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115301. Marseille face Atletico for Europa League gloryPublished: May 16, 2018 12:41:13

Marseille captain Dimitri Payet wants his side to "write their names" in the history books by beating Atletico Madrid in Wednesday's Europa League final. The French side reached their first...


115302. Man dies in Gopalganj road accidentPublished: May 16, 2018 12:24:32

A man was killed after a bus crushed him at Gopinathpur in Sadar upazila under Gopalganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Angshu Biswas, 30, of Gopinathpur village...


115303. DHL gets best logistics service provider awardPublished: May 16, 2018 12:14:31

DHL affirmed its position as the world's leading logistics company when it was conferred Best Logistics Service Provider -- Express for the 29th time at the 30th Asian Freight, Logistics...


115304. Congo park blocks tourist entry after kidnappingPublished: May 16, 2018 12:03:03

Rangers said they had stopped tourists entering Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park during investigations into the kidnapping of two Britons there last week. Gunmen ambushed Robert Jesty, Bethan...


115305. Maduro seizes Kellogg plant after it leaves VenezuelaPublished: May 16, 2018 11:59:24

US-based cereal maker Kellogg on Tuesday pulled out of Venezuela due to the country’s deep economic crisis, and an angry President Nicolas Maduro said its units would be taken over...


115306. Oil eases in late trading on US stockpile concernsPublished: May 16, 2018 11:40:43

Oil prices settled a shade firmer after retreating from multi-year highs hit early in the day on Tuesday, supported by concerns that US sanctions on Iran are likely to restrict...


115307. Delta Life Ins recommends 25pc dividendPublished: May 16, 2018 11:39:46

The board of directors of Delta Life Insurance Company Limited has recommended 25 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on...


115308. Stocks lose ground at openingPublished: May 16, 2018 11:22:58

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed downward trend in early trading Wednesday as investors mostly followed cautious stance amid poor quarterly earnings declarations. Following the...


115309. Maduro vows to turn around Venezuela’s economy ahead of votePublished: May 16, 2018 11:12:21

Widely blamed for Venezuela’s unprecedented economic crisis, President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to make ‘great changes’ in the OPEC nation reeling from hyperinflation and shortages if re-elected this weekend. The...


115310. BNP demands reform of Election CommissionPublished: May 16, 2018 11:05:58

After observation of the Election Commission in the recent Khulna City Corporation polls and its activities over the region, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir demanded its reconstitution on...


115311. Asia shares fall as N Korea halts talksPublished: May 16, 2018 11:04:40

Asian stock markets dipped on Wednesday after Pyongyang abruptly called off talks with Seoul, throwing a US-North Korean summit into doubt, while surging bond yields revived worries about faster US...


115312. 12,000 hectares Boro crops under water in SirajganjPublished: May 16, 2018 10:51:52

Boro crops on around 12,000 hectares of land in four unions of Tarash upazila in Sirajganj went under water due to waterlogging caused by heavy rains. The affected unions are...


115313. Rare blue diamond, with 300-year royal history, sells for $6.7mPublished: May 16, 2018 10:46:06

A rare blue diamond that has spent the past 300 years in Europe's royal houses has been sold at auction in Geneva for $6.7 million. The Farnese Blue was given...


115314. Man gets life sentence for Sirajganj rapePublished: May 16, 2018 10:43:01

A tribunal in Sirajganj on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for violating a woman in 2005. The convict was identified as Magrab Ali, son of Haran Ali...


115315. Indonesian cops shoot dead four attackers at Riau HQPublished: May 16, 2018 10:32:17

Indonesian police shot dead four men after they used samurai swords to attack officers at Riau police headquarters in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, a police spokesman said. The men had driven their...


115316. Schoolgirl among two dies in lightningPublished: May 16, 2018 10:25:27

Two people including a schoolgirl have been killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Kishoreganj and Brahmanabria districts. In Kishoreganj, a housewife named Swarupa Akter, 45, wife of Omar...


