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97701. DMP files 3,841 cases over traffic violationsPublished: January 13, 2019 14:05:26

Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a day-long drive filed a total of 3,841 cases against different modes of vehicles for violating traffic rules on Saturday. The...


97702. NCC Bank holds annual biz confce-2019Published: January 13, 2019 14:03:01

  A two-day long Executives & Branch Managers "Annual Business Conference-2019" of NCC Bank Ltd ended recently at Royal Tulip Beach Resort in Cox's Bazar. Md. Nurun Newaz Salim, Chairman...


97703. PM to invite all parties to talks again: QuaderPublished: January 13, 2019 13:59:02

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold talks with the parties and alliances she spoke to before the election at the Ganabhaban. The...


97704. China deploys AI to prevent blindnessPublished: January 13, 2019 13:53:16

A Chinese hospital on Thursday launched free consultations featuring artificial-intelligence (AI) cameras to detect ocular fundus diseases, which are a major cause of blindness. Deqing county hospital in Guangdong Province...


97705. BGMEA threatens to shut factories if unrest continuesPublished: January 13, 2019 13:50:21

The apparel sector’s apex body - BGMEA - has threatened to shut all the garment factories for an indefinite period unless the agitating workers join their respective workplaces from tomorrow...


97706. Southeast Bank arranges biz confcePublished: January 13, 2019 13:47:00

Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL) organised Business Policy and Planning Conference 2019 to evaluate the business position of the Bank at BRAC CDM (BCDM), Savar, Dhaka on January 12-13. Alamgir Kabir,...


97707. Russia to supply nuclear fuel for China’s fast-neutron reactorPublished: January 13, 2019 13:37:06

TVEL Fuel Company, a subsidiary of Russia’s state atomic energy corporation - Rosatom and CNLY, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have signed a contract for supply of...


97708. 20 hurt as RMG workers, police clash in AshuliaPublished: January 13, 2019 13:19:14

At least 20 workers of several readymade garment factories were injured in a clash with police in Narsinghapur area of Ashulia during the workers' demo for the seventh consecutive day...


97709. Low quality ridesharing helmets trigger concernsPublished: January 13, 2019 13:07:37

Passengers of ridesharing services have expressed their dissatisfaction over the low quality of the helmets supplied for free by the companies. An expert has also expressed concern over the use...


97710. Fire engulfs 50 houses in RangamatiPublished: January 13, 2019 13:06:04

At least 50 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Reserve Bazar Mosque Colony in the Rangamati district town on Sunday morning. The fire broke out in...


97711. Mango flowering starts early in RajshahiPublished: January 13, 2019 12:51:00

Although there are couple of weeks more to an ending winter, some of the mango trees have started sprouting early in Rajshahi region. Mango trees are sprouting early at various...


97712. ADB provides $200m to upgrade rural road network in BDPublished: January 13, 2019 12:44:00

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today (Sunday) signed agreements for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh. Monowar Ahmed, Secretary,...


97713. PM pays tributes to martyrs of Armed ForcesPublished: January 13, 2019 12:41:29

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid rich tributes to the martyred members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces on the occasion of the assumption of her office as the premier for...


97714. Missing Colombia’s FARC leader re-appears on videoPublished: January 13, 2019 12:30:38

A former commander of Colombia's FARC rebel group, Iván Márquez, has released a video six months after going into hiding. In the film, he accuses the government of betraying the...


97715. Saudi Arabia to set up $10b oil refinery in PakistanPublished: January 13, 2019 12:26:28

Saudi Arabia plans to set up a $10 billion oil refinery in Pakistan’s deepwater port of Gwadar, the Saudi energy minister said on Saturday, speaking at the Indian Ocean port...


97716. Worker dies after falling off building in SatkhiraPublished: January 13, 2019 12:18:43

A worker died after falling down from an under construction building in Satkhira district court premises on Sunday morning. The dead man was identified as Jewel Hossain of Bagharpara village...


97717. ‘New arrivals’ cloud Rohingya repatriation prospect Published: January 13, 2019 11:44:48

Despite Bangladesh’s “serious efforts” to resume the halted repatriation process, the recent deteriorating condition in Rakhine State of Myanmar has brought “much worries” among all concerned, clouding the repatriation prospect,...


