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119201. 20 militants die in Afghan cleanup operationsPublished: March 29, 2018 12:17:30

Afghan government forces launched cleanup operations in the county’s eastern province of Ghazni, killing about 20 Taliban militants and injuring 13 others, an official said Thursday. Aref Nuri, the provincial...


119202. Man dies in ‘police firing’ during ballot snatching in TangailPublished: March 29, 2018 12:06:00

A man has died as police reportedly opened fire during a ballot snatching at a voting centre of Sagordighi union parishad under Ghatail upazila in Tangail in the early hours...


119203. 13 die in landslide, roof collapse in PakistanPublished: March 29, 2018 12:01:55

At least 13 people were killed and 28 others injured in two separate accidents— a landslide and a roof collapse—in northern and south regions of Pakistan, officials said. In the...


119204. Two int’l flights miss departure schedules at HSIAPublished: March 29, 2018 11:56:00

Two international flights have failed to meet their departure schedules at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Thursday. Turkish Airlines was scheduled to leave for Istanbul at 7:25am, but it took off...


119205. Man stabs wife to deathPublished: March 29, 2018 11:53:24

A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband over family feud at her house at Paikpara in Khoksha upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sharmin Akter...


119206. Bus plunges into Habiganj ditch, killing threePublished: March 29, 2018 11:53:18

Three people were killed and six others injured after a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Pitua in Nabiganj upazila on Thursday. The identities of the...


119207. BSEC allows bond issue of two banksPublished: March 29, 2018 11:45:28

The capital market regulator has allowed raising capital through issuance of subordinated bond of two private commercial banks –Dhaka Bank and Jamuna Bank -amounting to Tk 5.0 billion each. The...


119208. Police arrest 28 in HabiganjPublished: March 29, 2018 11:41:09

Police, in regular drives arrested 28 people including 20 wanted accused from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 9 am Thursday morning. Assistant Superintendent of Police...


119209. Kenya deports opposition Miguna againPublished: March 29, 2018 11:21:35

Kenyan opposition figure Miguna Miguna has again been deported from the country amid an ongoing row over his citizenship status. The deportation is in defiance of multiple court rulings in...


119210. Nikkei rises in bullish trendingPublished: March 29, 2018 11:02:51

Japanese shares edged up on Thursday as a weaker yen lifted risk sentiment, but Takeda Pharmaceutical stumbled after it said it was considering a bid for London-listed Shire that could...


119211. Trump picks his doctor for veterans postPublished: March 29, 2018 11:01:05

US President Donald Trump has announced the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and picked the presidential doctor to replace him. Thanking Mr Shulkin in a tweet, he said...


119212. May vows to keep UK unitedPublished: March 29, 2018 10:55:01

Theresa May has pledged to keep the UK ‘strong and united’ after Brexit as she marks a year to go until the UK’s departure from the European Union. The PM...


119213. Robots for elder carePublished: March 29, 2018 10:54:52

Paro the furry seal cries softly while an elderly woman pets it. Pepper, a humanoid, waves while leading a group of senior citizens in exercises. The upright Tree guides a...


119214. Facebook tweaks privacy toolsPublished: March 29, 2018 10:35:49

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on the social network, a step that follows a scandal...


119215. Appointment cards keep eluding garment workers: Govt findingsPublished: March 29, 2018 10:32:43

The anomalies in issuing appointment letters and identity cards are still high in garment factories, especially in non-trade group member mills, according to government findings. Inspectors at the state-run Department...


119216. BD moves Indian tribunal for removal of anti-dumping duty on jutePublished: March 29, 2018 10:30:39

Bangladesh approached the Indian tribunal for removal of the anti-dumping duty on jute sacking from the country, media reports said, as it's considered a trade barrier. Indian Free Press Journal...