115317. North Korea threatens to cancel summit with TrumpPublished: May 16, 2018 10:22:52

North Korea has said it may pull out of a summit with US President Donald Trump if the US unilaterally insists it gives up nuclear weapons. The highly anticipated meeting...


115318. Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim freed from jailPublished: May 16, 2018 10:13:30

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has been freed from jail, paving the way for his return to politics. Once seen as a potential future leader, he had been jailed on charges...


115319. Most traders defy rates fixed by city corporationsPublished: May 16, 2018 10:02:22

Price hike of essentials, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, continued as traders are selling those at much higher rates compared to those fixed by the two city corporations....


115320. Biman now at financial riskPublished: May 16, 2018 10:00:30

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is now at financial risk as its debt-equity ratio has gone up abnormally to 4:1 from the normal rate of 1.5:1, a Biman official...


115321. Taka weakens against dollar, substantiallyPublished: May 16, 2018 09:55:53

The Bangladesh Taka (BDT) has fallen considerably against the US dollar as the demand for the greenback grew to meet import payment requirements. The local currency weakened by 50 poisha...


115322. Top court upholds Khaleda's bailPublished: May 16, 2018 09:53:34

The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s bail order for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case. The Appellate Division delivered its verdict on Wednesday on two appeals...


115323. Current account deficit records steep rise on higher importsPublished: May 16, 2018 09:51:49

The country's current account deficit widened, reaching a record high in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (FY) as imports grew faster than exports. Central bank statistics,...


115324. BD-China cooperation to help restore investors' confidencePublished: May 16, 2018 00:57:05

Sino-Bangladesh cooperation will help revamp the country's ailing capital market that has failed to keep pace with the development in other areas of the economy, economists and capital market experts...


115325. UCB signs MoU with Le MéridienPublished: May 16, 2018 00:54:57

United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) recently signed an MOU with Le Méridien Dhaka at the premises of the hotel, according to a statement. Under the MOU, UCB Platinum Credit Cardholders...


115326. Kirsten to help BCB pick new head coachPublished: May 15, 2018 22:36:27

As the Bangladesh team consultant, Gary Kirsten's first order of business will be to help the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) finalise on a head coach, reports ESPNcricinfo. BCB president Nazmul...


115327. BCB hosts reception for Tigers' ex-coach GordonPublished: May 15, 2018 22:35:08

Bangladesh have finally buried the hatchet with West Indies batting great Gordon Greenidge -- nearly two decades after unceremoniously sacking him as head coach in the middle of the 1999...


115328. Secondary corruption syndromePublished: May 15, 2018 22:34:46

A reflected or refracted ray of light may be mellow like the moon borrowing the light of the Sun and being enveloped in soft glow. But in case of 'secondary...


115329. The much needed thrust on skill development   Published: May 15, 2018 22:29:26

Two news stories figured quite prominently in the past week-one on  NBR's 'planned crackdown' on foreign nationals dodging taxes, the other on the finance minister's unhappiness at the whooping five...


115330. Potential of wind power  Published: May 15, 2018 22:23:57

It is very heartening to know that a recent survey by the American National Renewable Energy Laboratory has found the potential of producing wind power in Bangladesh to be quite...


115331. AL candidate wins Khulna city pollsPublished: May 15, 2018 21:51:59

The Awami League has won the Khulna City mayoral election with its candidate Talukdar Abdul Khalek taking an unassailable lead of 65,640 votes over the BNP’s Nazrul Islam Manju as...


115332. Cyber security-- major concern for financial institutionsPublished: May 15, 2018 21:44:18

Fears of major cyber attacks on banks have been rising since hackers successfully stole nearly $100 million from the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank, in 2016. Shortly after that incident,...


115333. 2014 World Cup-winning goalscorer Gotze left out of 2018 squadPublished: May 15, 2018 21:43:53

World Cup-winning goalscorer Mario Gotze has been left out of Germany's squad for June's tournament in Russia. The Borussia Dortmund striker scored in extra time against Argentina in 2014 to...


