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126451. BRAC University conducts fire drillPublished: December 31, 2017 15:20:52

BRAC University, with the assistance of Fire Service & Civil Defense, organised a fire drill recently to raise awareness about the fire activities at its Mohakhali campus. Students, officers, employees...


126452. South Korea seizes another ship over oil transfer to North KoreaPublished: December 31, 2017 15:11:19

South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday. The KOTI was...


126453. Tech giants may face UK tax penaltyPublished: December 31, 2017 14:45:10

Internet companies should face a tax punishment for failing to deal with the threat of terrorism in the UK, security minister Ben Wallace has said. Wallace said firms such as...


126454. Bus mows into parked auto-rickshaw, killing fivePublished: December 31, 2017 14:21:33

Five people, including a couple, were killed in a road accident at Baghabari Bus Stand in Shahjadpur upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as Sirajul Islam, 30,...


126455. China bans 553 car models to curb emissionsPublished: December 31, 2017 14:00:37

The Chinese government has issued a stop-sale order for 553 cars that don't meet fuel economy regulations. The order will come into effect on January 1st, 2018. The list of...


126456. Kenya road crash claims 30 livesPublished: December 31, 2017 13:57:39

At least 30 people have been killed and dozens injured as a Nairobi-bound passenger bus collided head-on with a truck on Nakuru-Eldoret highway in Kenya on Sunday morning. Police said...


126457. Walton goes green with DITF pavilionPublished: December 31, 2017 13:23:18

Walton is setting up a three-storey premier pavilion at the upcoming 23rd edition of the month-long “Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2018 in line with green technology. The fair is scheduled...


126458. Tripura election: BSF keeps vigil along Bangladesh borderPublished: December 31, 2017 13:13:45

The BSF has been told to keep a close vigil on the 856-km-long India-Bangladesh border in Tripura to prevent entry of unwanted elements into the state, where assembly elections are...


126459. Epilepsy drugs ‘work for most patients’Published: December 31, 2017 13:12:51

Most people with a new diagnosis of epilepsy will remain seizure free with their first or second antiepileptic drug, but there’s still a need for better treatments, according to a...


126460. Marriage proposal that warms the heartPublished: December 31, 2017 13:02:06

Extreme cold didn’t get in the way of a heartwarming proposal on an icy mountainside. Josh Darnell, 31, of Londonderry, New Hampshire in the United States dropped to his knee...


126461. Qatar economy recovers from boycott, GDP figures showPublished: December 30, 2017 12:49:59

Qatar’s economy has largely recovered from a boycott imposed by other Arab states and is again growing at one of the fastest rates in the region, according to figures released...


126462. Beijing may be starting to win its battle against smokePublished: December 30, 2017 12:43:43

Beijing may have turned a corner in its battle against the city’s notorious smoke and the Chinese government deserves much of the credit for introducing tough anti-pollution measures. The Chinese...


126463. Treatment of cardiac diseases can be less costlyPublished: December 30, 2017 00:25:42

The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) is known as a state-of-the-art hospital for treatment of coronary or popularly called heart diseases. So far as the facilities are concerned for...


126464. Taking research to the global heightPublished: December 30, 2017 00:24:52

Bangladesh, like a number of South Asian countries, is one that has its rich cultural history, one that has been influenced by its natural setting. It witnessed the rise and...


126465. Price protests in Iran turn politicalPublished: December 30, 2017 12:23:47

Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in several cities across Iran on Friday, Iranian news agencies and social media reports said, as price protests turned into the largest wave of demonstrations since...


126466. Credit risk management: Doing it diligentlyPublished: December 30, 2017 00:23:33

A risk-focused examination process is there to direct the inspection process to the more risk-prone areas of both operations and business. Skills in risk-focused supervision are continually being developed by...


126467. Fog halts ferry, flight operations, causes highway crashPublished: December 30, 2017 00:22:15

Fog disrupted flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route on Friday, causing sufferings to thousands of passengers, report agencies. Dense fog also caused a...


