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110451. Putin attacks Trumpt summit criticsPublished: July 19, 2018 18:40:43

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rounded on US critics of his first bilateral summit with President Donald Trump. Certain forces in the US wanted to sacrifice US-Russian ties for their...


110452. Australia overtakes UK for overseas studentsPublished: July 19, 2018 18:17:01

Australia is overtaking the UK as the world's second biggest destination for international students, says research from University College London. Researchers at UCL's Centre for Global Higher Education say the...


110453. Barishal Board tops with 70.55pc pass ratePublished: July 19, 2018 17:47:06

Barishal Board has secured the top position among eight general educational boards with 70.55 percent pass rate in the HSC examinations this year. Some 62,173 students appeared in the examination...


110454. Mother, daughter slaughtered, father found hanging in GazipurPublished: July 19, 2018 17:42:45

Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a woman and her daughter and the hanging body of the woman's husband from their house in Haidorabad area of Gazipur on Thursday morning....


110455. Police 'identify Novichok suspects' in Salisbury poisoningPublished: July 19, 2018 17:24:58

Police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Salisbury in March, according to reports. Several Russians were...


110456. Nawaz Sharif, daughter likely to be shifted to rest house from jailPublished: July 19, 2018 17:19:44

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz are likely to be shifted from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi to the rest house of Sihala Police Training College...


110457. 100pc pass in 400 collegesPublished: July 19, 2018 17:19:22

A total of 400 educational institutions have achieved 100 per cent pass in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations this year. The number of institutions securing 100...


110458. Ryan Gosling’s film to open Venice Film FestivalPublished: July 19, 2018 17:14:33

Summer 2018 has so far given us Love Island, a heatwave, and England doing better than anyone expected in the World Cup. The last thing anyone is thinking about is...


110459. EC plans to procure huge EVMs to ‘manipulate’ next polls: RizviPublished: July 19, 2018 17:13:38

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is planning to procure Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) spending Tk 26 billion (Tk 2,600...


110460. Use of sunscreen reduces skin cancer risk by 40pc: StudyPublished: July 19, 2018 16:52:14

Young people who regularly use sunscreen reduce their risk of skin cancer by 40 per cent, according to a study by scientists from Australia's University of Sydney released on Thursday....


110461. BD, Germany ink deal to issue e-passportPublished: July 19, 2018 16:46:56

Bangladesh and Germany on Thursday signed a government-to-government agreement on e-passport following the government's decision to issue electronic passports alongside the machine readable passports (MRP) for the citizens of the...


110462. BNP gets verbal permission to hold Friday’s rallyPublished: July 19, 2018 16:20:20

BNP Thursday said it got permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police DMP) to hold a rally in the capital on Friday demanding the release its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail....


110463. Stocks inch higher after choppy tradingPublished: July 19, 2018 16:06:25

Stocks inched higher on Thursday after volatile trading as most of the investors were active both sides of trading fence amid ongoing earnings declaration. The market opened on positive note...


110464. Int’l rating chess contest kicks off at IUBPublished: July 19, 2018 16:05:09

A four-day international rating chess tournament has been kicked off at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus in the city’s Bashundhara area.    As part of celebrating its 25th anniversary,...


110465. Free medical camp held in BarishalPublished: July 19, 2018 16:03:36

Near about 2000 poor patients received free treatment and necessary medicines at a ‘Free Medical Camp’ at Kangshi Alhaj Adam Ali Dakhil Madrasa Complex under Ujirpur thana of Barisal district...


110466. Samsung launches original mobile accessories in BangladeshPublished: July 19, 2018 15:53:51

Samsung has launched their wide range of mobile accessories in Bangladesh. The world’s leading smartphone manufacturer announced this in a statement on Thursday. Customers can now choose and buy from...


110467. Ethiopia appoints ambassador to EritreaPublished: July 19, 2018 15:47:11

Ethiopia has appointed its first ambassador to Eritrea in two decades in the latest sign of rapprochement after a border war, the state-affiliated Fana news agency said on Thursday. An...


