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110701. ‘Gunfights’ leave two ‘drug traders’ deadPublished: July 16, 2018 15:32:09

Two suspected drug traders were killed and seven police injured in separate gunfights in Mymensingh and Kushtia districts early Monday. In Mymensingh, Noman Khan, 45, an accused in several drug...


110702. ICT to deliver Moulvibazar war crimes verdict TuesdayPublished: July 16, 2018 15:11:41

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday set Tuesday to deliver its judgment against four suspects for committing crimes against humanity in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar district of Sylhet during...


110703. Etiqa launches its first-ever Chatbot and Google Home Mini GiveawayPublished: July 16, 2018 14:45:41

Singapore’s leading online insurer Etiqa has launched its first-ever chatbot to create a better customer experience for insurance buyers, making its services available through the Google Assistant. It made the...


110704. SJIBL inks MoU with SingHealthPublished: July 16, 2018 14:41:42

All Card Holders of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited will get Special Service & Discount Facility from Singapore Health Service (SingHealth) by Bangladesh representative MediConsult. In this regard a Memorandum of...


110705. Multivitamins do nothing for heart health: StudyPublished: July 16, 2018 14:41:32

Taking multivitamin and mineral supplements does not prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death, according to a new analysis published in the latest issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes,...


110706. ICSB team meets IDRA chairmanPublished: July 16, 2018 14:35:17

A delegation of Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) led by its Vice President and the Chairman, CS Regulations Sub Committee, Md. Selim Reza FCS called on Md. Shafiqur...


110707. CLOUDSEC to hold its annual event in Hong Kong on August 14Published: July 16, 2018 14:20:31

CLOUDSEC, the leading internet security conference in Asia Pacific and Europe, is going to hold its eighth annual event in Hong Kong on August 14, 2018. Renowned experts, industry thought...


110708. Is fake news rising in our media?Published: July 16, 2018 14:08:36

 Numbers of media in Bangladesh has increased significantly in last 15 years embarking on a liberal media policy of the government. The country saw the birth of bdnews24.com, the 1st...


110709. Rolls-Royce joins flying taxi racePublished: July 16, 2018 14:00:38

British jet engine maker Rolls-Royce has designed a propulsion system for a flying taxi and is starting a search for partners to help develop a project it hopes could take...


110710. Int’l media conference kicks off Tomorrow at CUPublished: July 16, 2018 13:57:18

A three-day international conference on media and communication, hosted by Department of Communication and Journalism of Chittagong University, will begin at the university campus on Tuesday. The theme of the...


110711. China GDP growth slows to 6.7pc in Q2Published: July 16, 2018 13:43:26

China economy grew 6.7 per cent in second quarter year-on-year, its slowest pace since 2016, as Beijing’s efforts to contain debt hurt activity. The country’s June factory output growth weakened...


110712. Thai cave rescue: Australian divers given diplomatic immunityPublished: July 16, 2018 13:38:18

Thailand gave diplomatic immunity to three Australians who helped a boys’ soccer team escape from a flooded cave, in case “something went wrong”, its foreign minister said on Monday. The...


110713. GP shares jump on profit growthPublished: July 16, 2018 13:36:48

Shares of Grameenphone, the Bangladesh unit of Norway’s Telenor, surged as much as 4.93 per cent to its highest intraday level since Jun 26 on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)....


110714. ONE Bank celebrates 19th founding annivPublished: July 16, 2018 13:12:10

ONE Bank Limited arranged an event on the occasion of 19th founding anniversary of the Bank at its Corporate HQ. M. Fakhrul Alam, Managing Director cut a cake along with...


110715. Argentina, Sampaoli part ways after WC failurePublished: July 16, 2018 12:57:03

Jorge Sampaoli has left his position as Argentina coach after a disappointing World Cup in which the South Americans were eliminated in the last 16 by eventual champions France. “The...


110716. Indonesian villagers kill 292 crocodiles in revenge attackPublished: July 16, 2018 12:56:38

Indonesian villagers have slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at a breeding farm in Sorong district of West Papua province...


