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100251. DSE sends RD Food to ‘B’ categoryPublished: December 09, 2018 12:43:38

Rangpur Dairy & Food Products is set to place in ‘B’ category from existing ‘A’ category with effect from Monday (December 10), said an official disclosure on Sunday. The prime...


100252. Bikroy.com arranges story writing competition on Victory DayPublished: December 09, 2018 12:42:37

Bikroy.com, the largest marketplace of Bangladesh, has launched #ILoveBangladesh - story writing competition on the occasion of this Victory Day. In this competition, participants can write a story or make...


100253. India to hold top remittance-receiving country in 2018Published: December 09, 2018 12:24:25

India will retain its position as the world's top recipient of remittances this year with its diaspora sending a whopping 80 billion US dollar back home, the World Bank has...


100254. US writer apologises for calling Priyanka a ‘scam artist’Published: December 09, 2018 12:14:26

A US journalist has apologised after writing that Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra was a "scam artist" who had trapped US singer Nick Jonas into marrying her to further her career....


100255. Bangladeshi scientist makes cancer test easyPublished: December 09, 2018 12:10:30

A Bangladeshi scientist and two other researchers have made a breakthrough in cancer testing by inventing a new method that is as simple as a blood test. But it will...


100256. Messi stunners help Barca thrash Espanyol in derbyPublished: December 09, 2018 11:37:42

Lionel Messi scored two spectacular free kicks as Barcelona thrashed local rivals Espanyol 4-0 in Saturday’s Catalan derby to move three points clear at the top of La Liga. The...


100257. Prime Life Ins recommends 15pc dividendPublished: December 09, 2018 11:36:08

The board of directors of Prime Life Insurance Company Limited has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. The final approval of dividend...


100258. Stocks show mixed trend at openingPublished: December 09, 2018 11:33:20

Stocks showed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Sunday as investors mostly followed cautious stance ahead of national elections. Following the previous week’s correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange...


100259. 25 medical students suffer injuries in Cumilla road mishapPublished: December 09, 2018 11:02:32

At least 25 students of a private medical college were injured in a road crash on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla’s Mainamati cantonment area on Saturday night. Mainamati Highway police sources...


100260. China warns Canada to free Huawei CFO or face ramificationPublished: December 09, 2018 10:54:27

China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s [HWT.UL] chief financial officer, calling the case “extremely nasty.”...


100261. BD teams make it to Top 4Published: December 09, 2018 10:53:06

For the first time, two projects prepared by Bangladeshi teams have been named at the top four in two separate categories of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s international challenge....


100262. Laurels for best transport servicesPublished: December 09, 2018 10:50:25

Two bus owners and 48 drivers have been honoured for their contribution to providing better, passenger-friendly services in the public transport sector. Mostafa Azad Chowdhury of Agamoni Express and Romesh...


100263. Women entrepreneurs fall far behind othersPublished: December 09, 2018 10:46:03

Women entrepreneurs have fallen far behind others in getting access to SME loans over the years though the overall SME financing keeps rising. According to data available with the central...


100264. 500 workers remain stranded in KuwaitPublished: December 09, 2018 10:41:25

At least 500 jobless Bangladeshi workers have remained stranded in Kuwait for a long time, officials and family members said. The workers were trapped by brokers in Bangladesh and some...


100265. Auditors see incomplete information in Central PharmaceuticalsPublished: December 09, 2018 10:41:07

The auditor has issued 'qualified' status on Central Pharmaceuticals for incomplete information found in the company's audit report for the year ended on June 30, 2018. According to basis of...


100266. Iran says sanctions may lead to deluge of drugs on westPublished: December 09, 2018 10:40:52

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted a “deluge” of drugs, refugees and attacks on the West if US sanctions weaken Iran’s ability to contain them.  “I warn those who impose sanctions...


