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111051. ACC seeks wealth statement of DIG Mizan, wifePublished: July 11, 2018 19:44:40

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday issued a notice to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman and his wife Sohelia Anar Ratna asking to submit their wealth statement within seven...


111052. 'No unregistered Rohingya in Bangladesh now'Published: July 11, 2018 19:29:36

There is no unregistered Rohingya in Bangladesh, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday. The minister came up with the statement while replying to a question from Awami League MP...


111053. Uphold teachings of Islam: PMPublished: July 11, 2018 19:27:02

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged all to remain careful of stopping spreading confusion about Islam. She made the call while inaugurating the Hajj Programme of 2018 (1439 Hijri) in the...


111054. BPDB, GE sign deal for Moheshkhali power plantPublished: July 11, 2018 19:09:37

The Bangladesh Power Development Board has signed a deal with General Electric to build a 3,600MW LNG-based power plant in Moheshkhali of Cox's Bazar. The memorandum of understanding was signed...


111055. France keen to be part of Bangladesh developmentPublished: July 11, 2018 18:49:08

Chief executives and representatives of different business entities, ministries and development agencies of France have applauded the impressive growth of Bangladesh and expressed their interest to be part of Bangladesh’s...


111056. DU professor ‘threatens’ to call cops if barred from taking classesPublished: July 11, 2018 18:31:21

A professor of Sociology Department of Dhaka University (DU) has allegedly threatened to call police if students try to obstruct him from taking classes and create any problem at the...


111057. No political motive behind Khaleda's imprisonment: PMPublished: July 11, 2018 18:20:27

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is now in jail for her corruption and there is no political motive behind her imprisonment. "She is in jail...


111058. Thai cave rescue could be a fitting plot for HollywoodPublished: July 11, 2018 17:45:41

The nail-biting rescue of a Thai boys soccer team and their coach from a flooded cave complex transfixed news viewers around the world, and the story could be headed for...


111059. 10 facts about world's population you must knowPublished: July 11, 2018 17:27:23

World Population Day, a United Nations' initiative celebrated every year on July 11 to raise awareness about the exploding world population, focuses on reproductive rights this year to mark 50...


111060. Bus rams microbus killing two in Cox’s BazarPublished: July 11, 2018 16:57:34

At least two people were killed and five others injured when a bus rammed a microbus at Phulchhari Dargah Bridge in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday. The deceased...


111061. Scientists discover world's oldest colours in AfricaPublished: July 11, 2018 16:47:45

Scientists have discovered the oldest colours in the geological record, 1.1 billion-year-old pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa. A study published on Monday in the...


111062. Hall-Mark chairman gets 3 years jail termPublished: July 11, 2018 16:24:08

A Dhaka court has sentenced Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam to three years in jail in a case filed by the graft regulator for not submitting a wealth statement. On...


111063. Most Gulf markets open lowerPublished: July 11, 2018 16:15:18

Gulf markets opened lower on Wednesday as financials weighed on Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabian shares, while Qatar and Dubai were slightly down. Abu Dhabi’s index was down 0.5 per...


111064. European shares fall as dispute ramps upPublished: July 11, 2018 16:11:57

European shares slipped on Wednesday as an escalation in the US-China trade dispute looked set to bring a six-session winning streak to an end. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was...


111065. SK Trims to make debut July 15Published: July 11, 2018 16:07:16

SK Trims and Industries will make its shares trading debut on July 15 (Sunday) on the stock exchanges under “N” category, officials said. SK Trims, which received approval from the...


111066. Egypt security forces kill 11 insurgents in SinaiPublished: July 11, 2018 16:06:58

Egypt’s official news agency says security forces killed at least 11 suspected militants in a shootout in the northern Sinai Peninsula. MENA quoted an unnamed security official Wednesday as saying...


111067. Stocks keep gaining amid high turnoverPublished: July 11, 2018 16:02:36

Stocks edged higher for the second straight session on Wednesday with turnover surpassing Tk 11 billion-mark after eight months on the major bourse. The market opened on upward trend and...


