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98401. Where society falters to pick its loose ends  Published: January 03, 2019 22:27:25

Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive But to be young was very heavenly This is how William Wordsworth poignantly pays his deepest tribute to the French Revolution....


98402. Usefulness of BRTPublished: January 03, 2019 22:18:19

With the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) seeking help from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) for developing an operational design and business model suitable for Dhaka North's...


98403. Menu for 2019: Cheese Please (only for your ease)Published: January 03, 2019 21:54:02

We're losing that sprightly feeling. From 1954/1956, Alfred E. Newman's "Mad Magazine" depiction captured it most poignantly: "What me worry?" His smile projected a sunny epoch. It was not just...


98404. How to handle the US-China trade talksPublished: January 03, 2019 21:15:21

Elaborate negotiations take tenacity, expertise and planning. They also take time. There are certainly real challenges in the  US-China relationship. And virtually all progress Washington makes with its Chinese counterparts...


98405. Social realism in Mrinal Sen's cinemaPublished: January 03, 2019 21:08:50

The last of the legendary South Asian film makers' trio --- Mrinal Sen (b 1923) passed away on December 30, 2018. The two others, Satyajit Ray (b 1921) and Ritwik...


98406. Setting the course of the economy in 2019Published: January 03, 2019 21:06:12

New year comes with a mix of expectations, challenges and opportunities. But nothing big can be delivered in a single year unless there are some measures already in place. In...


98407. J&J’s India sales dip 3.0pc in 2018Published: January 03, 2019 21:02:30

Johnson & Johnson's sales in India dipped 3.0 per cent in the year to March 2018, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday, as the US drugmaker grappled with the country's...


98408. Rangpur want to defend title as Khulna hope for good runPublished: January 03, 2019 21:00:02

The head coach of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) defending champions Rangpur Riders Tom Moddy said on Thursday his side was ready to defend the title in the upcoming season slated...


98409. Man United, Crystal Palace win but Chelsea frustrated by SaintsPublished: January 03, 2019 20:59:17

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United made it four wins out of four in the Premier League on Wednesday, beating Newcastle to close the gap on fourth-placed Chelsea, who were held...


98410. Motorola’s new smartphones to hit BD market on Jan 5Published: January 03, 2019 20:58:10

Motorola's new smartphone 'MotorolaOne' will be available in Bangladesh from January 5. The phone runs on AndroidOne and packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset and an octa-core processor under the...


98411. Tax at source reduced in RMG sectorPublished: January 03, 2019 20:58:03

The tax at source in the export-oriented RMG sector has been reduced to 0.25 per cent from the existing 0.6 per cent in a bid to enhancing the competitive edge...


98412. KSA may cut Feb prices for heavy crude to AsiaPublished: January 03, 2019 20:44:31

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to cut February prices for heavier crude grades sold to Asia due to weaker fuel oil margins, respondents to a Reuters survey said...


98413. Journalist Mirza Shameem no morePublished: January 03, 2019 20:40:04

Journalist Mirza Shameem Akhter passed away at a city hospital on Thursday. He was 53. He left behind two brothers, one sister and a host of relatives to mourn his...


98414. Joypurhat potters attain solvencyPublished: January 03, 2019 20:32:05

JOYPURHAT, Jan 03: A good number of potters in the district have attained financial solvency in recent days. They make pots of different shapes and sizes according to the market...


98415. Cold wave disrupts life in northern regionPublished: January 03, 2019 20:14:54

The sweeping cold wave coupled with blowing cooler winds continued disrupting public life for the seventh consecutive day in the northern region of the country, officials and local citizens said....


98416. Indian firm to invest $10m in Meghna IEZPublished: January 03, 2019 20:03:53

An Indian private firm is set to make an initial investment of $10 million in one of the country’s economic zones to set up a factory to manufacture liquid ink....


98417. New cabinet members to take oath MondayPublished: January 03, 2019 19:35:53

Members of the upcoming cabinet will be sworn in on Monday. The oath-taking ceremony will be held at 3:00pm, said President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin while talking to reporters at...


