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118601. Indian shares rise over 1pc on global cuesPublished: April 05, 2018 15:08:03

Indian shares rose on Thursday, tracking global equity markets that recovered after fears of a Sino-US trade war eased, with metal stocks such as Hindalco Industries Ltd and banks such...


118602. First Sri Lankan car coming soonPublished: April 05, 2018 14:46:04

Towards the end of 2019, automobile loving Sri Lankans will see something they have been longing to see – a locally manufactured “Sri Lankan” car vying for road space with...


118603. Odyssey gets fully integrated with oBikePublished: April 05, 2018 14:40:20

Odyssey (OCN), a Singapore founded blockchain company, is pleased to announce the completion of its digital asset mobile payment solution, Odyssey Wallet integration with dock-less bike sharing provider oBike. It...


118604. Hanger Plus inks MoU with FYS CorporationPublished: April 05, 2018 14:38:11

Hanger Plus Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FYS corporation Limited, a Japanese company, in Dhaka recently. According to the agreement, Hangers Plus will produce 12 million...


118605. DU Library organises workshop on manuscriptPublished: April 05, 2018 14:04:51

Dhaka University Library has organised a five-day long workshop on “Manuscript” at its cyber centre to upgrade the quality of education. Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, vice-chancellor of the university, inaugurated...


118606. Doctor ‘used his sperm’ to impregnate womanPublished: April 05, 2018 13:58:01

A US woman is suing her parents' former fertility doctor after claiming her DNA test results showed he secretly used his own sperm to help conceive her. Kelli Rowlette sent...


118607. Nepal has Rs 9.5b in demonetised Indian notesPublished: April 05, 2018 13:40:51

Nepali Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will press India to exchange millions of dollars held in Nepal in banned high-value Indian bank notes during a visit this week to...


118608. Call to curb ‘unusual’ price hike in packaging papersPublished: April 05, 2018 13:40:01

Leaders of Bangladesh Local Carton Manufacturers Association (BLCMA) called on the government to contain the price of packaging papers, voicing their concern over its recent unusual hike. A syndicate of...


118609. Khaleda again gets bail extension in graft casePublished: April 05, 2018 13:38:24

A Dhaka court on Thursday again extended until April 22 the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Judge Md Akhteruzzaman of the Special...


118610. ICMAB team meets commerce secyPublished: April 05, 2018 13:38:17

A delegation of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) headed by its president Mr. Mohammed Salim FCMA called on  Mr. Shubhashish Bose, Secretary,  Ministry of Commerce at...


118611. Odyssey completes integration with ObikePublished: April 05, 2018 13:28:39

SINGAPORE - 5 April - Odyssey, a Singapore founded blockchain company announced the completion of its digital asset mobile payment solution, Odyssey Wallet integration with dock-less bike sharing provider oBike....


118612. Liverpool outclass City in first leg at AnfieldPublished: April 05, 2018 13:21:46

Liverpool ripped apart Manchester City with three goals inside the opening 31 minutes as they won their Champions League quarter-final, first leg tie 3-0 on Wednesday. Anfield has witnessed many...


118613. China to develop industrial zone in CtgPublished: April 05, 2018 13:19:56

China is developing a 750-acre industrial park in Bangladesh which will largely be used by Chinese manufacturing firms, a Chinese official said on Wednesday, part of its push to expand...


118614. Salman Khan convicted in poaching casePublished: April 05, 2018 13:18:14

A court in Rajasthan on Thursday convicted Bollywood star Salman Khan in a 19-year-old poaching case, a lawyer for the prosecution said. Khan and fellow actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu,...


118615. Biman Bangladesh flight misses arrival schedule at Dhaka airportPublished: April 05, 2018 12:54:52

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has failed to meet its arrival schedule at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Thursday. BG 128 from Abu Dhabi was scheduled to arrive...


118616. CP PLUS product launching event heldPublished: April 05, 2018 12:49:32

UCC, the renowned IT product marketing company of Bangladesh recently arranged a product launching event on ICP PLUS, global leader in advanced security & surveillance solution in Dhaka, said a...


