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83951. China firmly opposes US tariff hikes on Chinese importsPublished: August 24, 2019 18:27:06

China is firmly opposed to the US announcement that it will further raise tariffs on about 550 billion US dollars of Chinese imports, said a spokesperson of Ministry of Commerce...


83952. Huawei defies US ban again, launches new AI chipPublished: August 24, 2019 18:22:32

Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Friday again showed its defiance in the face of what is widely believed to be a politically motivated crackdown by the US government, as it...


83953. 3,257 SUVs registered in Jan-JulPublished: August 24, 2019 18:21:44

Registration of sport-utility vehicles (SUV) in hard/soft category stood at 3,257 in January to July 2019, according to official reports. Of the total, the number of SUV registration in Dhaka...


83954. Dengue outbreak: DSCC mobile courts inspect 141 housesPublished: August 24, 2019 18:20:32

The mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Saturday inspected 141 houses during their anti-mosquito drives to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, responsible for dengue. Executive...


83955. Ivy Rahman’s 15th death anniversary observedPublished: August 24, 2019 18:18:31

The 15th death anniversary of Ivy Rahman, former president of Bangladesh Mahila Awami League and wife of late President Zillur Rahman, was observed on Saturday in a befitting manner.To mark...


83956. ABAK project benefits 4,386 families in Khulna’s Rupsha upazilaPublished: August 24, 2019 18:13:27

At least 4,386 poor and extreme-poor families in the Rupsha upazila of Khulna are getting benefit from the government’s “Amar Bari, Amar Khamar (ABAK)” project, one of the 10 priority...


83957. IBBL Rangpur Zone holds biz dev confcePublished: August 24, 2019 18:03:29

Rangpur Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized Business Development Conference at Prime Medical College Auditorium in Rangpur on Saturday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director & CEO of the...


83958. Buytickets.com.bd to use EBL SKYPAYPublished: August 24, 2019 17:55:19

Buytickets.com.bd, an emerging online travel service provider of the country to use EBL SKYPAY, online payment gateway of Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL). EBL SKYPAY is powered by advanced Mastercard Payment...


83959. They using Bangabandhu’s portraits, name for plundering: Dr KamalPublished: August 24, 2019 17:20:45

Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said those making their own fortunes depriving people of their ownership of the country and voting rights using the name and portraits of...


83960. Rahul Gandhi to visit embattled KashmirPublished: August 24, 2019 17:16:25

Congress' Rahul Gandhi and leaders from various opposition parties will visit the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday where restrictions have been imposed since the central government revoked...


83961. Road crash claims eight lives in FaridpurPublished: August 24, 2019 17:08:03

At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus plunged into a roadside ditch during negotiating a bridge in Faridpur on Saturday. The accident occurred on...


83962. China releases British consulate worker detained at borderPublished: August 24, 2019 16:56:51

A worker at the UK consulate in Hong Kong has been released by mainland China after being held at the border, Chinese police in Shenzhen have said. Simon Cheng went...


83963. Global disputes likely to thwart unity at G7 summitPublished: August 24, 2019 16:50:44

Leaders of the G7 nations began arriving in France on Saturday for a summit as a US-China row over protectionism highlighted President Emmanuel Macron’s tough task in delivering real results...


83964. Violence forces 1.9m children out of school in Africa: UNPublished: August 24, 2019 15:48:00

More than 1.9 million children across a swath of eight West and Central African countries have been forced out of their schools by violence, a UN spokeswoman said on Friday....


83965. Rohingya return: US for squarely pressuring MyanmarPublished: August 24, 2019 15:20:37

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Saturday said they will continue to put pressure on Myanmar to create conditions on the ground for the “voluntary, safe, dignified and...


83966. Army sergeant dies in Bogura road crashPublished: August 24, 2019 15:12:44

An army sergeant was killed and six others injured after a passenger bus overturned at Rahobol on Rangpur-Bogura Highway in Shibganj upazila of Bogura district on Saturday. The deceased was...


