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17851. India bans single-use plasticPublished: July 01, 2022 20:33:02

India on Friday imposed a ban on single-use plastics on items ranging from straws to cigarette packets to combat worsening pollution in country whose streets are strewn with waste. Announcing...


17852. Sri Lankans cut number of meals as inflation rate crosses 50pcPublished: July 01, 2022 20:32:16

With an out of work husband, housewife Sujeewa Nelum Perera is all too familiar with the struggle of feeding a family of four in Sri Lanka and has been forced...


17853. Russian missiles kill at least 19 in Ukraine’s Odesa regionPublished: July 01, 2022 20:23:40

Russian missile attacks on residential areas killed at least 19 people in a Ukrainian town near Odesa early Friday, authorities reported. The airstrikes pierced the cautious relief expressed a day...


17854. Flood death toll rises to 95 with three more deaths      Published: July 01, 2022 20:12:45

Flood claimed three more lives in Mymensingh, Netrokona and Sunamganj in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the total fatalities to 95. Of the deceased, two drowned while another died...


17855. The brutality of 'bulldozer justice' in IndiaPublished: July 01, 2022 20:07:47

It looks all too eerily similar as a method: the expulsion of individuals from their home, the demolition of said home and the punishing of entire families. All excused by...


17856. India imposes windfall tax on oil producers, fuel exportersPublished: July 01, 2022 19:37:31

India has imposed windfall tax on oil producers and refiners who have boosted product exports to gain from higher overseas margins as the government seeks to increase local supply of...


17857. Govt plans to bar Eid cattle markets along highwaysPublished: July 01, 2022 19:26:10

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim has said no cattle haat will be allowed along roads and highways across the country to avoid traffic congestion during the Eid-u l-Azha....


17858. Apparel workers demand wages, Eid bonusPublished: July 01, 2022 19:08:13

The garment workers have staged a demonstration in Dhaka demanding the immediate payment of the salary of June along with Eid bonus. Garment Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (GSKOP), an alliance...


17859. Abrar Fahad's brother yet to decide to get admitted to BUETPublished: July 01, 2022 19:02:53

Abrar Faiyaj, the younger brother to Abrar Fahad, has cleared the test for admission to the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, the same institution where Fahad was beaten to...


17860. Long tailback as expressway tolling slows trafficPublished: July 01, 2022 19:00:18

Travellers have waited for hours in vehicles stuck in a tailback on Bangabandhu Expressway at Faridpur's Bhanga after the start of tolling. The government opened four out of 10 counters...


17861. ফরিদপুরে এক্সপ্রেসওয়ের টোল প্লাজায় দিনভর যানজটPublished: July 01, 2022 18:48:59

পদ্মা সেতুর সংযোগের এক্সপ্রেসওয়ের ফরিদপুরের টোল প্লাজায় ধীরে টোল আদায়ের কারণে যানজটে দিনভর ভোগান্তিতে ছিলেন যাত্রী ও চালকেরা। টোল কাউন্টার বাড়ানোর পর বিকালে যানজট কমে আসে। বৃহস্পতিবার রাত ১২টা থেকে...


17862. জঙ্গি দমনে ঈর্ষণীয় সাফল্যেও আত্মতুষ্টিতে ভুগছি না: র‍্যাব মহাপরিচালকPublished: July 01, 2022 18:38:42

সন্ত্রাস ও জঙ্গিবাদ দমনে ঈর্ষণীয় সফলতা পেলেও আত্মতুষ্টিতে না ভুগে ধারাবাহিকভাবে সে কাজ চালানো হচ্ছে বলে জানিয়েছেন র‌্যাব মহাপরিচালক অতিরিক্ত আইজিপি চৌধুরী আবদুল্লাহ আল-মামুন। রাজধানীর গুলশানে হলি আর্টিজান বেকারিতে হামলার...


17863. Qatar World Cup to use semi-automated offside technologyPublished: July 01, 2022 18:33:16

FIFA has confirmed semi-automated, state-of-the-art technology will be used at the World Cup in Qatar to speed up the time taken to reach offside decisions. In addition to a sensor...


17864. Advance train tickets sold out within four hours of going on salePublished: July 01, 2022 18:20:46

After waiting for almost 12 hours at the Kamalapur Railway Station, Abdur Rahman returned home empty-handed on the first day of the advance train ticket sale ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. But...


17865. Bangladesh reaffirms its commitment to achieving SDG Goal 14Published: July 01, 2022 18:13:49

Bangladesh reaffirmed its commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 14: “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”, in the 2nd UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, foreign ministry...


17866. Awareness against extremism enhanced after Holey Artisan attackPublished: July 01, 2022 17:59:54

The night of July 1 six years ago will go down as one of the darkest in Bangladesh, shaking the country to its very core. It was business as usual...


17867. Special tribunal to settle land disputes of expat Bangladeshis on cardPublished: July 01, 2022 17:58:59

Concerned ministries are working on the possibility to form a special tribunal to settle disputes and cases related to land ownership of Bangladeshi expatriates. Foreign Minister said this recently at...


17868. 22 more dengue cases reported in 24hrsPublished: July 01, 2022 17:52:31

Bangladesh has reported 22 more new dengue cases in the 24 hours till Friday morning. Among the new patients, three news cases were reported from outside the Dhaka division, according...


