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107651. BASIC Bank MD resignsPublished: August 27, 2018 20:19:49

Muhammad Awal Khan has resigned as the managing director (MD) of the state-owned BASIC Bank Limited. Awal, who joined the BASIC Bank as MD on November 1 last for three...


107652. Women's selfies linked to income inequality: StudyPublished: August 27, 2018 19:11:50

Women tend to post attractive selfies online more in environments with greater economic inequality, rather than where they might be oppressed because of their gender. The findings, published in the...


107653. Quota movement leader Luma gets bailPublished: August 27, 2018 19:06:37

Lutfur Nahar Luma Sarkar, a student of Eden College and a leader of quota reform movement, have secured bail. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Subrata Ghose granted the bail petition...


107654. Indian co to supply 350 HD trucks to BangladeshPublished: August 27, 2018 19:05:13

  India based company Eicher Trucks and Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles, Monday announced that it has bagged an order for 350 heavy duty trucks from Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation...


107655. HC grants Khosru anticipatory bailPublished: August 27, 2018 18:50:23

The High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in two cases filed for 'instigating' the student movement over road safety and...


107656. RAB arrests four with 40,000 yaba in cityPublished: August 27, 2018 18:21:07

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four people and recovered 40,000 pieces of yaba tablets from the office of a courier service in the city's Dilkusha area on Monday....


107657. ‘Aug 21 attack state-sponsored’Published: August 27, 2018 18:11:25

Food Minister Qamrul Islam on Monday alleged that the August 21 grenade attack was unleashed on Sheikh Hasina in 2004 under the state patronage. He also accused Pakistan's intelligence agency,...


107658. Police finds stabbed body of mother, daughter in SolihullPublished: August 27, 2018 18:01:15

A 49-year-old mother and her 22-year-old daughter have been stabbed to death in a street in Solihull, England. West Midlands Police said they were treating the deaths of the pair,...


107659. Iran goes to UN court over US sanctionsPublished: August 27, 2018 17:55:02

Iran has filed a case with the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court, against renewed sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against Tehran. The lawsuit filed with the...


107660. ACC to quiz eight Petrobangla officials TuesdayPublished: August 27, 2018 17:38:14

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will interrogate Pretrobangla’s eight officials in connection with mysterious disappearance of a huge stack of coal from Barapukurua Coal Mine on Tuesday. On August 13, some...


107661. Ctg bulk consumers ‘not getting gas despite LNG supply’Published: August 27, 2018 17:30:47

Although the imported LNG supply to Chattagram began on August 18, the region is still experiencing 'huge gas shortage as the bulk consumers are not getting gas' to run their...


107662. 'BNP wants punishment of Aug 21 grenade attack'Published: August 27, 2018 17:29:35

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party wants exemplary punishment of the real perpetrators of the August 21 grenade attack. But he alleged that the government...


107663. Unknown disease in Chattogram: Probe team collects blood samplesPublished: August 27, 2018 17:20:19

A probe team has collected samples of blood from the sufferers of unknown disease that claimed four lives in Hathazari of Chattogram. The team consisting of the members of Institute...


107664. Banpara OC withdrawn after Natore road crashPublished: August 27, 2018 17:09:52

The officer-in-charge of Banpara Highway Police Station under Natore was withdrawn after the fatal road crash that left 15 people dead on Natore-Pabna highway at Kadamchilan in Baraigram Upazila on...


107665. Minor girl ‘raped’ by 75-year-old man in BrahmanbariaPublished: August 27, 2018 17:02:27

A minor girl was violated at Gojanagar under Nabinagar municipality of Brahmanbaria on Friday. Victim’s mother Kulsuma Begum filed a case with Nabinagar Police Station on the day of the...


107666. 'Nepalese report on plane crash is false, baseless'Published: August 27, 2018 16:45:41

The report published by The Kathmandu Post over the findings of Nepalese probe body on the US-Bangla plane crash is 'false' and 'baseless'. Captain Salahuddin M Rahmatullah, head of Aircraft...


107667. Rafia's death: Four Max Hospital doctors get bailPublished: August 27, 2018 16:25:30

Four doctors of Max Hospital in Chattogram have secured bail in the case filed over the death of a child, Raifa, due to the negligence and improper treatment by the...