110717. Truck hits wedding bus in Pakistan, killing 15Published: July 16, 2018 12:30:50

A trailer truck has hit a parked passenger bus carrying wedding guests on a busy highway near the southern city of Hyderabad in Pakistan, killing at least 15 people. The...


110718. EU says China could open its economy if it wishesPublished: July 16, 2018 12:29:11

China could open its economy if it wishes, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Monday in Beijing, as Beijing comes under growing pressure over its industrial policies amid an...


110719. Truck overturns in Cox’s Bazar, killing fivePublished: July 16, 2018 11:58:32

Five people have been killed and nine others injured as a bamboo-laden truck overturned in front of Balukhali customs office in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia upazila on Monday morning. The deceased...


110720. Oil prices ease on potential supply hikesPublished: July 16, 2018 11:42:59

Oil prices fell on Monday as concerns about supply disruptions eased and Libyan ports resumed export activities, while traders eyed potential supply increases by Russia and other oil producers. Brent...


110721. ZTE shares surge as US ban endsPublished: July 16, 2018 11:38:36

Shares of China’s ZTE Corp surged more than 12 per cent in Hong Kong on Monday after the United States lifted a ban on American companies selling parts to the...


110722. Trump and Putin to hold first summit talksPublished: July 16, 2018 11:34:41

Russia's President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, Jul 7, 2017. Reuters After months of exchanging long-distance...


110723. SA copper mine fire kills five minersPublished: July 16, 2018 11:32:59

Five miners died in a fire at a South African copper mine operated by unlisted Palabora Mining Company, the company said in a statement on Sunday. Safety is a huge...


110724. Goldman may name David Solomon as CEO early this weekPublished: July 16, 2018 11:23:30

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is expected to name David Solomon as its next chief executive officer early this week, the New York Times reported here on Sunday. The announcement, which...


110725. Govt extends IPO quota facility for one more yrPublished: July 16, 2018 11:16:16

The government has extended the IPO quota facility for one more year to June 30 next year for the small investors, who were affected by the capital market debacles in...


110726. Italy allows 450 migrants to land in SicilyPublished: July 16, 2018 11:10:29

Italy will allow 450 migrants who were picked up from an overcrowded boat on Saturday to disembark in Sicily. The decision was taken after Italy said that France, Germany, Malta,...


110727. Nicaragua protests claim another 10 livesPublished: July 16, 2018 11:03:27

Nicaraguan police and paramilitary groups loyal to President Daniel Ortega killed at least 10 people on Sunday, a human rights association said, as the death toll from violent clashes in...


110728. Dollar pauses near six-month top ahead of big economic indicatorsPublished: July 16, 2018 10:46:30

Major currencies held around recent ranges on Monday thanks to a lull in China-US trade skirmishing and as investors await key data from the world’s two biggest economies to determine...


110729. Experts for proper design, fitness of water vesselsPublished: July 16, 2018 10:43:55

Experts have demanded transparency in the approval of design of waterway vessels and fitness test for safety. They also demanded clarity in the registration process and mastership as well as...


110730. Four BD students take part in Int'l Biology OlympiadPublished: July 16, 2018 10:42:57

Four Bangladeshi high school students have joined the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Iran. They are Auddithio Nag, Bayezid Mia, Tmzid Hossain Tanim, and Prokriti Projukti. The Olympiad began on...


110731. Microcredit gains momentumPublished: July 16, 2018 10:39:32

The number of microcredit beneficiaries across the country rose significantly in one year to June 2016, according to the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) data. The total number of loan recipients...


110732. Reps place minimum RMG pay plans todayPublished: July 16, 2018 10:18:51

The owner and worker representatives to the minimum wage board for garment sector will propose their respective pay structures at today's meeting. Garment leaders might propose Tk 6,500-Tk 6,600 as...


110733. PKB gets BB scheduled bank nodPublished: July 16, 2018 10:11:40

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has approved conversion of the state-run Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB), a specialised financial institution, into a scheduled bank to expand its business further, officials said. The...


