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122901. Kentucky gunman kills four before ending lifePublished: February 12, 2018 14:15:26

Five people, including a suspected gunman who apparently took his own life, were killed in a shooting spree at two locations in US state Kentucky, officials said on Sunday. Police...


122902. Peaceful movement to continue until Khaleda's release: BNPPublished: February 12, 2018 14:11:42

BNP says it will continue movement in a peaceful way until its Chairperson Khaleda Zia is released from jail. The party made the announcement during a human chain amid huge...


122903. ‘Peter Rabbit’ makers apologise over food allergy scenePublished: February 12, 2018 14:03:02

Peter Rabbit filmmakers and the studio behind it have apologised after receiving backlash on social media over their insensitive depiction of a character's food allergy. A scene in the film,...


122904. New York sues Weinstein CompanyPublished: February 12, 2018 13:41:03

New York’s attorney general sued the Weinstein Company and Harvey Weinstein on Sunday alleging sexual harassment and misconduct by Weinstein, in a move that could jeopardise talks on a potential...


122905. Australia begins inquiry into banking misconductPublished: February 12, 2018 13:26:36

A landmark inquiry into wrongdoing among Australia's banks and financial services has begun. The royal commission - the country's top form of public inquiry - will investigate alleged and established...


122906. CUHK explores dating tacticsPublished: February 12, 2018 13:14:51

One of the most elusive dating tactics since the beginning of time has to be 'playing hard to get'. Prior researches have yielded little support for the efficacy - or...


122907. ‘WW2 bomb’ prompts closure of London airportPublished: February 12, 2018 13:13:11

London City Airport has been closed after a World War Two bomb was found in the River Thames nearby. Flights have been cancelled, with passengers advised not to travel to...


122908. Zero gravity ventures to utilise funding from Frontier FundPublished: February 12, 2018 13:04:32

Zero Gravity Ventures Limited – an e-commerce incubator from one of the country’s leading conglomerates, Ananta Group – has secured Series A funding from Frontier Bangladesh, a Bangladesh-focused private equity...


122909. Green Delta Insurance recommends 20pc dividendPublished: February 12, 2018 13:03:09

The board of directors of Green Delta Insurance has recommended 20 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Monday. The...


122910. Malware hits over 4,200 govt sites of US, UKPublished: February 12, 2018 12:51:22

Thousands of websites, including ones run by US and UK government agencies, were infected for several hours on Sunday with code that causes web browsers to secretly mine digital currencies....


122911. Barca drop points againPublished: February 12, 2018 12:49:00

La Liga leaders Barcelona failed to break down Getafe in a dull 0-0 league draw on Sunday, leaving the Catalans seven points clear at the top of the table. Philippe...


122912. Ford revs up large SUV production to boost marginsPublished: February 12, 2018 12:46:57

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will boost production targets for two large sport utility vehicles by 25 per cent this year to challenge rival General Motors Co’s hegemony...


122913. Democratic memo could still be released: Trump aidePublished: February 12, 2018 12:44:24

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are prepared to black out parts of their memo about the FBI's Russia investigation to ensure there's no harmful spilling of secrets, then try...


122914. Stocks fail to hold gains at middayPublished: February 12, 2018 12:27:06

Stocks on both bourses failed to maintain positive trend at midday on Monday as cautious investors went on booking quick-profit on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s sharp rise, the...


122915. Four to die for Rupa’s rape, murderPublished: February 12, 2018 12:12:20

A Tangail court has sentenced four people to death and another to seven years in prison over the 2017 rape and murder of college student Zakia Sultana Rupa. Tangail Women...


122916. Riyadh Ritz-Carlton Saudi hotel reopensPublished: February 12, 2018 12:07:26

A luxury Saudi hotel that served as a detention centre for dozens of princes and top officials held in a corruption drive since November has reopened. Reception staff at the...


122917. Merkel calls for younger ministers in cabinetPublished: February 12, 2018 12:02:44

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for younger members of her party to fill ministerial positions in the new government. "We need to ensure that not only the over-60s are...