118617. School teacher dies in Jessore road mishapPublished: April 05, 2018 12:43:05

A school teacher was killed as a motorbike hit him while crossing the road at Rajganj Bazar in Manirampur upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased Saju Khan, 40 was a...


118618. HP launches special printer for educational sectorPublished: April 05, 2018 12:36:24

Unique Business System Limited has launched HP DesignJet printer in Bangladesh consisting of special features to simplify the educational curriculum operations in the country’s institutes. The HP DesignJet large format...


118619. Cameroon security forces free 18 hostagesPublished: April 05, 2018 12:36:13

Twelve Europeans and six Cameroonians, who were seized by ‘secessionist terrorists’ in south-western Cameroon, have been freed in a military operation, a government statement said. It occurred in a restive...


118620. Farmers see bumper chilli production in JamalpurPublished: April 05, 2018 12:32:21

Farmers in this district have achieved a bumper production of Balizuri green chilli, a local variety, in the current season. Sources with the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said a...


118621. Monno Stafflers share hits two-year high sans PSIPublished: April 05, 2018 12:24:17

The share price of Monno Jute Stafflers is soaring without any price sensitive information (PSI) as the company's price surged further by 7.50 per cent Wednesday. In last five trading...


118622. US to sanction Russian oligarchsPublished: April 05, 2018 12:20:21

The United States plans to sanction Russian oligarchs this week under a law targeting Moscow for meddling in the 2016 US election, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday,...


118623. Brazil’s top court rejects Lula’s plea to avoid jailPublished: April 05, 2018 12:10:25

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled early on Thursday that leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must start serving a 12-year prison sentence for taking bribes, denying his plea to...


118624. ICAB members’ confce on knowledge management ThursdayPublished: April 05, 2018 12:08:02

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) will hold a Members’ Conference on ‘Knowledge Management: A Strategic and Dynamic Tool for Success’ on Thursday at 5:30 pm at the...


118625. Schoolgirl found hanging in NetrokonaPublished: April 05, 2018 12:01:02

A schoolgirl, who went missing since Tuesday, was found hanging from a tree at Satpai in the municipality area on Wednesday morning. Being informed by locals, police recovered the body...


118626. Standard Bank starts construction of HQPublished: April 05, 2018 11:51:53

Standard Bank Limited started construction work of its Corporate Head Office Building at Plot # 06, Block- Z (A), Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan- 1, Dhaka Wednesday. Mr Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed,...


118627. RAB kills ‘outlawed party leader’ in ‘gunfight’Published: April 05, 2018 11:48:30

A suspected regional leader of an outlawed party 'Lal Pataka' was killed in a reported gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Kumarkhali upazila early Thursday. The...


118628. 6.0 quake batters southern PhilippinesPublished: April 05, 2018 11:41:17

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Davao Oriental province in southern Philippines on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In a report, the...


118629. IBBL opens agent banking outlet in GaibandhaPublished: April 05, 2018 11:40:23

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Agent Banking Outlet in Jumarbari Bazar of Saghata Upazila of Gaibandha Wednesday. Dr. Md. Zillur Rahman, Chairman, Audit Committee of the bank inaugurated the...


118630. Facebook data leak hits 87 million usersPublished: April 05, 2018 11:33:03

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up...


118631. Roma’s own-goal gifts put Barca in driving seatPublished: April 05, 2018 11:30:50

Barcelona capitalised on two disastrous own goals by AS Roma to thrash the Italian side 4-1 at the Nou Camp on Wednesday and take a huge step towards reaching the...


118632. Asia shares bounce from two-month lowsPublished: April 05, 2018 11:16:42

Asian shares bounced from two-month lows on Thursday as world equities recovered from a selloff triggered by escalating Sino-US trade tensions, with investors hoping a full-blown trade war between the...


