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16501. Attacks on teachers reflect social rotPublished: July 22, 2022 19:53:24

Humiliation of teachers has become a new normal in this country. Over the last couple of months, such incidents have occurred in different parts of the country. Last month, a...


16502. Wildfires: Europe's latest economic headachePublished: July 22, 2022 19:49:57

When the blaze tore through a forest in Greece last August, swallowing up pine trees and scorching the earth, Stathis Albanis knew his beekeeping trade would suffer. A year on,...


16503. Anwar Shawkat elected DBCCI presidentPublished: July 22, 2022 19:49:19

Md Anwar Shawkat Afser, managing director of Sakhi Lines (Sakhi Group), has been re-elected president of the Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI) for 2022-2024. He assumed the role...


16504. Two students identified as suspects in Chattogram University sex assaultPublished: July 22, 2022 19:45:41

Chattogram University authorities and police have identified two students as suspects in the sexual assault on a female student on the campus, an incident that sparked protests. The police were...


16505. French lawmakers back Macron's promised inflation reliefPublished: July 22, 2022 19:24:09

French President Emmanuel Macron's government honoured on Friday a re-election promise to boost household purchasing power amid soaring inflation as the National Assembly passed a bill lifting pensions and temporarily...


16506. Gazipur becoming Chinese smartphone cityPublished: July 22, 2022 19:14:59

Bangladesh's Gazipur is dubbed the Chinese smartphone city in the country. Located on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, it is also famous for its textile manufacturing industry. Today,...


16507. Actress Purnima remarries  Published: July 22, 2022 19:07:28

Popular actress Dilara Hanif Purnima has walked down the aisle once again. The Dhaliwood star tied the knot to Ashfaqur Rahman Robin on May 27, a senior official in the...


16508. Putin bets on an ancient weapon in UkrainePublished: July 22, 2022 18:58:34

Russian President Vladimir Putin is betting on an ancient weapon more powerful than any of the missiles now being supplied by the United States and its European allies to Ukraine:...


16509. ক্যাপিটলে দাঙ্গা লাইভ দেখেছিলেন ট্রাম্প, সন্তানদের অনুরোধেও নেননি ব্যবস্থাPublished: July 22, 2022 18:55:04

যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের পার্লামেন্ট ভবন ক্যাপিটল হিলে ২০২১ সালের ৬ জানুয়ারির হামলার ঘটনা হোয়াইট হাউজে বসে টেলিভিশনে সরাসরি সম্প্রচারে ঘণ্টার পর ঘণ্টা ধরে দেখছিলেন তৎকালীন প্রেসিডেন্ট ডনাল্ড ট্রাম্প। সে সময় ট্রাম্পের সন্তান...


16510. US embassy holds ‘Super Friday’ to interview students applying for visasPublished: July 22, 2022 18:54:35

The US Embassy in Dhaka on Friday interviewed over 600 students applying for student visas on a special workday called “Super Friday.” This event was part of a campaign to...


16511. Mane beats Salah, Mendy to win African Player of the Year awardPublished: July 22, 2022 18:54:10

Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane was named African Footballer of Year on Thursday after a season in which he kicked the winning penalty for Senegal as they claimed their first Africa...


16512. New schedules for load-shedding will be fixed next week: Nasrul HamidPublished: July 22, 2022 18:42:57

The government will plan its next steps for electricity rationing after taking stock of the situation during the first week of rolling power outages, according to State Minister for Power...


16513. Ukraine rules out direct deal with Russia on grain exportsPublished: July 22, 2022 18:29:57

Ukraine’s presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak has ruled out any direct deals with Russia on resuming grain exports from the Black Sea. Speaking before Friday’s signing, presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak said...


16514. Prince Harry wins bid to challenge UK over security arrangementsPublished: July 22, 2022 18:14:38

A British court on Friday granted permission for Prince Harry to challenge a government decision that denied him police protection while in Britain. Harry, Queen Elizabeth's grandson, received the full...


16515. Korean businesses encouraged to seize opportunity offered by BangladeshPublished: July 22, 2022 18:12:54

Director General of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Kim Jong-won has encouraged the Korean business executives to reorient their focus and policy priorities toward Bangladesh and seize the opportunity...


16516. Asia Cup moved to UAE from Sri Lanka: GangulyPublished: July 22, 2022 18:05:51

The Asia Cup 2022 has been shifted from Sri Lanka to the UAE, according to Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The deepening economic...


16517. NSU money laundering case: Some in jail, some untouched on same chargePublished: July 22, 2022 18:01:35

Considering the gravity of the offence, the High Court sent four accused of a money laundering case under police custody rejecting their anticipatory bail petition. Now they are in jail...