98418. Bhutan, Fiji PMs greet HasinaPublished: January 03, 2019 19:28:02

Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering and Fijian Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her party Awami League’s victory in the 11th parliamentary elections....


98419. China rocket first to land on far side of moonPublished: January 03, 2019 19:27:08

A Chinese probe has made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, according to state media, in a groundbreaking mission in space exploration. The unmanned Chang'e 4...


98420. Waning iPhone demand highlights consumer anxiety in ChinaPublished: January 03, 2019 19:03:27

Apple's $1,000 iPhone is a tough sell to Chinese consumers jittery over an economic slump and the trade war with Washington. CEO Tim Cook told shareholders Wednesday that iPhone demand...


98421. 31 Rohingya people held in CumillaPublished: January 03, 2019 18:54:23

Police arrested 31 Rohingya people, including six women and 18 children, from Eidgah road intersection in Cumilla on Thursday. Md Salahuddin, inspector of Kotwali Model Police station, said on information,...


98422. Export earnings mark 14.42pc rise in first half of FY19Published: January 03, 2019 18:53:04

Export earnings from merchandise shipments during the first half of the current fiscal year (FY19) marked a 14.42 per cent rise than that of the corresponding period of the previous...


98423. Olivia Newton-John brushes aside death rumoursPublished: January 03, 2019 18:35:03

Olivia Newton-John has scotched speculation over her health and told fans "rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated". The Australian Grease star revealed in September she had been diagnosed...


98424. 15,000 hectares of land brought under wheat cultivation in PanchagarhPublished: January 03, 2019 18:25:24

A total of 15,000 hectares of land have been brought under wheat cultivation this season in the district with a production target of 62,000 metric tonnes of wheat. The Department...


98425. Fakhrul terms Dec 30 polls ‘cruel mockery’ with nationPublished: January 03, 2019 18:18:30

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the December 30 election was 'a cruel mockery' with the nation. "It was mockery, a cruel mockery with the nation,...


98426. Iran's health minister resigns over proposed budget cutsPublished: January 03, 2019 18:04:21

Iranian state TV says the health minister has resigned over spending cuts in a budget submitted to parliament last week. It says President Hassan Rouhani accepted Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh...


98427. President invites Hasina to form new govt Published: January 03, 2019 18:00:39

President Abdul Hamid on Thursday invited Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to form new government after her party's massive victory in the 11th national election. The President extended the invitation...


98428. Krishna Kaberi murderer to walk gallowsPublished: January 03, 2019 17:55:49

A Dhaka court has sentenced to death the sole suspect of the murder of college teacher Krishna Kaberi. Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 judge Judge Shahed Nuruddin announced the verdict for...


98429. Khaleda declines to comment on national electionPublished: January 03, 2019 17:33:51

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday declined to comment on the latest national election. "No comment," is what she said when reporters asked her about the December 30 polls after...


98430. Jatiya Party to join Grand Alliance govtPublished: January 03, 2019 17:19:13

Jatiya Party Parliamentary Party on Thursday decided to join the Awami League-led Grand Alliance government to 'contribute' to the country's further development under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina....


98431. Electrocution kills minor boy in TangailPublished: January 03, 2019 16:40:57

A minor boy died from electrocution in Basail municipality area of Tangail district on Thursday. The dead boy was identified as seven-year-old Jihad, son of mahor Ali, from Purbo Nayapara...


98432. Ex SA President Zuma in row over music albumPublished: January 03, 2019 16:34:25

South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma is embroiled in a new political row - after signing an unexpected record deal. The eThekwini district agreed to fund an album of protest songs...


98433. DSE turnover hits four months highPublished: January 03, 2019 15:52:08

Daily trade turnover on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit four months on Thursday as investors put fresh stakes on stocks amid growing confidence after peaceful national election. Turnover, a crucial...