97718. Cops detain 32 in Bagerhat anti-narcotics drivePublished: January 13, 2019 11:31:02

Police arrested a total of 32 people from nine upazilas of Bagerhat district in special drives conducted from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Police conducted the drives in nine upazilas...


97719. UK’s May warns of breach of trust on BrexitPublished: January 13, 2019 11:16:09

A failure to deliver Brexit would be "a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy", Prime Minister Theresa May has warned. Writing in the Sunday Express, Mrs May...


97720. Bourses open week on optimistic notePublished: January 13, 2019 11:05:31

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed an upward trend in the early hour of trading on Sunday as investors continued their buying spree on sector-wise...


97721. Bus rams into auto-rickshaw in Keraniganj, killing twoPublished: January 13, 2019 11:04:55

An auto-rickshaw driver and a passenger were killed when a bus rammed the vehicle at Abdullahpur stand area in Keraniganj on Sunday morning. The details of the deceased could not...


97722. BBS Cables, Olympic Industries dominate weekly turnover chartPublished: January 13, 2019 10:39:28

Top 10 turnover leaders featured a total transaction of above Tk 9.0 billion, snaring 18.28 per cent in last week on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The premier bourse featured a...


97723. Fire guts 35 shops at Bhola bazarPublished: January 13, 2019 10:37:56

At least 35 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Elisha Junction Bazar in Bhola sadar upazila on Saturday night. The fire originated from an electric short...


97724. Move on to import raw sugar for first timePublished: January 13, 2019 10:32:06

The government has made a move to import raw sugar to boost its stock, for the first time, to address huge shortages of the sweetener, officials said. Abul Rafique, chief...


97725. Meghna Petroleum approves 140pc cash dividendPublished: January 13, 2019 10:27:24

CHATTOGRAM: Meghna Petroleum Ltd has approved 140 per cent cash dividend for the fiscal year (FY) 2017-18 at the company's 40th annual general meeting here on Saturday. The company’s Chairman...


97726. 'Auditors need to sit more with banks, FIs' high-ups'Published: January 13, 2019 10:24:51

Auditors need to sit with the people involved with governance in banks and other financial institutions (FIs) regularly to overcome challenges for proper implementation of new auditor's report, experts said...


97727. United Power Generation witnesses steady growthPublished: January 13, 2019 10:22:12

United Power Generation & Distribution Company (UPGDC) posted a steady growth in dividend disbursement in last few years. During the period, the company's earnings per share (EPS) also rose moderately....


97728. 21 die in China coal mine collapsePublished: January 13, 2019 10:22:03

A coal mine roof collapse in northwest China’s Shaanxi province has killed 21 miners, according to a People’s Daily report run by the Reuters on Sunday. Saturday's accident is the...


97729. Huawei fires employee held for spying in PolandPublished: January 13, 2019 10:21:36

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei said on Saturday it had sacked an employee arrested in Poland on spying charges in a case that could intensify Western security concerns about the...


97730. Exporters seek corridor, cool-chain banks at HSIAPublished: January 13, 2019 10:08:06

The absence of a separate corridor at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) hurts exporters in maintaining quality of agro products bound for the European Union. Insiders said consignments are often...


97731. Lower fund demand prompts govt to go for cut in foreign aid allocationPublished: January 13, 2019 09:47:07

The government is likely to slash foreign aid allocation in the revised development budget as most of the ministries and agencies sought lower funds, officials said on Saturday. The lower...


97732. BD needs 4IR plan to reap benefits, say expertsPublished: January 13, 2019 09:43:16

Bangladesh needs to develop a Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) strategy on its own to cope with the next wave of global technological transformation, experts said on Saturday. They also called...


97733. RMG workers’ basic pay under three grades may go upPublished: January 13, 2019 09:41:32

The government committee has agreed, in principle, to raise basic pay of certain grades in the new wage structure for garment workers, insiders said. The committee, however, decided not to...


97734. PCBs to map out strategy for cutting soured loansPublished: January 13, 2019 09:39:28

Private commercial banks (PCBs) will devise strategies for curbing the volume of non-performing loans (NLPs) in the banking system. Chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) Syed Mahbubur Rahman...