110734. Asian shares fall as China data points to slowing growthPublished: July 16, 2018 09:59:57

Asian shares were lower on Monday after data from China showed the world’s second-largest economy slowed slightly in the second quarter, and as investors remain cautious over the impact of...


110735. Record govt servants to retire this FYPublished: July 16, 2018 09:54:29

A record number of public servants are set to go into retirement during the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19. The government will require an amount estimated at Tk 260.47 billion...


110736. France win World Cup in thrilling finalPublished: July 15, 2018 23:05:45

France overwhelmed Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium to lift the trophy for the second time in 20 years. The French, playing their third World Cup final, were...


110737. Trade war won't solve America's overall trade deficitPublished: July 15, 2018 22:01:33

The United States has the world's largest trade deficit. It has been that way since 1975. The US trade deficit in goods, without services, was $810 billion in 2017. It...


110738. The unforgiving water-loggingPublished: July 15, 2018 22:01:29

Dhaka's menace of water-logging continues to emerge with renewed vengeance every year. In the first of the 2-month monsoon, the city has already experienced punishing bouts of water-logging.  This has,...


110739. The curtain on Russia World Cup 2018 fallsPublished: July 15, 2018 22:00:16

Chances were created by England, but Belgium put the kibosh on those chances. Opportunities were made for more goals, but goalkeepers of both sides stood in the way. It was...


110740. About data on outflow of workersPublished: July 15, 2018 21:58:59

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), since the beginning of 2017, saw the biggest ever outflow of expatriate workers. More than 667,000 workers have left the country so far, the...


110741. Trump continues to heighten geo-political tensionPublished: July 15, 2018 21:58:48

On  June 27, President Donald Trump speaking before a packed house in North Dakota suggested that being President was not really very tough. He also pointed that the Heritage Foundation...


110742. Jawad wins gold at IMOPublished: July 15, 2018 21:56:40

Like any other examinee of the higher secondary examination this year, Ahmed Jawad Chowdhury of Chattogram English School and College is looking forward to the results to be published after...


110743. Rethinking how tax revenue is raisedPublished: July 15, 2018 21:51:12

Some very clever people, including the president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, and Andy Haldane, chief economist at the Bank of England, are expressing concerns over the slowdown...


110744. Data-driven economy for sustainable developmentPublished: July 15, 2018 21:47:34

Back in 2006, out of top five most valuable public companies three were from Oil sector and Microsoft was the only in that list from tech domain. By 2016, in...


110745. Influential people grab Ramsagar canalPublished: July 15, 2018 21:26:14

There is an allegation that, influential people with the help of some unscrupulous Water Development Board (WDB) employees have grabbed Ramsagar canal in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura. 400 years old...


110746. Millers procure 19,707 tonnes of rice in Sylhet divisionPublished: July 15, 2018 21:25:07

SYLHET, July 15: The food department's rice procurement drive has been going on in the Sylhet division with a target of 24,701 tonnes during the current season. Already 19707 tonnes...


110747. Bogura farmers expect bumper off-season brinjal productionPublished: July 15, 2018 21:24:18

BOGURA, July 15: Farmers of Bogura district are expecting to produce bumper off-seasonal brinjal this season. Due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-input the farmer's expectation...


110748. Afghan clash leaves 1,692 civilians dead in this year: UNPublished: July 15, 2018 21:04:11

Up to 1,692 Afghan civilians were killed as a result of conflicts and terrorist attacks in the first half of this year, hitting a record high, a UN mission said...


110749. German FM warns Trump against unilateral deals with PutinPublished: July 15, 2018 21:02:53

German Foreign Minister (FM) Heiko Maas has warned US President Donald Trump against making any unilateral deals with Russia that come with a cost for the United States' Western allies,...


110750. France, Croatia one step away from WC titlePublished: July 15, 2018 20:56:20

France is the established power with a young team full of speed and skill. Croatia has the veterans that have shown they can never be counted out. The two sides...