126468. EBL, Green Delta Ins support vehicle-related servicesPublished: December 30, 2017 00:18:59

Vroom Services Limited (Vroom) have launched Vroom Membership Card for all vehicle related services through mobile app (Vroom App) and 24/7 Vroom Call Center. The service is the first of...


126469. Mercantile Bank opens 129th branchPublished: December 30, 2017 00:17:33

Mercantile Bank Limited recently inaugurated its 129th branch at 'Munshirhat', Feni. Abdur Rahman, Chairman of Feni Sadar Upazila and Freedom Fighter Al-haj Akram Hossain (Humayun) and Director of Mercantile Bank...


126470. JnU student dies in Thakurgaon road mishapPublished: December 30, 2017 12:15:40

A Jagannath University student was killed and his friend wounded after a sugarcane-laden tractor hit their motorcycle on Thakurgaon-Baliadangi road in Baliadangi upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified...


126471. Indian stocks end 2017 in celebratory moodPublished: December 30, 2017 12:12:07

Indian stocks markets maintained 2017's celebratory mood through to the year's last day of trading on Friday, with the Sensex closing at a record high. Sensex jumped amid robust equity...


126472. Smoking during pregnancy linked to ADHD in childrenPublished: December 30, 2017 12:06:19

Children born to women who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy, especially when mothers are heavy smokers, are at an increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new review of medical studies...


126473. Football star wins presidential polls in LiberiaPublished: December 30, 2017 00:14:28

Former football star George Weah has defeated Vice President Joseph Boakai to win Liberia's presidential run-off election with 61.5 per cent of the vote based on 98.1 per cent of...


126474. Telecom, ICT sector see off an eventful yearPublished: December 30, 2017 00:21:08

From launching the country's first nano-satellite to the celebrated visit of the world's first 'robot citizen', the outgoing year 2017 has been a year of buzz, hope and surprise for...


126475. Banks scramble for rescheduling loans to avert NPL buildupPublished: December 30, 2017 09:38:05

Banks got into a last-minute race seeking permission from the central bank to allow rescheduling loans under special considerations to help avert further buildup of their classified loans, as the...


126476. Makkah crash kills expat woman, 2 sonsPublished: December 30, 2017 10:30:25

An expatriate Bangladeshi woman and her two minor children were killed and two other Bangladeshis injured in a road traffic accident in Saudi Arabia. The accident occurred on their way...


126477. CETP construction co again seeks time extensionPublished: December 30, 2017 10:30:32

The JLEPCL-DCL, a China-Bangladesh joint venture company, has again sought extension of the deadline for the construction of central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at Savar Tannery Estate up to June...


126478. IS claims Russia supermarket blastPublished: December 30, 2017 10:58:55

The so-called Islamic State (IS) militant group says it was behind Wednesday's bombing of a supermarket in the Russian city of St Petersburg that injured at least 13 people. IS...


126479. Year's last week ends on high notePublished: December 30, 2017 11:25:26

Stocks rebounded last week that ended Thursday, the last week of 2017, snapping a four-week losing streak, as investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap stocks amid New Year optimism....


126480. PEC, Ebtedayee exams results outPublished: December 30, 2017 11:38:45

The results for the public exams taken by fifth-graders at schools and madrasas have been published. The success rate for this year's Primary Education Completion (PEC) exams for school students...


126481. Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumesPublished: December 30, 2017 12:05:00

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route has resumed after a 9-hour disruption caused by thick fog on Saturday. The ferry services remained suspended on the route from 10pm on Friday to...


126482. What stocks performance indicates in 2017?Published: December 30, 2017 12:10:53

Markets bid 2017 goodbye on a modestly defensive note on Friday, but the year will be best remembered for leaving global investors wealthier. A pick-up in global growth boosted corporate...


126483. 29 preschoolers sick with suspected food poisoning in ChinaPublished: December 30, 2017 12:18:58

A total of 29 kindergarten children have been sent to hospital with suspected food poisoning in southwest China's Yunnan Province, the local government said Saturday. The suspected food poisoning occurred...


126484. Police arrest ‘JMB’s southern region chief’ from BograPublished: December 30, 2017 12:54:21

Police have arrested a leader of the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB) at Omarpur in Nandigram upazilain of Bogra early Saturday. Police said he is the militant outfit’s southern region chapter. He...