97735. Heroes of mass upsurge and people's war  Published: January 12, 2019 22:18:44

The recent death of yet another Language Movement hero in Sherpur district may prompt many youths to repeat the question: How many people took part in the historic 1952 movement...


97736. Fresh pledge to curb NPL  Published: January 12, 2019 22:16:13

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said last week that the government would prepare a guideline to verify all classified loans in the banking sector and take necessary steps for curbing...


97737. Streamlining sale of savings tools  Published: January 12, 2019 22:13:17

If the government decision, albeit belated, to create a national database of buyers of government-sponsored savings instruments (sanchyapatras and bonds) and seek some basic information and documents from them is...


97738. Fully filling the Global FundPublished: January 12, 2019 21:59:42

The single most important public health measure of 2019 is the replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB), and Malaria. These three diseases, which currently kill around...


97739. IBBL earns deposit milestone of Tk 823 billionPublished: January 12, 2019 21:57:06

A two-day business development conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited began at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka on Saturday.   The conference disclosed that as on December 31, 2018 IBBL...


97740. The political crisis in FrancePublished: January 12, 2019 21:49:38

French President Emmanuel Macron appears to be struggling at the helm of his country. The whole trouble started on November 17, 2018   when people across France took to the streets...


97741. Saudi teen Rahaf arrives in Canada with asylumPublished: January 12, 2019 21:47:38

A Saudi teenager who fled her family and got stranded at a Bangkok airport has arrived in Canada after being granted asylum there. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, had been trying...


97742. BTRC plans to bring illegal handsets under surveillancePublished: January 12, 2019 21:18:23

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has taken a move to bring illegal mobile handsets under its surveillance. The BTRC says it has taken the initiative to prevent illegal imports,...


97743. Court convicts Indian guru for journalist's murderPublished: January 12, 2019 21:12:26

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (BBC): An Indian guru who is already in jail for rape has been convicted for the 2002 murder of a journalist.Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, leader of...


97744. The Rohingya - the forgotten genocide of our timePublished: January 12, 2019 21:11:40

The Rohingya are a minority community living in Rakhine State in Myanmar. The Muslim Rohingya are considered intruders into Buddhist Myanmar – illegal immigrants from bordering Bangladesh. They have been...


97745. Venezuela's Maduro government is 'illegitimate': PompeoPublished: January 12, 2019 21:03:31

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday described Venezuela’s government under President Nicolas Maduro as illegitimate. Mike Pompeo also said the United States would work with like-minded countries in...


97746. Dynamics of One Belt One RoadPublished: January 12, 2019 20:57:05

The Kunming Initiative, which is known as "BCIM (Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar) Economic Connectivity Forum for Regional Cooperation" began its journey in August 1999 in Kunming, capital of China's southwestern province of Yunnan....


97747. Vote margin disproves claims of rigging: JoyPublished: January 12, 2019 20:55:38

Prime Minister’s ICT affairs adviser Sajeeb Wajed Joy has said the opposition claims of vote rigging during 11th parliamentary election are mathematically impossible in view of the margin of votes...


97748. Banana growers hopeful of getting plentiful yield in RangpurPublished: January 12, 2019 20:53:40

RANGPUR, Jan 12: The growers of banana in different areas of the district are hopeful of getting a plentiful yield of the fruit during this year.According to the agriculturists, the...


97749. Surplus carrot output delights hundreds of Bogura farmersPublished: January 12, 2019 20:49:36

BOGURA, Jan 12: Surplus carrot output has brought smile to hundreds of farmers in Bogura region.Farmers of Dupchanchia, Kahaloo, Adamdighi, Sonatola, Sharikandi, Gabtoly, Sibganj, Serpur, Nandigram, Shajahanpur, Dhunot and Sadar...


97750. West Ham teenager Rice sinks ArsenalPublished: January 12, 2019 20:32:49

A superb finish by West Ham midfielder Declan Rice - the 19-year-old's first Premier League goal - earned his side a fine win and dented Arsenal's top-four ambitions on Saturday....