111068. 'Indiana Jones 5' release delayed again, until 2021Published: July 11, 2018 15:31:36

Harrison Ford’s big screen return as adventurer Indiana Jones has been pushed back until 2021, Walt Disney Co announced on Tuesday, two years after the fifth movie in the action...


111069. German court sentences neo-Nazi murderer to life in jailPublished: July 11, 2018 15:08:05

A German woman was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for her part in the murders of 10 people during a seven-year campaign of violence by a neo-Nazi gang....


111070. PM inaugurates Hajj Programme-2018Published: July 11, 2018 15:06:43

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the Hajj Programme of 2018 (1439 Hijri) urging everybody to remain careful of stopping spreading confusion about Islam.  “We must keep religion above...


111071. India landslides kill eight children, one womanPublished: July 11, 2018 14:48:48

Torrential rains triggered landslides in northeastern India on Wednesday, killing eight children and a woman, an official said. Heavy rains set off landslides in Tamenglong, about 155 kilometres (96 miles)...


111072. China launches new Beidou navigation satellite into orbitPublished: July 11, 2018 14:47:11

China sent a new Beidou navigation satellite into orbit on a Long March-3A rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in the southwestern Sichuan Province, at 4:58 am Tuesday. The...


111073. Roadside bomb blast leaves five Afghan civilians deadPublished: July 11, 2018 14:44:55

An Afghan official says a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in the western Farah province in Afghanistan, killing five civilians, including two women and a small child. Mohammad Naser Mehri,...


111074. Cop wins car in Walton Eid campaignPublished: July 11, 2018 14:29:31

A member of the Bangladesh Police Aradhon Chandra Saha has gotten a brand new 800cc car for purchasing a Walton brand 8 cft fridge under the ongoing ‘Walton Eid Mega...


111075. Khaleda files two more bail pleasPublished: July 11, 2018 14:20:04

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's lawyers have gone to a judge’s court after failing to secure bail from a magistrate’s court in two cases involving the appointment of anti-liberation men as...


111076. Greece to expel two Russian diplomats over ‘Macedonia interference’Published: July 11, 2018 14:19:13

Greece will expel two Russian diplomats and ban entry to another two over suspicions they tried to undermine an agreement between Athens and the neighbouring Macedonia last month, Greek newspaper...


111077. Tesla opening big plant in Shanghai, ChinaPublished: July 11, 2018 14:13:49

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Tuesday landed a deal with Chinese authorities to build a new auto plant in Shanghai, its first factory outside the United States,...


111078. Writ seeks HC directive on physicians’ work abstentionPublished: July 11, 2018 13:47:51

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking directives of the concerned authorities in keeping physicians, officials, and staffs of government and private hospitals refrained from work...


111079. Shift work disrupts metabolism: StudyPublished: July 11, 2018 13:45:13

A new study revealed how working night shifts disrupted metabolism, leading to obesity, diabetes and other metabolic disorders. The study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy...


111080. AUW HK community to support Rohingya female studentsPublished: July 11, 2018 13:33:36

Asian University for Women (AUW) Hong Kong Support Foundation has raised over $0.75 million to provide 50 female students a one-year scholarship from the most marginalised communities in Asia. The...


111081. Easy Build opens outlet at BanasreePublished: July 11, 2018 13:19:33

Easy Build, a retail chain shop of building materials of RFL Group, has opened its outlet in the capital’s Banasree area. Around 3,000 building materials including construction, electrical, safety and...


111082. US slaps visa sanctions on Myanmar nationalsPublished: July 11, 2018 13:11:50

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced, in coordination with the State Department, the implementation of visa sanctions on Myanmar and Laos due to “lack of cooperation” in...


111083. Meghna Bank inks MoU with Butterfly MarketingPublished: July 11, 2018 13:11:43

Meghna Bank Limited has signed a MoU with Butterfly Marketing Ltd recently. Under this MoU, Meghna Bank Credit Card holders can avail zero per cent EMI facilities for 3, 6,...


111084. ‘Daughter-in-law’ beats elderly mother dead in GaibandhaPublished: July 11, 2018 13:09:15

An elderly woman was reportedly beaten to death allegedly by her daughter-in-law at Bamondanga Dakuatari in Sundarganj upazila under Gaibandha district early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Maksuda Begum,...