126485. Study fails to tie social media with violencePublished: December 30, 2017 18:57:09

Violent extremists use the Internet to attract younger audiences, disseminate contents and foster direct dialogue with young people, a United Nations agency-backed study found, but more research is needed to...


126486. JSC-JDC pass rate dropsPublished: December 30, 2017 14:01:52

Results for this year's Junior School Certificate or JSC and Junior Dakhil Certificate or JDC have been published, reporting a fall in the success rate. The success rate for this...


126487. Bruno Mars faces yet another lawsuit!Published: December 30, 2017 14:05:22

Bruno Mars is facing another lawsuit for his Grammy winning single “Uptown Funk.” This time, a female rap trio, The Sequence, have claimed their 1979 single Funk You Up, which...


126488. 'No rooftop celebration on New Year's Eve'Published: December 30, 2017 15:34:16

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) must be informed about any indoor programmes organised on the night of December 31 to celebrate the new year whereas no outdoor celebration is allowed. Commissioner...


126489. Bank Asia gives scholarship for higher studyPublished: December 30, 2017 15:58:34

Bank Asia Foundation has selected 205 meritorious students, who live in rural areas, to give scholarship for higher study for the current year as a part of corporate social responsibility....


126490. 22 Indian teens go missing in FrancePublished: December 30, 2017 16:05:19

The CBI has registered an FIR after 22 minors from Punjab, Haryana and Delhi were illegally taken to France by three travel agents last year in the garb of giving...


126491. China jails 36 over extortion, homicide, illegal casinosPublished: December 30, 2017 17:10:15

A Chinese court has sentenced 36 people to prison terms of up to 25 years for gang crimes including homicide, assault and setting up illegal casinos. Hainan gang leader Huang...


126492. Lack of alternatives escalating polythene bag usage: ExpertsPublished: December 30, 2017 17:58:29

The manufacturing and usage of polythene shopping bag keep growing across the country despite a ban on it. The increase in use of plastic bags is attributable to the failure...


126493. BNP wants to hold rally on January 5Published: December 30, 2017 19:40:58

BNP wants to hold a rally on January 5 at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka to protest 10th parliamentary election held on that day in 2014. The party observes January 5...


126494. BNP has faith in conspiracy: HanifPublished: December 30, 2017 19:42:20

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub-Ul Alam Hanif has said BNP doesn't have any faith in election commission; rather their faith is now in conspiracy. "BNP don't have any faith...


126495. Gender Gap Report 2017 and Bangladesh- a reviewPublished: December 30, 2017 21:02:12

The fact that Bangladesh is moving fast in ensuring gender equality does not come as a surprise. The country has been making strides for achieving considerable improvement in this field...


126496. Mobile money enters the remittance business  Published: December 30, 2017 22:05:34

Payment of remitted money usually takes three forms. It can be made by cash, by debiting or crediting a bank account, or by use of prepaid funds like electronic money....


126497. Ghaghot river dries up due to lack of dredgingPublished: December 30, 2017 22:41:58

The Ghaghot river, flowing through Rangpur region, has dried up with the beginning of dry season.Lack of excavation or dredging has contributed to worsening the situation that has put irrigation...


126498. Ostrich rearing gaining momentum at SonatolaPublished: December 30, 2017 22:42:45

Commercial ostrich farming is gaining momentum in Sonatola upzila of the district. A good number of people have already started getting benefit from the bird. "I have taken an initiative...


126499. Liverpool, Chelsea secure top four spot at year-endPublished: December 30, 2017 23:28:58

Mohamed Salah's second-half brace sealed a pulsating come-from-behind 2-1 win for Liverpool over Leicester City at Anfield. Fourth-placed Liverpool are now unbeaten in 12 Premier League matches, a run that...


126500. Tanzania threatens to shut churches after Magufuli criticismPublished: December 30, 2017 11:56:46

Tanzanian authorities have threatened to shut down churches which mix religion and politics after a cleric criticised President John Magufuli. The cleric, Zachary Kakobe, used a Christmas sermon to say...