16518. WB increases support for climate action in developing countriesPublished: July 22, 2022 17:56:14

The World Bank Group on Friday announced its new Climate Change Action Plan aiming to provide record levels of climate financing to developing countries, reduction of emissions, strengthen adaptation, and...


16519. Sri Lanka president expected to keep finance portfolioPublished: July 22, 2022 17:46:53

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to keep the finance portfolio and could also appoint a junior minister to help him out with the department's work, a source with...


16520. Covid-19 patients dying at record rates in New ZealandPublished: July 22, 2022 17:35:20

New Zealanders are dying from Covid-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the omicron strain that is particularly affecting the older population. Deaths from the...


16521. Amber Heard appeals ruling that she defamed ex-husband Johnny DeppPublished: July 22, 2022 17:27:05

Actor Amber Heard on Thursday filed to appeal a Virginia jury's decision last month that she defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp when she claimed in a newspaper opinion piece that she...


16522. EU approves Danish company’s vaccine to prevent monekypoxPublished: July 22, 2022 17:22:20

Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic said on Friday the European Union's drug regulator had recommended its Imvanex vaccine be approved to also include protection against monkeypox on its label. The...


16523.   লোড শেডিংয়ের পরের পরিকল্পনা ‘সপ্তাহখানেক পর’Published: July 22, 2022 17:21:46

সপ্তাহ খানেক পর্যবেক্ষণ করে লোড শেডিং নিয়ে পরবর্তী পরিকল্পনা করা হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন বিদ্যুৎ, জ্বালানি ও খনিজ সম্পদ প্রতিমন্ত্রী নসরুল হামিদ বিপু। শুক্রবার সকালে নিজের বাস ভবনে সাংবাদিকদের সঙ্গে আলাপকালে...


16524. Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine block Google search enginePublished: July 22, 2022 17:17:18

Russian-backed separatists in a breakaway region of eastern Ukraine have blocked access to the search engine Google, their leader said on Friday, citing what he calls "disinformation", reports Reuters.  In...


16525. Lebanese president urges IMF to end aid deal with themPublished: July 22, 2022 17:15:42

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to conclude the aid agreement with the crisis-ridden country, saying Lebanon has been adopting the needed structural reforms....


16526. BBC to pay damages to former British royal nannyPublished: July 22, 2022 17:14:48

The BBC is paying damages to the ex-nanny to Princes William and Harry over false claims made about her to obtain a 1995 Princess Diana interview. Alexandra Pettifer, known as...


16527. Bangladeshi teen makes Guinness World record stacking most coins into a towerPublished: July 22, 2022 17:13:54

A 16-year-old named Ayman Mohammad from Chattogram has made it to the Guinness World Book of records by stacking most coins into a tower within a minute. “Ayman Mohammad from...


16528. Seven killed in Russian air attack on SyriaPublished: July 22, 2022 17:04:34

Russian air strikes on a rural swath of northwest Syria on Friday killed at least seven people including four children, a war monitoring group and rescuers said, following months of...


16529. Fire guts 69 shops, house in RangamatiPublished: July 22, 2022 17:03:51

A massive fire has ripped through a market in Rangamati's remote Baghaichhari Upazila, destroying at least 69 shops and a house. The blaze erupted at the Durchhari market around 9...


16530. 620 Covid-19 cases, two deaths reported in 24 hoursPublished: July 22, 2022 17:01:15

Bangladesh has recorded 620 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,000,899. The death toll from the disease climbed by two in 24 hours...


16531. World stocks eye sixth day of gains but euro hit as activity soursPublished: July 22, 2022 16:55:59

Global stocks edged up on Friday, eyeing a sixth day of gains, while weak euro zone business activity data hit the euro and weighed on the bloc's debt. The MSCI...


16532. 35 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hoursPublished: July 22, 2022 16:52:34

Thirty-Five more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, 34 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while...


16533. National Fisheries Week to begin SaturdayPublished: July 22, 2022 16:45:07

The National Fisheries Week will begin in the country on Saturday with the aim of making the country’s people more aware of and involved in increasing safe fish production. President...


16534. Biden experiencing mild symptoms after contracting Covid-19Published: July 22, 2022 16:23:20

US President Joe Biden is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for Covid-19. The White House on Thursday said he will continue working while staying in isolation. Biden, 79, has...


16535. BRRI sets strategic plan for surplus rice productionPublished: July 22, 2022 16:14:35

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has prepared a strategic plan for surplus production, synchronising with the government’s Vision 2041 alongside the predicted domestic consumption volume in the next two decades....