100267. ICB approves 35 per cent dividendPublished: December 09, 2018 10:32:13

The 42nd annual general meeting (AGM) of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) was held at a city hotel on Saturday, according to a statement. The AGM approved 35 per cent...


100268. 75,478 hectares of land come under Rabi crop farming in Sylhet divisionPublished: December 09, 2018 10:32:05

SYLHET, Dec 08: A total of 75,478 hectares of land have been brought under the cultivation of crops and vegetables in Sylhet division during the current Rabi season. Potato, gourd,...


100269. Tigers face West Indies in first ODI todayPublished: December 09, 2018 10:30:59

After the lopsided Test series, Bangladesh and West Indies are all set to lock horn in the three-match One Day International (ODI) day-night encounter at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur...


100270. RMG exports to India grow 165pc in first five monthsPublished: December 09, 2018 10:00:13

The country's readymade garment exports to India grew by more than 165 per cent to US$ 232.39 million during the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY 2018-19)...


100271. RHD seeks to buy eight vehicles for 28-km road-widening projectPublished: December 09, 2018 09:56:58

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) will purchase eight vehicles for a project under which 28-kilometre district road in Tangail will be widened, officials said on Saturday. They said it...


100272. Berthing delays ease at Ctg portPublished: December 09, 2018 09:53:49

Berthing delays in container vessels at outer anchorage of the Chittagong Port has eased significantly over the past week. This has brought down the number of vessels waiting far from...


100273. Scams cost banking sector Tk 225b in 10 yrs: CPDPublished: December 09, 2018 09:50:40

Experts at a seminar in the capital on Saturday called for finding ways to keep the banking sector away from "patronage politics". The central bank needs to come out of...


100274. The silent ravages of hepatitis  Published: December 08, 2018 22:20:32

Thanks to regular awareness campaigns, educated, and even moderately educated, people are seen becoming conscious of the dreadful disease of hepatitis. In the remote Bangladesh villages, the disease is still...


100275. Fostering new generation of entrepreneurs    Published: December 08, 2018 22:15:36

There is no alternative to Bangladesh for fostering entrepreneurship with required policy, fund and other support if the country wants to be a developed economy by 2041. In order to...


100276. We're not your hired gun, Imran tells USPublished: December 08, 2018 22:09:58

ISLAMABAD, Dec 08 (Reuters): Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the US of "pushing Pakistan away" and said he would never want to have a relation with Washington where...


100277. Rivalry over LPG marketing  Published: December 08, 2018 22:08:01

It is a fight between the suppliers and the bottlers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) over 'compliance' issues. But the consumers, as happens in most cases, are the ultimate sufferers...


100278. G20 Summit 2018: A pause in trade war or a spinPublished: December 08, 2018 21:55:24

As the G20 Summit was being held in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina on November 30-December 01, the country itself had been in economic turmoil for quite a...


100279. 48 BD students get Cambridge ‘Top in World’ awardsPublished: December 08, 2018 21:50:26

Forty-eight Bangladeshi students have won 'Top in the World' awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International) for their exceptional performance in the June 2018 Cambridge examination series. Students from...


100280. Bangladesh, Nepal to form technical teams for energy explorationPublished: December 08, 2018 21:47:56

Bangladesh and Nepal will form two technical teams to conduct feasibility studies on three aspects of potential energy cooperation between the two nations. According to official sources, the decision was...


100281. Putting the public back in public healthPublished: December 08, 2018 21:28:09

The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) marked its 70th birthday this year, so this is a good time to reflect on the NHS's past and consider its future. The...


100282. Earthquake preparedness: A comprehensive approachPublished: December 08, 2018 21:21:33

In the last couple of years, earthquake, an unpredictable but impending threat for our country sparked much discussion regarding the possible disastrous consequences. The country is historically exposed to a...


100283. Embryos, justice, and personal responsibilityPublished: December 08, 2018 21:15:01

A Chinese scientist's claims to have created the world's first genetically edited babies have injected a new sense of urgency into the discussions about ethics and social and personal responsibility...