110468. Alphabet to deploy balloon Internet in KenyaPublished: July 19, 2018 15:33:42

Alphabet’s Loon says it would deploy its system of balloons to beam high-speed Internet access with Telkom Kenya from next year to cover rural and suburban populations, marking its first...


110469. Novo Nordisk arranges free medical camp in ComillaPublished: July 19, 2018 15:19:58

Novo Nordisk, in association with ‘Comilla Club’ and ‘Bondhu Forum Comilla’, has organised a free medical camp and rally about health awareness, Diabetics & Glaucoma in Comilla city recently. Freedom...


110470. Cops retrieve body of missing man from water bodyPublished: July 19, 2018 15:16:41

A day labourer, who went missing on Tuesday, was found dead at a water body in sadar upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ariful Sheikh, 35, son...


110471. Dollar steady after Powell reiterates upbeat economic viewPublished: July 19, 2018 15:14:23

The dollar held firm against its peers on Thursday, supported by bullish comments from the US Federal Reserve chairman, which affirmed expectations for at least two more interest rate hikes...


110472. Indecision delays water supply project at Jagonnathpur UZPublished: July 19, 2018 15:08:16

The authority concerned could not start the much desired water supply and sanitation project at Jagonnathpur upazila headquarters in Sunamganj due to absence of site selection. Locals said the concerned...


110473. Burberry burns £28m of unsold luxury clothes a yearPublished: July 19, 2018 15:01:19

Upmarket British fashion label Burberry destroyed more than £28 million in unwanted products this year to stop them falling into the 'grey market' and being bought by the 'wrong' people,...


110474. ICC,B holds workshop in CtgPublished: July 19, 2018 14:52:33

The International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICC,B) has organised a workshop on ‘Changing Faces of International Trade Fraud : Current Risks, Prevention & Responses’ recently. The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce...


110475. President back home from LondonPublished: July 19, 2018 14:31:03

President Abdul Hamid has arrived back home on Thursday following his medical check-up in London. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG202) carrying the President landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International...


110476. Trinamool BNP, eight other parties ‘joining’ AL blocPublished: July 19, 2018 14:11:01

Nazmul Huda’s Trinamool BNP and eight other parties want to join the ruling coalition led by the Awami League to establish a secular Bangladesh. The leaders of the nine parties...


110477. Walton Hi-Tech Industries receives ‘National Environment Award 2018’Published: July 19, 2018 14:01:30

Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited (WHIL), a sister concern of the country’s electronics giant Walton Group, has been honoured with National Environment Award 2018.’ This year, the local company received the...


110478. Shipping losses decline by 38pc in a decadePublished: July 19, 2018 14:00:23

Large shipping losses have declined by 38 per cent globally over the past decade, Allianz has revealed in its annual Safety & Shipping Review. According to the Allianz Global Corporate...


110479. Amazon sells 100m products in Prime DayPublished: July 19, 2018 13:31:45

Amazon.com, world's largest e-commerce company, said Wednesday its prime members worldwide purchased a record of more than 100 million products during the 36-hour Prime Day this year. The Prime Day...


110480. Deer poaching in Sundarbans on risePublished: July 19, 2018 13:29:40

Deer poaching and hunting in the Sundarbans under Satkhira range have increased at an alarming rate as poachers become desperate, bringing a new threat to this vegetarian animal. The biggest...


110481. Naogaon road accident leaves two deadPublished: July 19, 2018 13:27:25

Two people were killed when a bus rammed a human-hauler at Deluabari Bus Stand in Manda upazila of Naogaon on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Taslim Uddin, 45, son...


110482. Metal wins Best Booth award at Buildcon International ExpoPublished: July 19, 2018 13:24:42

The Metal (Pvt) Limited, one of the leading companies in mechanised agriculture and construction sector, has won the prize of Best Booth on Display at the 4th ‘Bangladesh Buildcon International...


110483. BD, Germany hold ‘political talks’Published: July 19, 2018 13:16:03

Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office Niels Annen on Thursday held ‘political talks’ with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at the State Guesthouse Padma in Dhaka city....