119217. Top 10 turnover leaders capture 28pc valuePublished: March 29, 2018 10:28:00

The top 10-traded companies accounted for more than 28 per cent transaction of the Dhaka bourse Wednesday, with Renata topping the chart. Analysts said investors were mostly active on fundamentally...


119218. Indo-Bangladesh water transit encompasses Pangaon PortPublished: March 29, 2018 10:22:38

Bangladesh is likely to give its consent to India's proposal to take Pangaon terminal near Dhaka in the bilateral Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol. The issue may be finalised...


119219. Asia shares sag on lingering tech woes, yen lowerPublished: March 29, 2018 10:22:23

Asian stocks sagged on Thursday after a tech-led retreat on Wall Street while the safe haven yen was broadly lower against the dollar on Thursday amid perceived progress on North...


119220. Venezuelan police station riot kills 68Published: March 29, 2018 10:19:37

Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia have killed 68 people, according to the government and witnesses. Families hoping...


119221. Businesses can use old BINs until JunePublished: March 29, 2018 10:13:08

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for using the existing business identification numbers (BINs) by the business entities. The validity of old BINs was scheduled to...


119222. Malala returns to Pakistan for first time since Taliban attackPublished: March 29, 2018 09:45:07

Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai returned to her native Pakistan on Thursday, six years after she was shot by Taliban gunmen over her advocacy for schooling for girls....


119223. SoEs may be allowed to deposit 60pc with public banks, 40pc with PCBsPublished: March 29, 2018 09:31:54

The government is likely to relax the policy to allow its agencies so that they can deposit more funds with the private commercial banks (PCBs) to help mitigate the ongoing...


119224. Builders scale down work, spending on Padma BridgePublished: March 29, 2018 09:19:24

The project-execution agency seeks a pared-down Tk 43.95-billion fund from the government in the upcoming budget for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge as construction work decelerated, sources said. At the present...


119225. Social obligation for youths: Pros and consPublished: March 29, 2018 00:44:30

The first thought that often comes to mind when selecting a particular outfit for an occasion is how people may react to this. Some care about it and few even...


119226. Making finance more popular to the studentsPublished: March 29, 2018 00:43:26

Widely known in the competition arena for their flagship events such as Corporiddlerz and CreADive, Bangladesh University of Professionals Business and Communication Club (BUP BCC) has recently introduced the first-ever...


119227. Ad Maker engages youths in a creative contestPublished: March 29, 2018 00:42:14

March 21, 2018 marked the grand finale of 'Olila Glassware presents Ad Maker Bangladesh' powered by Daraz.com.bd and silver sponsored by Dhaka Bank. It was held at North South University...


119228. Arpara Model Primary School teaches students moral valuesPublished: March 29, 2018 00:40:55

MAGURA, Mar 28: The story is about an affluent school and its devoted headmistress. The name of the school is Arpara Model Primary School. The school stands in village Arpara...


119229. RCC takes steps to renovate several monasteriesPublished: March 29, 2018 00:40:04

RAJSHAHI, Mar 28: Aiming at bolstering the tourism industry, the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has taken up steps to repair and renovate several ancient Buddhist monasteries in Rajshahi.  Those monasteries...


119230. Kremlin still open to possible Trump-Putin meetingPublished: March 29, 2018 00:38:25

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia was still open to the possibility of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin despite Washington's expulsion...


119231. Stamp out terrorism for regional peace: PMPublished: March 28, 2018 23:18:12

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to work together for establishing a secure and prosperous region by uprooting all sorts of terrorism."We must root out terrorism in its all...


119232. Bangabandhu-1 leaves France today for launching from USPublished: March 28, 2018 22:57:23

The country’s first communication satellite ‘Bangabandhu-1’ will be launched to the orbit next month. The satellite will be shipped from France to Florida of the Unite States today (Thursday) for...


119233. Yaba spoiling future of our young generationPublished: March 28, 2018 22:17:25

Contraband yaba tablets are increasingly getting popular among young people nowadays in different parts of the world, including Bangladesh. This country is being used as a transit point for trafficking...