100284. Hawlader becomes special assistant of ErshadPublished: December 08, 2018 21:09:19

Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad has appointed his party's presidium member Ruhul Amin Hawlader as his special assistant giving him the second position in the party. The new development...


100285. Seven held over question paper leakPublished: December 08, 2018 21:01:34

Crime Investigation Division of Detective Branch in simultaneous drives arrested seven people from different parts of the city on Friday night in connection with the leakage of the question paper...


100286. 'SAARC will realise fullest potential of region'Published: December 08, 2018 20:26:04

Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Amjad Hussain B. Sial has said the association will be able to realise the fullest potential of the region....


100287. RAB arrests ‘JMB man’ in JhenaidahPublished: December 08, 2018 19:55:29

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested an alleged member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Chandipur Bazar under Sadar upazila in Jhenaidah early Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Milon...


100288. RAB arrests BNP leader in capitalPublished: December 08, 2018 19:35:11

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested a ward-level BNP leader of Dhaka North city unit from his Khilgaon residence early Saturday. The arrestee is Mirza Hasan Imam alias Bulu, 50,...


100289. Supporters of BNP's deprived nomination seekers attack Khaleda’s officePublished: December 08, 2018 19:26:14

Supporters of some deprived nomination seekers attacked party chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office on Saturday evening and staged demonstration there. Source said, several hundred supporters BNP international affairs secretary ANM...


100290. No technocrat minister from December 9: QuaderPublished: December 08, 2018 19:01:42

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said there will be no technocrat minister in the cabinet from December 9. The road transport and bridges minister gave the information while...


100291. Refrain from interfering in banking sector, CPD urges political partiesPublished: December 08, 2018 19:01:27

Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Saturday urged the political parties to pledge in their manifestos, to be announced for the 11th parliamentary...


100292. Thousands of migrants trapped in Bosnia as winter arrivesPublished: December 08, 2018 18:48:00

His right arm was swollen and badly bruised. He didn’t so much walk as shuffle because of injuries to his legs that, like those elsewhere on his body, he said...


100293. Khaleda disqualified for election as EC rejects appealsPublished: December 08, 2018 18:28:24

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is now unable to participate in the 11th parliamentary election as the Election Commission have declared her all three nomination papers invalid. The five-member Election Commission,...


100294. Paris police fires tear gas at protestersPublished: December 08, 2018 18:19:38

Police in Paris have fired tear gas on protesters as a fourth weekend of anti-government protests turned violent on Saturday. Up to 5,000 people have gathered in the city centre,...


100295. Hasina requests rebel contestants to withdraw candidaciesPublished: December 08, 2018 17:49:19

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has urged the rebel candidates to withdraw their nominations and start working in support of those who were nominated by the ruling party. She assured...


100296. Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival screens four Bangladeshi filmsPublished: December 08, 2018 17:38:46

Four Bangladeshi feature films were screened at the 5th Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival-2018 that drew captivating attention among the Bengali community living in the India’s Telengana state. The 3-day festival...


100297. CPD to form Citizen Commission for banks after pollsPublished: December 08, 2018 17:35:05

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will form a Citizen Commission after the general election to address transparency in the country’s banking sector. The Citizen Commission will provide recommendations to...


100298. Morshed Khan gets candidacy backPublished: December 08, 2018 17:19:27

The Election Commission (EC) has restored the nomination of former Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan for the coming 11th parliamentary election upon review. The BNP leader submitted his application for...


100299. Don’t succumb to pressure: AL to ECPublished: December 08, 2018 17:08:02

The ruling Awami League has warned the Election Commission not to give in to any form of pressure. A delegation from the party spoke to the EC on Saturday before...


100300. Three domestic flights depart late from HSIAPublished: December 08, 2018 17:03:23

Three domestic flights of different airlines have failed to meet their departure schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was scheduled...