118633. BRAC Bank records 35pc profit growth in 2017Published: April 05, 2018 10:56:17

BRAC Bank has recorded a growth of nearly 35 per cent in year-on-year consolidated net profit in 2017 over last year. The bank reported a consolidated net profit after tax...


118634. Standard Bank recommends 10pc stock dividendPublished: April 05, 2018 10:48:53

The board of directors of Standard Bank Limited has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Thursday. The...


118635. Premier Bank recommends 15pc stock dividendPublished: April 05, 2018 10:47:59

The board of directors of Premier Bank Limited has recommended 15 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. The final approval of the dividend will...


118636. Police recover hanging body of BCL leaderPublished: April 05, 2018 10:37:53

Police recovered the hanging body of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader from his house near Satpai Eye Hospital in Netrokona city on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as...


118637. HC stays Indo-Bangla Pharma IPO for six monthsPublished: April 05, 2018 10:27:38

The High Court (HC) has stayed the IPO (initial public offering) process of Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals Limited for six months as four directors of the company are 'loan defaulters' as guarantors,...


118638. Tri-nation bus service starts soonPublished: April 05, 2018 10:19:51

Bangladesh, India and Nepal are set to start regular bus service with signing of a passenger protocol by June this year under BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement. Sources said the date...


118639. Exporters demand slashing source taxPublished: April 05, 2018 10:15:28

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is considering changing the way source tax is realised now to stem mismatch. The board also hinted at not increasing the existing 0.70 per...


118640. Ctg port smashes record in March container handlingPublished: April 05, 2018 10:06:46

Chittagong Port set yet another record as it handled some 2 54,198 containers of 20 foot equivalent units (TEUs) in March, the highest in a single month. The country's largest...


118641. NOAB demands keeping print media out of tax netPublished: April 05, 2018 10:05:17

Newspaper owners on Wednesday proposed the government to keep the print media out of tax net considering it a "sick" industry, which would perish gradually with the expansion of digital...


118642. BD likely to opt for DFQF access to Chinese marketPublished: April 05, 2018 09:55:04

Bangladesh is poised to ink a 'letter of exchange' with China to enjoy the duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) access to the latter's market for, at least, 97 per cent tariff...


118643. Banking sector growth likely to decline in FY ’18Published: April 05, 2018 09:31:15

A number of scams along with troubles of varying nature have hit the growth of the country's banking sector, as its expansion rate is likely to drop by 1.32 percentage...


118644. Remote places to get high-speed internet soon: JabbarPublished: April 04, 2018 22:32:05

Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar has said that the government will provide high-speed internet in all remote places of the country by this year.  "Through satellite connectivity,...


118645. Stick to one big idea at a timePublished: April 04, 2018 22:20:48

Fahim Saleh, CEO of KickBack Apps and an investor of Pathao, MindFisher Games- makers of Heroes of 71 series mobile game, and several other international startups, has an exciting and...


118646. Young leaders discuss global issuesPublished: April 04, 2018 22:17:03

After three consecutive successful Model United Nation (MUN) conferences, Rajshahi University Model United Nations Association (RUMUNA) conducted another national level MUN this year namely RUMUN '18 which were participated by...


118647. Minister cautions against misuse of autism fundPublished: April 04, 2018 22:10:01

The Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Wednesday cautioned against misuse of public fund in the name of establishing institutions for special children. The minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...


118648. Nasim stresses quality of drugsPublished: April 04, 2018 21:55:29

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Wednesday said the government will not compromise with the quality of medicine. "Stern action will be taken if anyone found guilty in...


118649. Three to die for killing Chattogram girl after rapePublished: April 04, 2018 21:48:47

A Chattogram court on Wednesday sentenced three people to death for killing a girl after gang rape in Pahartoli area of the port city in 2011. The convicts are Sujan...


118650. How to celebrate the National Film DayPublished: April 04, 2018 21:39:33

Observance of the National Film Day could be salubrious enough but for the moribund state of the film industry in the country. When cinemas are churning out record number of...