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81801. Bayern put Spurs to swordPublished: October 02, 2019 11:50:24

Tottenham Hotspur suffered their heaviest home defeat in Europe as Serge Gnabry struck four goals for Bayern Munich in a 7-2 romp to seize control of Champions League Group B...


81802. Stocks mixed as investor sentiment remains fragilePublished: October 02, 2019 11:45:58

Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors were active on both sides of trading fence. Following the previous day’s flat ending, the Dhaka Stock...


81803. Water level rises in Padma; 10,000 people strandedPublished: October 02, 2019 11:31:24

At least 10,000 people were stranded in parts of the Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of Chapainawabganj district on Wednesday as the water level of Padma and Mahananda rivers increased further....


81804. Youth dies of ‘drug overdose’ in KurigramPublished: October 02, 2019 11:22:11

A young man died of suspected drug overdose in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Faruk Mia, 25, son of Abdul Karim of...


81805. Police arrest 144 children in Kashmir this year: ReportPublished: October 02, 2019 11:19:27

Police in Indian Kashmir have detained 144 children, including a nine-year-old, between August 5 and September 23 this year, according to a court-appointed committee's report. According to data attached to...


81806. Nischa launches road safety progPublished: October 02, 2019 11:01:14

Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa) HAS launched a-month-long programme demanding safer roads. Ilias Kanchan, founder and chairman of Nischa, inaugurated the programme at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club...


81807. World Bank to provide $500m for creating technical manpowerPublished: October 02, 2019 10:55:12

The World Bank (WB) will help Bangladesh develop its technical manpower through providing half a billion dollar of credit, officials said on Tuesday. Since Bangladesh is setting up 100 special...


81808. Independent directors 'can turn to BSEC'Published: October 02, 2019 10:53:06

Independent directors of the listed companies should exercise their power effectively and put priority on the ethical standards for the sake of minority shareholders' interests and good governance in the...


81809. Ring Shine Textiles holds IPO lottery drawPublished: October 02, 2019 10:50:54

Ring Shine Textiles to allocate 150 million ordinary shares among successful applicants as the company's IPO lottery draw was held on Tuesday. The lottery draw was held at 10:30am at...


81810. Ctg port betters its container handlingPublished: October 02, 2019 10:48:19

Chittagong port, the prime sea port of the country set a new record of handling containers last month. The port operators handled 2,92,455 TEUs of containers in the month. Earlier,...


81811. Q1 remittance flow risesPublished: October 02, 2019 10:44:44

The inflow of remittances grew by more than 16 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of this fiscal year (FY) as the government has announced a 2.0 per cent...


81812. Johnson to submit final Brexit offer to EUPublished: October 02, 2019 10:43:05

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday unveil his final Brexit offer to the European Union and make clear that if Brussels does not engage with the proposal, Britain will...


81813. BERC launches online licensingPublished: October 02, 2019 10:39:02

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Tuesday launched e-licencing system for energy sector companies and organisations to ensure hassle-free service delivery by reducing time and cost. From now on,...


81814. Onion price curve still heads upward despite govt measuresPublished: October 02, 2019 10:32:41

Adding to the woes of the masses, onion prices increased further on Tuesday at retail outlets by Tk 10 a kilogram despite multiple government steps to stabilise the market. Indian...


81815. 'Higher FDI flow linked to growth momentum'Published: October 02, 2019 10:19:02

Bangladesh needs to strengthen its capital market so that entrepreneurs remain dependent less on financial institutions for funds, said Graham Wrigley, Chairman of CDC Group Plc, the UK government's investment...


81816. No force can shake China: Xi JinpingPublished: October 02, 2019 10:14:09

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that no force can stop China's development and shake the foundation of the nation. "There is no force that can shake the foundation...


81817. Businesses push for interactive task forcePublished: October 02, 2019 10:03:04

Business leaders urged the government on Tuesday to ensure proper coordination among its agencies to help expedite their service delivery to investors. They also felt that the need for holding...