98434. Vietnam earns $8.8b from seafood export in 2018Published: January 03, 2019 15:38:56

Vietnam earned over 8.8 billion US dollars from exporting seafood in the previous year, mainly prawns and catfish, posting a year-on-year increase of 6.3 per cent, according to government data....


98435. BNP won't be part of new parliament eitherPublished: January 03, 2019 15:26:53

The BNP leaders who won seats in the parliamentary election will not take the oath of office, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam has said. He was speaking to...


98436. For Shanahan, a very public debut in Trump's cabinetPublished: January 03, 2019 15:19:56

Patrick Shanahan was thrust into the spotlight during his debut as acting US defense secretary on Wednesday, sitting next to President Donald Trump as he publicly disparaged Shanahan’s predecessor, lampooned...


98437. Protests paralyse India’s Kerala after women enter templePublished: January 03, 2019 14:50:35

Conservative Hindu groups forced India’s southern state of Kerala to a standstill on Thursday as they protested against the state government for allowing two women to defy an ancient ban...


98438. Chinese coffee chain Luckin aims to open 2500 stores this yearPublished: January 03, 2019 14:45:46

Chinese coffee startup Luckin is aiming to open 2,500 new stores this year and overtake Starbucks Corp as the largest coffee chain by number of outlets in the world’s second-biggest...


98439. Police arrest local AL leader over gang-rape in NoakhaliPublished: January 03, 2019 14:45:39

A local Awami League leader and another suspect have been arrested over the gang-rape of a woman in Noakhali on the election day. Ruhul Amin, a publication secretary of the...


98440. Plastic factory catches fire in cityPublished: January 03, 2019 14:22:14

A fire broke out at a plastic factory at West Islambagh in Dhaka city's Lalbagh area on Thursday. Ershadul Islam, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Control Room,...


98441. Flight from Bangkok misses arrival schedulePublished: January 03, 2019 14:21:33

One flight of Thai Airways has failed to meet its arrival schedule at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka on Thursday. A flight from Bangkok was scheduled to arrive...


98442. Army succeeds in gaining public confidence: Gen AzizPublished: January 03, 2019 14:18:09

Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed on Thursday said the army has been successful in gaining the confidence of people by properly performing their duties during the parliamentary elections....


98443. Death toll jumps to 37 in Russian apartment gas explosionPublished: January 03, 2019 14:16:26

Thirty-seven bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a Russian apartment building that partially collapsed this week after an apparent gas explosion, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday. The...


98444. Kim, Kanye expecting fourth childPublished: January 03, 2019 14:15:48

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting a fourth child - again using a surrogate, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday. Celebrity magazines Us Weekly and People quoted sources...


98445. PM to meet President todayPublished: January 03, 2019 13:59:57

After her party's massive victory in the 11th parliamentary election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to meet President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban today (Thursday). The Prime Minister is scheduled...


98446. NASA's New Horizons releases first images of entire new worldPublished: January 03, 2019 13:58:40

Scientists from NASA's New Horizons mission on Wednesday released the first detailed images of the most distant object ever explored - the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule, unveiling the...


98447. Scientists invent new device to treat Parkinson's diseasePublished: January 03, 2019 13:44:52

Scientists from University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) on the western US coast have invented a wireless controlled neurostimulator that could provide fine-tuned treatments to patients with diseases like epilepsy...


98448. DMP collects over Tk 2.2m in fines from traffic offendersPublished: January 03, 2019 13:17:07

Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday realised Tk 2.228 million in fines from traffic offenders in the city. Besides, a total of 4,106 cases were also...


98449. For Warren Buffett, sinking Apple shares a wish come truePublished: January 03, 2019 13:13:03

Billionaire Warren Buffett has said he would love to see Apple Inc shares decline in price so he could buy more. He is getting his wish. Apple’s warning on Wednesday...


98450. Tesla cuts US prices on all vehicles, shares dropPublished: January 03, 2019 13:03:59

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Wednesday cut US prices for all its vehicles to offset lower green tax credits, and fell short on quarterly deliveries of its mass-market Model 3 sedan,...