107668. Facebook removes top Myanmar military officials, othersPublished: August 27, 2018 16:12:19

Facebook is removing certain Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to prevent the spread of “hate and misinformation” after reviewing the content. “Specifically, we...


107669. European shares climb after Powell speechPublished: August 27, 2018 16:00:26

European shares climbed on Monday after a market-friendly speech by US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and signs of progress on a US-Mexico NAFTA trade deal, which drove car stocks higher....


107670. BBazaar shows the way forward for banks in MalaysiaPublished: August 27, 2018 15:48:24

BBazaar Malaysia, a fintech company, has been making waves recently in Malaysia with its mission of helping people access the right financial products at every step. The company also aims...


107671. DSE slip into red after five daysPublished: August 27, 2018 15:32:00

Dhaka stocks slipped into the red on Monday, snapping a five-day gaining streak, as risk-averse investors opted to book some profits. Following the previous five days’ upward movement, the Dhaka...


107672. Cops recover elderly man’s throat-slit body in NatorePublished: August 27, 2018 15:16:33

Police recovered the throat-slit body of an elderly man from his house at Majhgram village of Lalpur upazila in Natore on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Joyen Uddin,...


107673. Miscreants stab BNP leader in SylhetPublished: August 27, 2018 14:34:39

A local BNP leader was stabbed by miscreants at Shahi Eidgah area in Sylhet on Sunday night. The injured is Sazzad Hossain, 45, son of Tayeb Ali, a committee member...


107674. US-Bangla rejects Nepal newspaper report on plane crashPublished: August 27, 2018 14:14:12

Rejecting a Nepal newspaper report over the investigation findings on the US-Bangla plane crash led by their government, the authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Monday said the report was ‘fictitious’...


107675. Myanmar army must face genocide charges: UNPublished: August 27, 2018 14:06:33

A UN report has said top military figures in Myanmar must be investigated for genocide in Rakhine state and crimes against humanity in other areas. The report, based on hundreds...


107676. Theresa May to visit Africa for first time as PMPublished: August 27, 2018 14:00:54

Theresa May is preparing to visit Africa for the first time since becoming prime minister in 2016. May will fly to South Africa on Tuesday before travelling to Nigeria and...


107677. Life ins firms invest $9.3b in Vietnam’s economy in H1Published: August 27, 2018 13:58:50

Life insurance firms in Vietnam poured over 9.3 billion US dollars into the country’s economy in the first half (H1) of the current year, the Association of Vietnam Insurers (AVI)...


107678. IU classes resume TuesdayPublished: August 27, 2018 13:35:49

The regular classes and examinations of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will resume on Tuesday after the vacation of Eid-ul-Azha and the National Mourning Day. The administrative activities of the...


107679. China's July industrial profits up 16.2pcPublished: August 27, 2018 13:34:47

Profits earned by China’s industrial firms rose 16.2 per cent, more than 20 million yuan, in July from a year earlier, retreating from 20.0 per cent gain in June, official...


107680. NUB holds training programme on ‘Technological Skills’Published: August 27, 2018 13:23:24

Northern University Bangladesh has conducted a training programme on ‘Technological Skills’ at its ‘Bangladesh Institute of International Higher Education Studies Centre’. Prof Dr Anwar Hossain, Vice-Chancellor of NUB attended the...


107681. Electric car sales in Europe on risePublished: August 27, 2018 13:07:09

The electric cars sales in Europe increased by more than 40 per cent in the first half (H1) of the current year, said a report published by EV-Volumes, a database...


107682. Benzema brace earns Real win over GironaPublished: August 27, 2018 12:27:20

A second half double from Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid to a 4-1 victory at Girona on Sunday and maintain their perfect La Liga start in the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era....


107683. 'Pompeo's trip cancellation impacts inter-Korean liaison office plans'Published: August 27, 2018 12:24:47

South Korea said on Monday the abrupt cancellation of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s trip to North Korea is having an “effect” on a controversial inter-Korean liaison office...