83967. Buy Tickets opts for EBL SKYPAYPublished: August 24, 2019 14:49:44

Online travel service provider Buytickets.com.bd is set to use EBL SKYPAY, online payment gateway of Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL). Customers of Buy Tickets will now be able to make payments...


83968. PM pays tributes to NAP president Muzaffar AhmedPublished: August 24, 2019 14:26:13

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina today (Saturday) paid rich tributes to one of the political luminaries of the country and Bangladesh National Awami Party-NAP (Muzaffar) president Professor Muzaffar Ahmed. The prime...


83969. Man ‘kills’ son in SherpurPublished: August 24, 2019 14:25:07

A young man was reportedly hacked to death by his father during an altercation at Dhatiapara village in Sherpur Sadar upazila on Saturday morning, police said. The deceased was identified...


83970. Putin orders to prepare "symmetrical response" to US missile testPublished: August 24, 2019 14:16:22

Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the government to adopt elaborate measures in response to the US test of a missile previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF)...


83971. Former India finance minister Arun Jaitley passes awayPublished: August 24, 2019 13:59:25

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley has died at Delhi's AIIMS hospital, days after he was admitted following complaints of breathlessness. He was 66. In a brief statement, the hospital said...


83972. 18 new dengue patients hospitalised in Cumilla hospitalsPublished: August 24, 2019 13:24:52

At least 18 new patients were admitted with dengue to Cumilla Medical College Hospital and other hospitals in the district in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning. Dr Mujibur...


83973. ‘Robber’ dies in Sylhet ‘gunfight’Published: August 24, 2019 13:14:13

A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Maricha border area in Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdus Shaheed...


83974. North Korea fires two more short-range missilesPublished: August 24, 2019 13:06:18

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a series...


83975. Bangladesh plans large scale meat exportPublished: August 24, 2019 12:58:16

Once highly dependent on Indian cattle for meeting the huge demand of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha, Bangladesh is now planning a large-scale export of cattle meat as local farms have...


83976. Walton teams up with Amazon to export products to AmericaPublished: August 24, 2019 12:33:45

From now on, electronics and ICT products of Walton will be available in America. In this regard, Walton has signed a deal with global e-commerce giant Amazon. Under the agreement,...


83977. Jubo League leader murder: Two Rohingyas die in ‘gunfight’Published: August 24, 2019 12:12:06

Two Rohingya youths, suspects in the murder of Jubo League Leader Omar Faruk, were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday. The...


83978. Lightning strike in Satkhira kills farmerPublished: August 24, 2019 11:57:38

A farmer was killed and another injured in a lightning strike at Jalalabad village in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain, 30,...


83979. Angry mob in Chuadanga lynch manPublished: August 24, 2019 11:13:35

A man has been lynched by an angry mob for allegedly stabbing another person to death in Amirpur village of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila. Akbar Ali, 35, fatally wounded a man...


83980. Hosts in Cox's Bazar losing patience with Rohingya refugeesPublished: August 24, 2019 11:08:56

Aged between 10 and 15, with signs of anger clear in their faces and sticks in hands, the boys were vandalising signboards and billboards of different nongovernment organisations inside a...


83981. Farm credit disbursement falls 15 per cent in JulyPublished: August 24, 2019 10:53:51

Farm credit disbursement dropped by over 15 per cent in July, the first month of the current fiscal year (FY), 2019-20, mainly due to flood at different parts of the...


83982. US-China trade war spirals in latest tit-for-tatPublished: August 24, 2019 10:46:37

US President Donald Trump on Friday lashed back at a new round of Chinese tariffs by heaping an additional 5.0 per cent duty on some $550 billion in targeted Chinese...


83983. Weekly review: Stocks ride four-week winning streakPublished: August 24, 2019 10:41:15

Stocks maintained their gaining streak for the fourth straight week that ended on Thursday, with investors showing their appetite for June year-end companies' shares. It was also the first week...