111085. BUILD dialogue on regulatory predictability and pvt sector dev July 12Published: July 11, 2018 13:02:30

Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), a national public private dialogue platform will arrange a policy dialogue on Regulatory Predictability and Private Sector Development on July 12 in the city. The...


111086. US threatens tariffs on another $200b of Chinese goodsPublished: July 11, 2018 12:48:51

The Trump administration raised the stakes in its trade dispute with China, threatening 10 per cent tariffs on a list of $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, sending stocks lower...


111087. Nation observes World Population DayPublished: July 11, 2018 12:37:29

The World Population Day is being celebrated worldwide including Bangladesh on Wednesday to spread awareness and discuss issues related to population growth. In 1989, the Governing Council of the United...


111088. Thrust on greater insights on emerging supply chain management practicesPublished: July 11, 2018 12:35:21

Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society (BSCMS), the biggest association of supply chain professionals and leaders in the country recently organised a round table seminar titled ‘Road to Supply Chain Excellence’...


111089. Sri Lanka approves capital punishment for drug crimesPublished: July 11, 2018 12:15:12

The Sri Lankan cabinet has unanimously approved a move to bring back capital punishment for drug-related crimes, the Times of India reports citing a senior minister. Gamini Jayawickrema Perera, minister...


111090. City sign £60m Mahrez from LeicesterPublished: July 11, 2018 12:00:07

Manchester City have broken their club record to sign winger Riyad Mahrez from Leicester City for a fee of £60 million, £3m more than the £57 million that they paid...


111091. RAB detains 22 more ‘drug pedlars’ in RajshahiPublished: July 11, 2018 11:50:21

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained 22 more suspects in Rajshahi on Tuesday and they were sentenced to six months jail each by a mobile court on charge of...


111092. RTTC transforms 14,719 youths into skilled workforcePublished: July 11, 2018 11:43:54

Rangpur Technical Training Centre (RTTC) has turned 14,719 unemployed youths into skilled human workforce on 22 courses under eight trades since its inception in 2008. “The institution is producing skilled...


111093. US, Mexico vow to reunite migrant families ‘as quickly as possible’Published: July 11, 2018 11:39:56

The United States and Mexico have vowed to work with Central American nations to reunite migrant families separated at the US border “as quickly as possible” as the Trump administration...


111094. Candidates storm RCC electioneering through campaignsPublished: July 11, 2018 11:29:29

Soon after getting their respective election symbols on Tuesday noon, the candidates for both mayoral and general councillor posts in the upcoming Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) polls have launched hectic...


111095. DSE, CSE jump at openingPublished: July 11, 2018 11:28:09

Prices of most of the shares on both bourses jumped at the opening session on Wednesday after the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) scaled Tk 10-billion mark on Tuesday. Following the...


111096. Five more die in anti-narcotics ‘shootouts’Published: July 11, 2018 11:16:10

At least five people have been killed in so-called anti-drug shootouts with law-enforcement agencies in four districts during the ongoing anti-narcotics raids throughout the country. Among them, two were killed...


111097. Saudi Arabia arrests defence ministry official on bribery chargesPublished: July 11, 2018 11:12:32

Authorities in Saudi Arabia say a Defence Ministry official has been arrested on suspicion of accepting over $260,000 in a bribe. A report Tuesday night by the state-run Saudi Press...


111098. BSEC allows Runner Automobiles to explore cut-off price for IPOPublished: July 11, 2018 11:11:26

The securities regulator has allowed Runner Automobiles to determine the cut-off price required to go public under book building method. The approval came at a meeting at Bangladesh Securities and...


111099. Two minor cousins drown in Chandpur pondPublished: July 11, 2018 10:58:32

Two minor cousins drowned in a pond at Khajuria Laxmipur village in Kachua upazila of Chandpur on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Tanvir, 6, son of Jamal Hossain of...


111100. Bangladesh Buildcon International Expo begins tomorrowPublished: July 11, 2018 10:33:44

A three-day fair titled 'Bangladesh Buildcon International Expo 2018' related to construction sector will kick off on Thursday aiming to give an impetus to the country's economy. To be held...