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103701. Father Marino laid to eternal rest in BagerhatPublished: October 21, 2018 17:45:06

Father Marino Rigon, Italian-born Bangladesh's honorary citizen and freedom fighter, was laid to eternal rest beside Saint Paul's Church in Bagerhat district on Sunday, a year after his death. A...


103702. Angry mob pelts stones at police at site of Indian rail accidentPublished: October 21, 2018 17:40:14

An angry mob threw stones at police on Sunday near the site of a deadly railway accident in north India, demanding immediate financial compensation for the families of the victims...


103703. PM to address press conference on MondayPublished: October 21, 2018 17:25:26

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Sunday to brief the media about her just-concluded Saudi Arabia visit. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim on Sunday said the...


103704. Tigers recover from shaky startPublished: October 21, 2018 17:15:44

Opener Imrul Kayes has scored a half-century as he helps Bangladesh to recover after a shaky start to their first match against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's Tendai Chatara picked up the wickets...


103705. Jamalpur court issues arrest warrant against MainulPublished: October 21, 2018 17:05:18

A court in Jamalpur district has issued a warrant to arrest Barrister Mainul Hosein in a defamation case filed for hurling abusive words at journalist Masuda Bhatti in a television...


103706. Country now an ‘AL colony’: RizviPublished: October 21, 2018 16:42:12

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that their leaders and activists have now became second-class citizens as the country has turned into an 'Awami League...


103707. Telugu, Bengali mark a rise in USPublished: October 21, 2018 16:16:36

Think of the most commonly-spoken languages other than English in the United States - Telugu from southern India stood first, while Bengali is considered the second most rising language in...


103708. Australia stares at hung parliamentPublished: October 21, 2018 15:35:28

As the count from a crucial Australian by-election dragged into Sunday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced the possibility that his Liberal party may have been too quick to concede a...


103709. 'US exit from nuclear treaty would be a dangerous step'Published: October 21, 2018 15:32:12

Washington’s planned withdrawal from the international Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty would be a very dangerous step, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying by TASS news agency...


103710. New drug to sustain oxygen-starved heartsPublished: October 21, 2018 15:14:54

American scientists at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a new drug that can restore the function of oxygen-starved heart tissue under the conditions of hypoxia, according to...


103711. BGB recovers eight smuggled air gunes in JashorePublished: October 21, 2018 14:57:48

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered eight air guns smuggled from India at Daulatpur in Chowgachha upazila of Jashore on Sunday morning. Being tipped off, a team of BGB...


103712. Bangladesh bat first, hand debut to Fazle RabbiPublished: October 21, 2018 14:47:49

Tigers have elected to bat first in the first ODI international of UCB Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Series 2018 as Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium...


103713. Scientists discover deep sea cucumber in oceanPublished: October 21, 2018 14:44:59

Australian scientists studying the Antarctic have filmed what they said is a highly unusual sea cucumber, marking first time the organism has been spotted deep in the Southern Ocean, local...


103714. Minister Inu hints at amending Digital Security ActPublished: October 21, 2018 14:41:04

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has hinted at the possibility of revisions to the newly introduced Digital Security Act. “All laws can be changed or amended,” he said at the...


103715. 9th Bangladesh Denim Expo kicks off Nov 7Published: October 21, 2018 14:17:56

The 9th edition of Bangladesh Denim Expo is going to be held on 7th and 8th November at the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka with a special theme focusing...


103716. Court scraps bail, Amir Khosru in jailPublished: October 21, 2018 14:11:54

A court has scrapped the bail of BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in an ICT Act case and sent him to jail. Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Akbar...


103717. Writ seeks stay on admission procedure of DU ‘Gha’ unitPublished: October 21, 2018 14:06:12

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking a stay order on the admission procedure of 'Gha' unit for 2018-2019 academic session under Social Science Faculty of...