81818. Doing business locally, beyond WB index  Published: October 01, 2019 22:14:02

Bangladesh is among 20 countries that have made improvement in ease of doing business by carrying out reforms, shows the draft of the World Bank report before launching its annual...


81819. Iran court sentences Rouhani's brother for courruptionPublished: October 01, 2019 22:11:54

 An Iranian court sentenced the brother of President Hassan Rouhani to five years in prison, a judiciary spokesman was quoted as saying on Tuesday by the semi-official Fars news, reports...


81820. RMG Sustainability Council  Published: October 01, 2019 22:09:11

The recent decision to form what has been termed RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) may sound no different from many other councils/committees that keep appearing routinely in the media - often...


81821. LNG from Brunei  Published: October 01, 2019 22:06:53

The news that Brunei is interested to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh is a welcome update. Brunei's top diplomat in Dhaka had expressed the interest while he met...


81822. Marico BD signs deal with StanChartPublished: October 01, 2019 21:53:59

Marico Bangladesh Limited and Standard Chartered Bangladesh have signed an online customs duty payment agreement recently. Under this agreement, Marico Bangladesh Limited will be able to execute their duty payments...


81823. Sufficient amount of onions available in market: MinistryPublished: October 01, 2019 21:43:30

The Ministry of Commerce has urged the countrymen not to be worried over the onion price as it will come down soon. The ministry also claimed that there is no...


81824. A tool for resolving temporary banking setbacksPublished: October 01, 2019 21:39:13

As mentioned in the first installment of this write up, primary and secondary loan trading may take two different forms of which one is accrual loan trading and the other...


81825. Save the planet, meet climate emergencyPublished: October 01, 2019 21:19:30

There is no alternative to living in a healthy ecosystem, hygienic environment, and usual weather as per the seasonal categorisation.   Climate change occurs when changes in Earth's climate system results...


81826. What economists still need to learnPublished: October 01, 2019 20:58:14

Macroeconomics was one of the casualties of the 2008 global financial crisis. Conventional macroeconomic models failed to predict the calamity or to provide a coherent explanation for it, and thus...


81827. The risk of nuclear war is increasingPublished: October 01, 2019 20:55:10

Over the long course of the nuclear age, millions of people around the world, often led by a young generation of clear-eyed activists, have stood up to demand meaningful, immediate...


81828. ADB provides $150m for infrastructure development of two regionsPublished: October 01, 2019 20:54:28

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to give $150 million as loans aiming to develop crucial infrastructure such as roads, drains and capacity in Dhaka and Khulna. To this end,...


81829. More areas go under water in C’nawabganj, Kushtia, RajbariPublished: October 01, 2019 20:30:50

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Oct 01: Thousands of flood affected people in Chapainawabganj and Kushtia districts have been suffering for pure drinking water. Due to the increase in water, around 5,000 people have...


81830. 'Khaleda will go abroad for treatment if she gets bail'Published: October 01, 2019 20:27:24

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is 'willing to travel abroad to receive advanced medical treatment if she gets bail'. BNP's Joint Secretary General Md Harunur Rashid, also a lawmaker, gave the...


81831. Preparations for Durga Puja at final stagePublished: October 01, 2019 19:42:08

Preparations for Durga Puja are at the final stage as the celebration of the biggest religious festival of Hindu community will begin on October 4. Ahead of the festival, preparations...


81832. PKSF launches new project to pull 1.0m people out of extreme povertyPublished: October 01, 2019 18:40:39

The Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) is set to implement a new project targeting some of the extreme poor of the country. The project will be implemented through 20 partner organisations...


81833. DNCC evicts 4,000 illegal establishmentsPublished: October 01, 2019 18:39:19

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) evicted some 4,000 illegal establishments in the city, fined Tk 1.27 million and jailed three persons since September 22 to October 1. On Tuesday, a...


81834. Over 1,100 women raped in Jan-Aug 2019Published: October 01, 2019 18:32:51

At least 1,115 women were victims of rape in the first nine months of the current calendar year across the country, according to report of an independent rights and legal...