83984. United Power lights up weekly turnover chartPublished: August 24, 2019 10:36:24

Ten most traded companies accounted for 29 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with the United Power Generation & Distribution Company bagging...


83985. Ring Shine IPO subscription opens tomorrowPublished: August 24, 2019 10:34:39

The initial public offering (IPO) of shares in Ring Shine Textiles Ltd. will open for subscription tomorrow (Sunday), as the company aims to raise a fund of Tk 1.50 billion...


83986. Brazil sends army to fight Amazon fires after EU threatPublished: August 24, 2019 10:33:05

European leaders on Friday threatened to tear up a trade deal with South America, reflecting growing international anger at Brazil as a record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest...


83987. Surge in agri input prices set to cost Aman farmingPublished: August 24, 2019 10:12:57

A significant rise in the prices of different agricultural inputs is set to push up Aman plantation costs, especially in 28 flood-hit districts this year, according to experts and farmers....


83988. Shipbuilding policy soon to tap export potentialPublished: August 24, 2019 10:11:37

The government has drafted the shipbuilding industry development policy-2019 with an eye to developing the sector in view of its export potential, officials said. Under the move, industries ministry has...


83989. UK wants equal treatment for all RMG operatorsPublished: August 24, 2019 10:06:21

The United Kingdom (UK) is worried over the growing incentive packages for domestic apparel manufacturers as such facilities have caused widening disadvantages to foreign-owned clothing units inside the export processing...


83990. Police favour e-sealing for goods containersPublished: August 24, 2019 09:53:37

Law enforcement agencies favour application of the digital lock rules, but businesses oppose the system fearing cost escalation. The digital system allows exporters to self-guard their containers using electronic seals....


83991. Why jaywalking?    Published: August 23, 2019 22:20:44

Crossing the road wherever pedestrians prefer and whenever they like has now become a deplorable habit in the city of Dhaka.  A large number of pedestrians are used to crossing...


83992. Maintaining socio-economic progress  Published: August 23, 2019 22:19:29

According to available statistics prepared by the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2016 (HIES) of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), 80 per cent households in Bangladesh have access to...


83993. CETP – will impasse be over now?  Published: August 23, 2019 22:16:57

So, at long last the problem with the central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at Savar tannery estate is going to be over! Reports, quoting industries ministry officials, say the much...


83994. On way to Salem at ungodly hourPublished: August 23, 2019 21:42:34

Ooty left us spellbound. It was really hard to extricate us from the hypnotic spell the resort cast on us. We lamented that we could not spare another day. This...


83995. Artificial Intelligence transforming real estate bizPublished: August 23, 2019 21:39:52

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the breakthrough invention of technology which emphasises the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. It has the capacity to exceptionally change the...


83996. The high-growth promise of an integrated AfricaPublished: August 23, 2019 21:38:42

At a time when the United States, once a standard bearer of multilateralism, is embracing protectionism, Africa has taken a bold step in the opposite direction, creating the world's largest...


83997. Success in SudanPublished: August 23, 2019 21:37:30

Mediating a deadlocked political dispute is difficult work in the best of times. Mediating the conflict in Sudan between military rulers and opposition demonstrators - following the dramatic ouster of...


83998. NAP chief Prof Muzaffar Ahmad diesPublished: August 23, 2019 21:16:09

National Awami Party (NAP) President Professor Muzaffar Ahmad, a member of the advisory council of the Liberation War-time government, has died at a hospital in Dhaka. The 97-year old politician,...


83999. BD hopes US, Canada to send back Bangabandhu’s killersPublished: August 23, 2019 21:07:51

Bangladesh expects the United States and Canada to make a “difference” by sending back killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and help execute the court verdict...


84000. Planetary thinking: Survival of humanityPublished: August 23, 2019 20:48:00

The Swedish climate truthsayer Greta Thunberg has set sail for the United States in a zero-emissions racing yacht to generate waves in a different part of the world - including...