16536. UN court to rule on Rohingya genocide case against MyanmarPublished: July 22, 2022 15:52:53

The United Nations' highest court is ruling Friday on whether to proceed with a landmark case that accuses Myanmar's rulers of genocide against the country's mainly Muslim Rohingya minority. The...


16537. Europe's banks brace for bumpy ridePublished: July 22, 2022 15:23:04

Europe's banks, facing a potential economic storm and a rise in borrowing costs for the first time in more than a decade, are set to show their weak spots when...


16538. Gold bars worth Tk 10m seized at Chattogram airportPublished: July 22, 2022 15:13:20

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate seized 12 gold bars from a passenger at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport. Detectives found the bars inside a bag carried by the passenger...


16539. Ukraine's ports to reopen under deal to be signed Friday, Turkey saysPublished: July 22, 2022 15:05:22

Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey said, raising hopes that an international food crisis caused by Russia's...


16540. বাঘাইছড়িতে পুড়েছে ৭০ দোকান ঘরPublished: July 22, 2022 14:43:23

রাঙামাটির দুর্গম বাঘাইছড়িতে ভয়াবহ আগুনে অন্তত ৬৯টি দোকান এবং একটি বসতঘর পুড়ে ছাই হয়েছে। উপজেলার দুরছড়ি বাজারে বৃহস্পতিবার সকাল ৯টার এই অগ্নিকাণ্ড ঘটে বলে খাগড়াছড়ি জেলার দিঘীনালা ফায়ার সার্ভিসের ভারপ্রাপ্ত...


16541. Young tourist drowns in Nikli haorPublished: July 22, 2022 14:18:32

A 25-year-old tourist drowned and two others sustained injuries while bathing in the Nikli haor in Kishoreganj on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Akash, a resident of Dhaka....


16542. 'Unknowns' delay Tesla's ramp-up of its own cutting-edge batteriesPublished: July 22, 2022 14:05:13

Tesla Inc is falling short of CEO Elon Musk's target to make its own next-generation batteries, sparking questions over the top electric car maker's ability to maintain its blistering expansion...


16543. 20 injured as bus overturns in JatrabariPublished: July 22, 2022 13:27:39

At least 20 people sustained injuries after a commuter bus overturned in the Bishwaroad area of Jatrabari in Dhaka on Friday morning. The accident occurred around 6.30am when the driver...


16544. Gunawardena sworn in as Sri Lanka's new prime ministerPublished: July 22, 2022 13:14:15

Senior Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in on Friday as the new prime minister, his office said, a day after the swearing-in of a new president as the...


16545. Women's safety now at the heart of TinderPublished: July 22, 2022 12:59:37

Keeping women safe is now "at the heart" of the world's largest dating app, Tinder, it claims. The technology company is launching a partnership with campaign group No More, aiming...


16546. চট্টগ্রাম বিমানবন্দরে যাত্রীর ব্যাগে সোনার বারPublished: July 22, 2022 12:52:52

চট্টগ্রামের শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দরে এক যাত্রীর কাছে ১২টি সোনার বার উদ্ধার করেছেন শুল্ক গোয়েন্দারা। শুক্রবার সকাল সাড়ে ৭টার দিকে ওই যাত্রীর ব্যাগে তল্লাশি চালিয়ে বারগুলো পাওয়ার কথা জানান শুল্ক...


16547. At least 18 killed in latest deadly police raid in Rio de JaneiroPublished: July 22, 2022 12:46:45

At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation...


16548. Sri Lankan forces raid anti-government protest camp as new president takes officePublished: July 22, 2022 12:09:32

Sri Lankan security forces raided a protest camp occupying government grounds in the main city of Colombo early on Friday and cleared out a section of it, a sign that...


16549. Study finds ICDs' weaknesses in handling dangerous chemicalsPublished: July 22, 2022 11:59:56

There are institutional and operational weaknesses across the value chain in handling dangerous chemicals at Inland Container Depots (ICDs) - this needs to be addressed immediately, said a study of...


16550. যাত্রাবাড়ী ইউলুপের কাছে উল্টে গেল বাস, আহত ১৫Published: July 22, 2022 11:55:40

ঢাকার যাত্রাবাড়ীর মাতুয়াইলে বাস উল্টে অন্তত ১৫ জন আহত হয়েছেন। শুক্রবার সকাল সাড়ে ৬টার দিকে মাতুয়াইল মেডিকেল সংলগ্ন ইউলুপের কাছে এ ঘটনা ঘটে বলে জানান যাত্রাবাড়ী থানার এসআই নাদিম মুন্সী। খবর...