81835. Eight OCs transferred amid anti-gambling crackdownPublished: October 01, 2019 18:00:18

The police administration has transferred officers-in-charge of eight police stations in Dhaka amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal gambling facilities, reports bdnews24.com. The chief of Motijheel Police Station, Md Omar...


81836. Wrongdoers under surveillance: QuaderPublished: October 01, 2019 17:55:16

Mentioning that the ongoing anticrime drive will also be conducted across the country, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said many of those involved in various misdeeds...


81837. Heavy rain, not Farakka, causing floods: OfficialPublished: October 01, 2019 17:34:03

Heavy rain and not Farakka barrage is causing the overflow of rivers resulting in floods in the northwestern part of Bangladesh, according to the Water Development Board. “The Indian part...


81838. 70 years: China's contributions to the worldPublished: October 01, 2019 17:18:04

China has spent 70 years exploring a suitable road for its development, and it has simultaneously spent those 70 years continuously contributing to global progress. Since China's reform and opening-up...


81839. Founding of PRC completely changes China's fate: XiPublished: October 01, 2019 17:13:56

The founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) completely changed China's miserable fate of being poor and weak and being bullied and humiliated in over 100 years since the...


81840. Hasina-Modi talks: Rohingya, Teesta issues to get priorityPublished: October 01, 2019 17:13:21

Bangladesh and India are expected to review the Rohingya and Teesta issues during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming India visit, officials familiar with the visit process said on Tuesday. The...


81841. 3,654 SUVs registered in Jan-AugPublished: October 01, 2019 16:54:26

Registration of sport-utility vehicles (SUV) in hard/soft category stood at 3,654 in the first eight months of the current calendar year, according to official reports. Of the total, the number...


81842. City roads go under rainwater, commuters sufferPublished: October 01, 2019 16:35:29

City dwellers witnessed heavy rains for about two hours on Tuesday that inundated roads and lanes in many parts of the capital triggered huge traffic tailbacks. Some 45.2 millimetres of...


81843. Stocks eke out gains after choppy sessionPublished: October 01, 2019 15:38:24

Stocks ended flat on Tuesday after volatile trading as investors were active both sides of trading fence. Market analysts said a section of investors preferred booking profit while some others...


81844. EBL launches operations in ChinaPublished: October 01, 2019 15:23:14

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has opened its representative office in China’s Guangzhou province recently. With this, EBL has become the first Bangladeshi financial institution to begin its operations in China,...


81845. Australia to work with BD on all fronts: Julia NiblettPublished: October 01, 2019 15:05:14

Australia will continue to "energetically work" with Bangladesh bilaterally, regionally and internationally, said Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Julia Niblett. “There is huge potential for collaboration and strengthening relations further...


81846. China flexes military muscle to mark 70 years of Communist rulePublished: October 01, 2019 14:59:40

China celebrated its growing power and confidence with a big display of military hardware and goose-stepping troops in Beijing on Tuesday, overseen by President Xi Jinping who pledged peaceful development...


81847. Reactor support truss installed at Unit 1 of Rooppur NPPPublished: October 01, 2019 14:47:07

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant construction team has successfully installed the reactor support truss at its Unit 1 recently. The role of the support truss, which was installed on Sunday last,...


81848. First-ever PR & Brand Comms Summit to be held in Dhaka Oct 26Published: October 01, 2019 14:39:35

The ‘PR & Brand Comms Summit 2019’, the first of its kind in the country, will be held at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) Complex in Dhaka city on October...


81849. RAB arrests three with five geckosPublished: October 01, 2019 14:21:35

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members have arrested three people along with five geckos from Barduaripara area in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district. The arrestees were identified as Md Shamsuzzoha Bin...


81850. Two ‘drug traders’ die in Teknaf ‘gunfight’Published: October 01, 2019 14:15:42

Two alleged drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at hilly Shilkhali Sapmara in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as...