103718. Bikroy holds the top position among local websitesPublished: October 21, 2018 14:01:59

Bikroy.com, the largest marketplace of Bangladesh became the ‘Top-of-Mind’ website among all the buying-selling websites. It was disclosed in a recent research conducted by Somra MBL Ltd. titled as 'Online...


103719. Four Bangladeshis die in South Africa firePublished: October 21, 2018 13:54:17

Four Bangladeshis including three members of the family were killed after a fire broke out in South Africa in the early hours of Saturday. The victims are two siblings -...


103720. Standard Bank CEO presents paper in Japan seminarPublished: October 21, 2018 13:49:46

Mr Mamun-Ur-Rashid, Managing Director & CEO of Standard Bank Limited presented a keynote paper at a seminar on Innovation for Growth and Development in the Developing Countries organised for the...


103721. Iran's Rouhani appoints new economy ministerPublished: October 21, 2018 13:48:04

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed Farhad Dejpasand as the new economy and finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, state television reported. Rouhani also appointed a new urban development...


103722. Woman dies in suspected gas explosion in LondonPublished: October 21, 2018 13:45:54

A woman has died in a suspected gas explosion in north-west London. A first-floor flat was destroyed in the blast in Fulbeck Way, Harrow, just before 01:00 BST. Another woman,...


103723. Bangladeshi worker dies, four others missing after Malaysia landslidePublished: October 21, 2018 13:45:49

A Bangladeshi national was among four foreign workers killed in a landslide at a construction site in the northwest Malaysian state of Penang. Four other Bangladeshi nationals are among the...


103724. NRB Bank arranges School Banking CampaignPublished: October 21, 2018 13:44:35

NRB Bank as a lead bank, arranged School Banking Campaign 2018 at Kobi Nazrul Islam Auditorium, Sylhet recently. Mr. Syed Tariquzzaman, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank was present as chief...


103725. Int'l tourism fair begins in Ctg on October 25Published: October 21, 2018 13:35:08

A three-day international tourism fair 'Chittagong Travel Mart-2018' begins in the port city of Chattogram on October 25. The Bangladesh Monitor, the premier travel fortnightly of the country is organising...


103726. BIBM seminar on leadership approaches, governance MondayPublished: October 21, 2018 13:29:44

Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management will hold a seminar on “Leadership Approaches, Governance and Emotional Intelligence: The Case of the Banking Industry of Bangladesh”at the BIBM Auditorium on Monday. S....


103727. Midland Bank opens new branch at NababganjPublished: October 21, 2018 13:26:09

Midland Bank Limited has recently inaugurated its Paragram Branch at 11 No Kailail Union of Nababganj in the capital. Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director and CEO of the bank was the...


103728. Police recover two bodies from Turag fieldPublished: October 21, 2018 13:05:45

Police have recovered the decomposing bodies of two men from a Kashful field in Dhaka’s Turag area. The bodies were recovered from the Kashful field in Uttara-16 sector around midnight...


103729. Messi injury mars Barca's win against SevillaPublished: October 21, 2018 13:02:03

Barcelona snapped a four-match winless run in La Liga with a 4-2 home victory over title rivals Sevilla on Saturday to reclaim top spot but the triumph was marred by...


103730. PM says govt to do everything to cope with tech worldPublished: October 21, 2018 12:40:00

Mentioning that science and technologies are like flowing rivers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will do whatever is needed to cope with the fast-changing world to...


103731. DSE opens mixedPublished: October 21, 2018 12:21:41

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was in a correction mood on Sunday morning as the major sectors performed mixed. DSEX, the broad index of the Dhaka bourse, stood at 5371.21...


103732. Cop dies of injuries sustained in Gazipur road crashPublished: October 21, 2018 11:59:29

An assistant sub-inspector of Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP), who sustained injuries after being hit by a bus in Tongi on Saturday, died at National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation...


103733. Last session of current parliament starts SundayPublished: October 21, 2018 11:57:16

The last parliamentary session for the current government’s term will start on Sunday. The Working Advisory Committee will sit before the session begins at 4:30 pm to discuss the term...


