to bid farewell to him. He remains with us as our companion forever. Since the Liberation War he is in the very...


77484. A visionary has passed awayPublished: December 22, 2019 20:49:10

When the death of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was announced on Friday night, a deep note was struck in our lives which must have resounded in the minds of those...


77485. TCB to sell onion at Tk35 per kg from MondayPublished: December 22, 2019 20:44:39

State-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will sell onion at Tk 35 per kilogramme from Monday. TCB spokesman Humayun Kabir on Sunday said they decided to reduce the price after...


77486. Post-election UK: A new roller-coaster ride has startedPublished: December 22, 2019 20:31:54

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a decisive majority, on the back of a big swing from Labour to the Conservatives in Leave-voting Britain. Out of 650 seats, The...


77487. Determining interest rate and digitalisation of credit risk managementPublished: December 22, 2019 20:29:30

Bangladesh Bank has constituted a high-powered seven-member committee, headed by its Deputy Governor to prepare a report on probable strategies and action plan to bring country's lending rate to single...


77488. ‘Govt to bring back two fugitive killers of Bangabandhu’Published: December 22, 2019 20:19:37

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the government is taking all-out efforts to bring back two fugitive killers of Bangabandhu to home in the Bangabandhu centenary year...


77489. President urges teachers not to compromise on idealsPublished: December 22, 2019 19:41:41

President Abdul Hamid on Sunday urged teachers not to compromise on their ideals, and devote themselves more to acquiring knowledge and disseminating those among their students, reports UNB.  "When teachers...


77490. Violent protests affect Assam's tourism industryPublished: December 22, 2019 19:28:05

The tourism industry in India's northeastern state Assam is taking a hit right now as violent anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests by various oraganisations against the controversial act continue. According...


77491. Int'l SME conference held in IndiaPublished: December 22, 2019 18:26:07

World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME) organised 23rd International Conference for SMEs (ICSME) on “Achieving inclusive and sustainable goal through SME 4.0 by promoting SMEs” on December 17...


77492. China-US phase-one trade deal a concrete step to de-escalate tensionsPublished: December 22, 2019 18:14:27

The China-US phase-one economic and trade deal is a concrete step toward de-escalating bilateral tensions, experts have said. "We see the phase-one agreement as modest, but for now, it ends...


77493. Violence threatens livelihood of Hong Kong familiesPublished: December 22, 2019 18:02:02

Continued violent activities targeting shops and passersby have disrupted business order and led to job losses, threatening the livelihood of numerous families in Hong Kong, the financial chief said on...


77494. Govt announces dates for retaking PEC examsPublished: December 22, 2019 17:49:39

The government has set Dec 24, 26 and 28 for about 200 expelled students to retake the Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee exams in line with a High Court...


77495. DNCC, DSCC elections on Jan 30Published: December 22, 2019 17:42:20

The Election Commission (EC) has fixed January 30 for the elections of Dhaka’s north and south city corporations. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda announced the election schedule at...


77496. Stocks slip into red as GP’s share dropsPublished: December 22, 2019 17:29:37

Stocks slipped back into the red on Sunday, after a single-day break, as worried investors went selling on sector-wise issues. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE),...


77497. Biman’s fifth Dreamliner ‘Sonar Tori’ arrivesPublished: December 22, 2019 17:21:53

Fifth brand new Dreamliner Boeing 787-9 of Biman Bangladesh Airlines named as ‘Sonar Tori’ has arrived in Dhaka. The aircraft landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 6:10 pm...


77498. DUCSU VP comes under attackPublished: December 22, 2019 17:16:01

Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) Vice-President Nurul Haque Nur came under an attack  reportedly by some activists of Muktijoddha Mancha on Dhaka University (DU) campus on Sunday. Witnesses said...


77499. Govt to recruit 10,000 doctorsPublished: December 22, 2019 17:09:11

The government has taken an initiative to recruit 10,000 physicians aiming to ensure healthcare services for the people. The information was disclosed at the fifth meeting of the Parliamentary Standing...


77500. BBC could limit journalists’ use of TwitterPublished: December 22, 2019 17:04:36

The BBC is considering restricting its journalists’ use of Twitter, following the waves of online criticism it received from internet users over its coverage during the election campaign in UK,...