122918. Question leak: RAB arrests two of a gang in CtgPublished: February 12, 2018 11:59:09

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two members of a gang involved in the SSC question paper leak from Dabua Bazar area in Raozan Upazila of Chittagong on Sunday...


122919. Bangladesh Fashionology Summit beginsPublished: February 12, 2018 11:58:46

The first-ever Bangladesh Fashionology Summit has kicked off with an aim to drive the future of fashion and help garments makers understand the latest changes in the industry. Bangladesh Apparel...


122920. Stocks mostly higher on buying spreePublished: February 12, 2018 11:50:40

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Monday as investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap stocks. Market operators...


122921. Egyptian army kills 16 insurgents in major raidPublished: February 12, 2018 11:50:35

Egypt’s military said on Sunday that sixteen insurgents were killed and four others arrested in a major security operation aimed at crushing militants behind a string of attacks. Sixty-six targets,...


122922. Emirates orders 36 A380s worth $16bPublished: February 12, 2018 11:44:56

Emirates signed a contract on Sunday to buy as many as 36 Airbus (AIR.PA) A380 aircraft worth as much as $16 billion at list prices, firming up an order that...


122923. BNP forms human chain over Khaleda’s jailingPublished: February 12, 2018 11:37:27

As part of its countrywide scheduled programme, BNP leaders and activists formed a human chain in Dhaka on Monday protesting against the jailing of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a...


122924. Asia stocks remain clamPublished: February 12, 2018 11:30:49

Asian share markets found a semblance of calm on Monday as S&P futures extended their bounce, though bond investors were still fretting about the risks from looming US inflation data....


122925. Bolivia Oruro carnival blast takes eight livesPublished: February 12, 2018 11:21:37

A gas canister used by a street vendor exploded during Oruro's famous carnival celebrations in Bolivia, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 40 others, authorities said. Several...


122926. Sun to be cooler by 2050, study tellsPublished: February 12, 2018 11:17:03

The sun might be unusually cool by 2050, according to a new study. Based on the cooling spiral of recent solar cycles, scientists from University of California, San Diego believe...


122927. Oil prices go up as stock markets remain steadyPublished: February 12, 2018 11:09:08

Oil prices rose by 1.0 per cent on Monday, recovering at least some of last week’s steep losses as Asian stock markets found their footing after days of chaotic trading....


122928. Police arrest six BNP, Jamaat menPublished: February 12, 2018 11:04:18

Police in special drives arrested six leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from different upazilas of Comilla district. Police conducted the drives from Sunday night to Monday morning and...


122929. California private plane crash leaves four deadPublished: February 12, 2018 11:01:03

A small, home-built plane crashed near a mountain town in Southern California in the United States, killing four people on Sunday, authorities said. The private plane went down late Sunday...


122930. Gas supply shortage: Gazipur industries in dire straitsPublished: February 12, 2018 10:59:16

Industrial enterprises in Gazipur, one of the key industrial belts of the country, are facing serious production setback due to disruption in natural gas supply. Dozens of factories in the...


122931. Alibaba signs deal with Walt DisneyPublished: February 12, 2018 10:57:45

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s entertainment arm has signed a licensing agreement with Walt Disney Co in a deal that will provide the Chinese group’s Youku video streaming platform with the...


122932. Regulator takes U-turn on internet outage to stop question leaksPublished: February 12, 2018 10:55:27

Country's regulatory authority has reversed its plan to block the internet as part of an effort to stop SSC questions leaking on Facebook and other social media sites after a...


122933. RAB arrests ‘arms traders’ in cityPublished: February 12, 2018 10:39:57

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three suspected arms traders from Mohammadpur area of Dhaka in the capital on early Monday. A team of RAB-2 conducted a drive in...


122934. Ban on raw jute exports likely to go partlyPublished: February 12, 2018 10:38:40

The government is considering allowing exports of 17,589.26 tonnes of uncut low-grade jute as the shipment procedures of which were completed before the ban. The state-run department of jute has...