103734. Israel delays eviction of West Bank Bedouin villagePublished: October 21, 2018 11:32:49

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday postponed the forced eviction of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, a government official said. The fate of Khan al-Ahmar has...


103735. US will pull out of nuclear treaty with Russia: TrumpPublished: October 21, 2018 11:31:13

President Donald Trump has said the United States will exit the Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons, in a move that is likely...


103736. New Zealand condemns Khashoggi killing, quits Saudi summitPublished: October 21, 2018 11:30:52

New Zealand condemns the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi operatives and will not be attending an investment summit in Saudi Arabia, the government said in a statement on...


103737. Drive against food adulteration beginsPublished: October 21, 2018 11:19:24

The national food safety watchdog is well equipped to check adulterated food sales and discipline errant traders in Dhaka city. To protect consumer rights, the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA)...


103738. Nigeria market violence leaves 55 deadPublished: October 21, 2018 11:14:07

Sectarian violence sparked by a spat at a market has left 55 people dead in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Muslim and Christian youths reportedly clashed...


103739. Trump, Europeans call Saudi account incompletePublished: October 21, 2018 11:04:14

US President Donald Trump joined European leaders on Saturday in pushing Saudi Arabia for more answers about Jamal Khashoggi after Riyadh changed its story and acknowledged that the journalist died...


103740. Tigers face Zimbabwe in first ODI todayPublished: October 21, 2018 10:46:49

Bangladesh will take on visiting Zimbabwe in the first ODI of a three-match day-night series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today (Sunday). The match will begin at 2:30pm Bangladesh time...


103741. EPS of five companies upPublished: October 21, 2018 10:45:45

Some eight listed companies have disclosed their un-audited financial statements in last week for July-September (Q3), 2018. The earnings per share (EPS) of five companies marginally rose for July-September, 2018...


103742. Move to launch e-KYC soon for reaching out to unbankedPublished: October 21, 2018 10:35:20

A move is underway to introduce electronic KYC (know your client) soon as part of reaching out to the unbanked and excluded low income segment. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit...


103743. Dhaka, Moscow closing in on direct bankingPublished: October 21, 2018 10:28:03

Bangladesh and Russia are expected to reach a consensus over establishing direct banking channel and eliminating double taxation when top officials open talks tomorrow (Monday) in Moscow. The three-day bilateral...


103744. Number of BO accounts remains unchangedPublished: October 21, 2018 10:19:15

The number of BO (Beneficiary Owner's) accounts remained almost static in last ten months due to reduced IPO (initial public offering) quota for general investors, stock brokers said. They said...


103745. Four found dead beside highway in NarayanganjPublished: October 21, 2018 10:09:25

Four unidentified youths have been found dead beside the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Narayanganj’s Araihazar Upazila. The police who discovered the bodies on Sunday morning believe the four youths died in...


103746. New export policy to priotise denim, drug ingredients, footwearPublished: October 21, 2018 09:59:34

The government has finalised the draft export policy for the next three years through 2021, attaching highest priority to denim, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and footwear, officials said. Light engineering...


103747. Biman’s Dreamliner deployed on Doha, Kuwait routesPublished: October 21, 2018 09:45:05

The Biman Bangladesh Airlines authority has deployed Dreamliner 787 on Doha and Kuwait routes from mid-October after operating it to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur on a trial basis since September...


103748. Netflix cancels Marvel’s Luke CagePublished: October 20, 2018 22:22:26

Just a week after it announced that Iron Fist wouldn’t return for a third season, Marvel has revealed that another of its Netflix shows won’t continue: Luke Cage. The series...


103749. PM seeks teachers’ support to continue development pacePublished: October 20, 2018 22:12:19

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the support of university teachers in the coming election to continue the country’s current pace of development.  “We want your support so that country’s...


103750. Bracing for the dust invasion  Published: October 20, 2018 22:04:52

The Dhaka-dwellers who are physically or mentally allergic to dust ought to prepare themselves for worse times. Winter is not far away. Dozens of vital roads are being dug up...