107684. China stocks rise to two-week highPublished: August 27, 2018 12:19:12

China stocks reached their highest levels in two weeks on Monday, buoyed by a stronger yuan after the central bank moved to keep the currency market stable. The Shanghai Composite...


107685. US-Bangla pilot was mentally stressed and reckless: Nepal probe reportPublished: August 27, 2018 12:10:20

The pilot of the US-Bangla plane that crashed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport in March, killing 51 people, appears to have lied to the control tower during the landing procedure...


107686. Nazrul’s death anniv being observedPublished: August 27, 2018 12:04:20

The 42nd death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being observed on today (Monday) with due respect across the country. Kazi Nazrul, revered as Bidrohi Kobi (a rebel...


107687. Uber shifting its focus from cars to bikesPublished: August 27, 2018 12:01:50

Uber says it plans to focus more on its electric scooter and bike business, and less on cars, despite the fact it could hurt profits. Boss Dara Khosrowshahi said that...


107688. Stocks soar at opening, DSEX jumpsPublished: August 27, 2018 11:28:57

The prices of most of the stocks on both bourse witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Monday with core index of the prime bourse crossing the 5,600-mark....


107689. ME job markets: BD to bank on Madrasa teachers' Arabic skillsPublished: August 27, 2018 11:06:05

The government is now aiming to train thousands of Madrasah teachers in information and communication technology (ICT) and modern Arabic to increase their employability overseas, especially to tap further the...


107690. Cricketer Mosaddek’s wife sues him for domestic violencePublished: August 27, 2018 11:00:37

A case was recorded against the Bangladesh national team cricketer Mosaddek Hossain Saikat over domestic violence on Sunday. The news will come as a blow to those who believe Saikat,...


107691. Suspected robber dies in Rajbari ‘gunfight’Published: August 27, 2018 10:47:17

A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Ongkurpur under Baliakandi upazila in Rajbari early Monday. The deceased was identified as Badu Sheikh, 40, a resident of...


107692. Low-cap shares under watch still risingPublished: August 27, 2018 10:42:43

Share prices of eight low-cap companies, which are under the regulator's scanners, continued to soar without any price sensitive information (PSI). The companies are: Kay & Que, Samata Leather Complex,...


107693. One dies as bus overturns in RajshahiPublished: August 27, 2018 10:41:46

A man was killed and 20 people were injured as a bus overturned on a road at Belpukur in Puthia upazila early Monday. The deceased has been identified as Aminul...


107694. Silva Pharma IPO lottery draw ThursdayPublished: August 27, 2018 10:39:30

The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw of Silva Pharmaceuticals would be held on Thursday (August 30), officials said. The event will be held at 10:30 am at the auditorium...


107695. Verdict against Reuters journos in secrets case gets postponedPublished: August 27, 2018 10:27:41

The verdict in Myanmar’s prosecution of two Reuters reporters accused of breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act was postponed on Monday until Sept. 3 because the judge overseeing the case...


107696. Musk's U-turn on Tesla deal could intensify his legal woesPublished: August 27, 2018 10:26:01

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk’s decision to abruptly abandon a plan to take his electric carmaker private will not resolve his mounting regulatory and legal woes, and may...


107697. Milk consumption reduces childhood stunting in BD, says IFPRI studyPublished: August 27, 2018 10:17:04

Milk consumption in the crucial first 1,000 days of an infant's life reduces stunting by as much as 10.4 percentage points among children in Bangladesh, according to a study conducted...


107698. Rohingya crisis puts economic pressure on BD: ICCBPublished: August 27, 2018 10:11:14

The International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) opined that the influx of Rohingya refugees created pressure on economy and overall security of Bangladesh. "The Rohingya crisis has created a multi-dimensional problem...


107699. No subsidy burden on power sector for LNG import, says NasrulPublished: August 27, 2018 10:02:51

The country's power sector would not require any 'significant' amount of subsidy out of LNG imports as the existing dual fuel power plants would be converted into gas-fired ones, state...


107700. Colombian anti-corruption referendum fails to meet quorumPublished: August 27, 2018 09:58:37

A referendum vote on seven anti-corruption measures failed to meet quorum in Colombia on Sunday, nullifying the results even though each of the measures, including a reduction in lawmakers’ salaries...