122935. Call to establish PPP infrastructure platformPublished: February 12, 2018 10:21:16

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Authority Sunday laid emphasis on creating a PPP infrastructure platform for doing business smoothly. The call came...


122936. Imports on higher trajectory while financing faces crunchPublished: February 12, 2018 00:36:07

The opening of LCs remained on a higher trajectory, with country's overall imports growing by US$2.07 billion in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal, though financing may face...


122937. Metro-rail depot land development ends a year before deadlinePublished: February 12, 2018 00:34:34

Metro-rail depot land development work to set up necessary infrastructures at Uttara 3rd phase in the city has come to an end a year before its deadline, officials said. They...


122938. Enhanced data repository to reduce cost of businessesPublished: February 12, 2018 00:33:08

Bangladesh should develop an enhanced digital data repository for its citizens to facilitate quick, automated bank account opening and to expedite other financial service delivery, a top global banker has...


122939. BGFCL books Tk 3.927b pre-tax profit in FY17Published: February 12, 2018 00:31:01

BRAHMANBARIA, Feb 11: The Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) earned over Tk 3.927 billion (Tk 392.78 crore) pre-tax profit in the fiscal year 2016-2017. Nazimuddin Chowdhury, BGFCL Chairman and...


122940. Extreme poor in Rangpur attain solvency by rearing goatsPublished: February 12, 2018 00:29:30

Thousands of extreme poor people at different remote villages and char areas under the district are becoming financially benefited through rearing goat in recent years. Some of the goat rearers...


122941. Boro cultivation progressing fast in Sylhet divisionPublished: February 12, 2018 00:28:20

Farmers of different areas in Sylhet division are busy in Boro paddy cultivation as the transplantation period is nearing to end. Additional director of DAE, Sylhet divisional office, Md Altabur...


122942. Internet to be disrupted during remaining SSC exam daysPublished: February 11, 2018 23:06:56

The internet will remain disrupted for two and half hours every day during the remaining Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations days in a bid to prevent the question paper leakage....


122943. Liquidity pressure: Premonition of economic downturn in our Orwellian societyPublished: February 11, 2018 22:44:58

The term, Butterfly Effect, in the Chaos theory school of thought explains a significant change of a state due to a minuscule change in another state of the non-linear deterministic...


122944. Freedom of expression as evolved over timePublished: February 11, 2018 22:34:56

Freedom of speech has been defined as the right to communicate one's opinions and ideas without fear of government retaliation or censorship. The term freedom of expression is also used...


122945. BNP says peaceful movement a strategy, not weaknessPublished: February 11, 2018 21:56:29

Senior leaders of BNP have defended their current strategy to gain public sympathy while not losing the party's strength. About maintaining a soft line of action after the court verdict...


122946. Metro police in Gazipur, Rangpur on cardsPublished: February 11, 2018 21:54:50

Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday had two bills tabled regarding the formation of Gazipur Metropolitan Police and Rangpur Metropolitan Police. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan placed the bills titled ‘Gazipur Metropolitan Police...


122947. Musical show at Pakistan High CommissionPublished: February 11, 2018 21:47:44

The High Commission of Pakistan, Dhaka Saturday organised a musical night at its chancery in the city in memory of poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Prime Minister’s Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi,...


122948. Clearing urban messPublished: February 11, 2018 21:47:24

Accepted that the founding of Dhaka City more than 400 years ago did not follow an urban plan, but there is no point carrying on with the legacy in the...


122949. ADP witnesses 33.35pc rise in FY18Published: February 11, 2018 21:41:55

The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in first seven months of the current fiscal witnessed a 33.35 per cent rise. As per latest Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation...


122950. Seating-service or no seating-service bus?Published: February 11, 2018 21:33:59

There is no such thing as seating-service bus in the city. No bus company has obtained licence as such. But then there are buses on the body of which is...