119234. Globalisation, protectionism and trends of world economyPublished: March 28, 2018 22:14:34

Protectionism was once a dominant phenomenon in world economy. In the era of cold war, countries were more concerned to protect their economy than expanding their economic prospects. The socialist...


119235. Job creation now development priorityPublished: March 28, 2018 22:13:12

Bangladesh has come a long way in terms of development. On the eve of the March 26 Independence Day celebrations, came the UN announcement on March 16 that the country...


119236. Why corporate tax collection is so lowPublished: March 28, 2018 22:01:52

One vital area of good governance in a country is its good taxation system. Bangladesh now stands at the bottom of tax revenue compared with the rest of the world....


119237. The similarity of strugglePublished: March 28, 2018 21:58:18

With the detention of former President Carles Puidgemont, the Catalan independence movement has taken another turn remarkably similar to Bangladesh's moment of truth. That he was detained crossing from Denmark...


119238. The choice of policy instrumentsPublished: March 28, 2018 21:52:56

A policy instrument may be defined as a means under the control of the government to change the behaviour of the economy. Among the important and common policy instruments are...


119239. Pakistan's PM faces security check at US airportPublished: March 28, 2018 21:47:49

Security personnel of New York's John F Kennedy International airport searched Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi recently. The people of Pakistan have expressed anger in social media describing the...


119240. Poll-time govt to be formed by House representatives: QuaderPublished: March 28, 2018 21:41:22

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and general secretary of ruling Awami League Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said only those who are represented in the national parliament can be the part...


119241. Thrust on preventing money laundering this yearPublished: March 28, 2018 21:38:00

Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmud has said the Commission will focus on preventing money laundering by corrupt individuals in 2018.  "A group of corrupt people loot people's money and...


119242. Plane crash victim Kabir loses right legPublished: March 28, 2018 21:20:43

US-Bangla plane crash victim Kabir Hossain has lost his right leg as doctors in Singapore amputated the leg. Surgeon Hossain Imam at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burns and plastic surgery...


119243. Reducing migration costPublished: March 28, 2018 21:00:23

If low-cost and safe migration of workers from Bangladesh continues to elude, both the competence and remittance earning by the country will shrink. The two issues of low-cost and safe...


119244. Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam takes office as new BGB chiefPublished: March 28, 2018 20:58:47

Major General Md Shafeenul Islam, new Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), took charge on Wednesday. He took the charge from acting BGB DG Brigadier General Md Anisur...


119245. On money laundering, capital flightPublished: March 28, 2018 20:56:50

Perhaps no country in the world has been successful in stopping money laundering and capital flight from its territories completely. Although differently defined, money laundering and capital flight are related...


119246. Policeman dies in Mymensingh road crashPublished: March 28, 2018 20:48:50

A policeman was killed and 10 other people were injured as two buses collided head-on on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Chairmanbari area of Trishal Upazila in Mymensingh on Wednesday. The deceased...


119247. Separate VIP lane: An 'unrealistic' approachPublished: March 28, 2018 20:47:41

Expensive projects like flyovers and widening of roads are of no use in resolving the city's chaotic traffic snarl. Over-passes and under-passes are also failing to deliver the desired result....


119248. France honours policeman who gave life to save hostagePublished: March 28, 2018 20:32:39

Tributes have been paid across France to the police officer who died after he offered himself in exchange for a hostage in an Islamist attack. The coffin carrying Lt Col...


119249. Govt ensuring sports facilities for children: PMPublished: March 28, 2018 20:20:45

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government is ensuring sports facilities for children to build them up as worthy citizens. The Prime Minister said the children attain mental strength...


119250. FBCCI seeks time-befitting Health Service ActPublished: March 28, 2018 19:56:04

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) ON Wednesday urged the government to formulate the 'Health Service Act’ and ‘Private Medical College Establishment and Operation Act' considering...