115334. RAB rescues seven abducted fishermen in SatkhiraPublished: May 15, 2018 21:41:18

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members rescued seven fishermen, who were abducted by forest robbers, from Pirkhali area of Malancha River of the Sundarbans under the Satkhira range early Tuesday. Assistant...


115335. A number that can reflect financial etiquettePublished: May 15, 2018 21:33:05

Imagine a simple number that can show your attitude towards debt. More importantly, it is an un-erasable mark that reflects bad behaviour in the past and compels good behaviour in...


115336. Bangabandhu-1 opens a new window of opportunitiesPublished: May 15, 2018 21:30:55

Bangladesh has emerged as the 57th satellite-owning nation with the launching of the 'Bangabandhu-1' on May 12 from Florida. The 3.7-tonne satellite is now on the Launch and Early Orbit...


115337. Food systems at a crossroads in South AsiaPublished: May 15, 2018 21:30:31

According to Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the food systems in South Asia are at a crossroads. And climate change is the most pressing issue the region is...


115338. IOM shifts 12,000 Rohingyas to safer groundPublished: May 15, 2018 21:26:04

International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, has shifted almost 12,000 Rohingyas to safer ground. Storms continue to lash southern part of the country, damaging tarpaulin shelters and...


115339. The Hundi market and remittancesPublished: May 15, 2018 21:21:03

The widespread discussions about remittance flows and the Hundi market are largely wrong in their understanding of what is happening.  Much of the discussion by both international organisations and by...


115340. EU funded project for defender's of women's rights beginsPublished: May 15, 2018 21:07:36

A three-year long new project funded by the European Union (EU) for supporting the human rights defenders working for women's and girls' rights in the country was launched in the...


115341. DHL, Rail Cargo extend Belt and Road network with Chengdu–Vienna direct routePublished: May 15, 2018 20:59:26

DHL Global Forwarding, a leading freight forwarding service, and Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the freight division of the Austrian Federal Railways on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to...


115342. Keep anti-liberation forces, anarchist away from power: PMPublished: May 15, 2018 20:51:26

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all to remain alert so that BNP-Jamaat clique cannot return to power as they were engaged in killings, bomb blasts and militancy. "The...


115343. Police arrest nine Jamaat-Shibir men in SatkhiraPublished: May 15, 2018 20:44:21

Detectives arrested nine leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from different parts of Satkhira town on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Obaidullah Mollah, 50, secretary of...


115344. Five DU students receive 'AF Mujibur Rahman Gold Medal Award'Published: May 15, 2018 20:22:28

Five meritorious students of the Department of Mathematics of Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday received the "AF Mujibur Rahman Gold Medal Award' for their outstanding academic results in Bachelor of...


115345. 'EC happy with Khulna city polls'Published: May 15, 2018 20:09:40

The Election Commission is happy with Khulna City Corporation election as it was largely held in a peaceful manner. Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed came up with the statement at...


115346. PM to visit Rajshahi WednesdayPublished: May 15, 2018 19:46:22

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit Rajshahi tomorrow (Wednesday). According to her tour schedule, the premier will inspect the march-past of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and take...


115347. Feni rail overpass partly opens to ease gridlockPublished: May 15, 2018 19:36:10

A part of railway overpass at Fatehpur in Feni on Dhaka-Chattogram highway was opened to traffic on Tuesday. The overpass was opened around 2:30 pm for public, aiming to reduce...


115348. Saima for database on people with disabilitiesPublished: May 15, 2018 19:34:47

Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Autism Saima Wazed Hossain on Tuesday called for making a comprehensive database on people with disabilities to integrate them into all policies to...


115349. KCC polls: AL candidate takes leadPublished: May 15, 2018 19:13:12

Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Talukder Abdul Khalek has taken lead in the early counting of Khulna City Corporation Election on Tuesday. In the 27 polling centres including the two where...


115350. Five garments receive financial support for remediationPublished: May 15, 2018 19:05:55

Five garment factories have received financial support worth Tk 40 million for remediation purpose from Accord. The fund was provided under the EU based apparel brand’s ‘Inactive Factory Remediation Fund’,...