110484. Police recover body of rickshaw-van puller in NatorePublished: July 19, 2018 12:49:20

A rickshaw-van puller was found dead at Muradpur in Bagatipara upazila of Natore district on Thursday. Abdullah Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Bagatipara Police Station, said locals spotted the body of...


110485. Alibaba to buy minority stake in Focus MediaPublished: July 19, 2018 12:47:06

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire a minority stake in China’s Focus Media Information Technology Co Ltd to tap into the...


110486. 10 die as bus falls into gorge in IndiaPublished: July 19, 2018 12:37:32

At least ten people were killed and nine others injured after a passenger bus skidded off a mountainous road and fell into a deep gorge in northern Indian state of...


110487. Australia jobs jump in JunePublished: July 19, 2018 12:33:11

Australian employment surged by the most this year in June as firms took on more full-time workers, yet the jobless rate held steady as more people entered the labour force...


110488. Israel passes controversial ‘Jewish nation state’ lawPublished: July 19, 2018 12:29:28

Israel’s parliament has passed into law a controversial bill that defines the country as an exclusively Jewish state. The “Jewish nation state” bill downgrades Arabic as an official language and...


110489. RAB arrests three JMB men in NatorePublished: July 19, 2018 12:03:36

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) during a drive arrested three members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with their organisation’s handbook from Ruerbhag in Natore Sadar upazila...


110490. Marico BD declares 150pc interim cash dividendPublished: July 19, 2018 11:43:44

The board of directors of Marico Bangladesh Limited has declared 150 per cent interim cash dividend, said an official disclosure on Thursday. The board of directors has declared the interim...


110491. Govt to prepare eco-friendly goods’ listPublished: July 19, 2018 11:43:34

The government has started the process of identifying environment-friendly goods under its negotiations with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), officials said. Under the initiative, the designated cell of the commerce...


110492. Mexico president-elect’s party to appeal campaign funding finePublished: July 19, 2018 11:10:54

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s political party said it would appeal a $10 million fine from the National Electoral Institute (INE) for breaking campaign finance rules. INE voted 10-1...


110493. 66.64pc pass HSC, equivalent examsPublished: July 19, 2018 10:54:31

The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) 2018 and its equivalent examinations were published on Thursday, showing the pass rate at 66.64 per cent, which is 2.27 per cent lower...


110494. Malaysia arrests seven over suspected militant linksPublished: July 19, 2018 10:48:21

Malaysia has detained seven people for suspected militant-linked activities, including a man who allegedly made death threats against the country’s king and prime minister, police said on Thursday. The Muslim-majority...


110495. Two die in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’Published: July 19, 2018 10:44:44

Two people were killed in a reported gunfight with a joint team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Marine Drive road in Cox’s Bazar’s Himchhari...


110496. Turkey lifts state of emergency after two yearsPublished: July 19, 2018 10:41:43

The Turkish government has ended the nationwide state of emergency that was imposed two years ago after a failed coup attempt, state media say. Under the state of emergency, tens...


110497. IPO lottery draw of VFS Thread todayPublished: July 19, 2018 10:37:06

The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw of VFS Thread Dyeing Ltd will be held today (Thursday), officials said. The event will be held at the auditorium of the Institution...


110498. Berger Paints posts 13pc sales growthPublished: July 19, 2018 10:34:59

Berger Fosroc Limited, a joint-venture company of Berger Paints Bangladesh and UK-based construction chemical manufacturer Fosroc International with equal stakes, is set to start commercial operation soon. The US$ 6.30...


110499. Putin responsible for election meddling: TrumpPublished: July 19, 2018 10:27:04

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he holds Russian President Vladimir Putin personally responsible for Russia’s meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. “Just like I consider myself to be...


110500. DSE delists Rahima Food, Modern DyeingPublished: July 19, 2018 10:26:25

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has delisted Rahima Food Corporation and Modern Dyeing & Screen Printing as the companies were not in operation for long time. The board of directors...