17869. দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিমাঞ্চলে কাজু বাদামের বাণিজ্যিক সম্ভাবনাPublished: July 01, 2022 17:29:50

সুস্বাদু পুষ্টিকর খাবার কাজু বাদাম। বাজারে এর চাহিদাও ব্যাপক। উচ্চমূল্যের এই ফসল পাহাড়ের পর এবার দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিমাঞ্চলের ২১ জেলায়ও বাণিজ্যিক চাষের সম্ভাবনা দেখা দিয়েছে। এ বছরই প্রথমবারের মত এই ফসল ফলানো...


17870. FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan Football FederationPublished: July 01, 2022 17:26:32

FIFA has lifted the suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) which was imposed due to undue third-party interference, world football's governing body said on Thursday. A group of officials...


17871. Sri Lanka offers special berthing facilities to Bangladeshi vesselsPublished: July 01, 2022 17:19:59

Sri Lanka's state-owned Jaya Container Terminal at Colombo Port has offered priority berthing facilities to Bangladeshi feeder vessels. Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Prasantha Jayamanna has recently announced...


17872. Haji Salim released on parole to attend brother's funeralPublished: July 01, 2022 17:17:22

Awami League leader Haji Mohammad Salim, who is currently serving a 10-year jail sentence in a graft case, has been granted parole to join the funeral rites for his elder...


17873. Bangladesh logs 1,897 new Covid cases, five deathsPublished: July 01, 2022 17:09:55

Bangladesh has recorded 1,897 cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,975,682. The death toll from the disease climbed by five in 24 hours...


17874. ‘Modern mango farming can boost production'Published: July 01, 2022 17:09:00

Using modern farming technologies and techniques and practising post-harvest management can be the best way of maximising the immense potentiality of mango production in northern Bangladesh. Utmost importance should be...


17875. হবিগঞ্জে খোয়াই নদীর চোরাবালিতে ২ ছাত্রের মৃত্যুPublished: July 01, 2022 17:01:05

জেলার খোয়াই নদীতে বন্যার পানির সঙ্গে আসা পলিতে নদীর নিচে জমা হওয়া চোরাবালিতে আটকা পড়ে দুই ছাত্রের মৃত্যু হয়েছে। বৃহস্পতিবার সন্ধ্যায় শহরের গরুর বাজার এলাকায় খোয়াই নদীতে এই ঘটনা ঘটে।...


17876. গুলশান হামলার পর ঘুরে দাঁড়াতে না পারলে পদ্মা সেতু হত না: ডিএমপি কমিশনারPublished: July 01, 2022 16:36:55

হলি আর্টিজানে জঙ্গি হামলার পর বাংলাদেশ ঘুরে দাঁড়াতে না পারলে পদ্মা সেতু ও মেট্রো রেলের মত প্রকল্পগুলো বাস্তবায়ন করা যেত না বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন ঢাকা মহানগর পুলিশের কমিশনার মোহা. শফিকুল...


17877. Thailand scrambles fighter planes after Myanmar jet ‘violates’ airspacePublished: July 01, 2022 16:05:49

Thailand scrambled fighter jets near its border with Myanmar on Thursday and ordered its defence attache to issue a warning to the military government, its air force said, over what...


17878. Illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Maldives asked to collect visasPublished: July 01, 2022 16:04:35

The Bangladeshi High Commission in the Maldives has asked all illegal Bangladeshi immigrants living in the country to collect visas or work permits on an urgent basis. The process for...


17879. China urges US to fulfill climate duties after Supreme Court rulingPublished: July 01, 2022 15:59:14

The United States must meet its international obligations on climate change and do more than "shout slogans", China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday following a U.S. Supreme...


17880. Martin Raiser appointed vice president of World Bank for South AsiaPublished: July 01, 2022 15:48:43

The World Bank has appointed Martin Raiser as its vice president for the South Asia Region. He is an economist and development expert with almost two decades of experience at...


17881. Japan govt asks citizens to cut power usePublished: July 01, 2022 15:40:48

The highest temperatures for the season since record-keeping began have scorched much of eastern Japan for a week, prompting the government to ask citizens to cut power use as much...


17882. যা হচ্ছে, তার জন্য নূপুর শর্মা দায়ী: ভারতের সুপ্রিম কোর্টPublished: July 01, 2022 14:39:45

সলাম ধর্মের প্রবর্তককে নিয়ে অবমানাকর মন্তব্য করে সাবেক বিজেপি নেত্রী নূপুর শর্মা উত্তেজনা উসকে দিয়েছেন এবং সেজন্য তার ‘পুরো দেশের কাছে ক্ষমা চাওয়া’ উচিত বলে মন্তব্য করেছে ভারতের সুপ্রিম কোর্ট। খবর...


17883. Bangladesh@50: Water story photo book launched in NetherlandsPublished: July 01, 2022 14:34:28

Dutch water envoy Henk Ovink, and Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Riaz Hamidullah launched a unique book capturing award-winning photos from young Bangladeshi and Dutch photographers in Delft. Henk Ovink,...


17884. Zelenskiy says Ukraine is now exporting power to EUPublished: July 01, 2022 14:25:26

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the launching of power transmissions to Romania was the start of a process that could help Europe reduce its dependence on Russian hydrocarbons. Zelenskiy's comments...


17885. India court says Prophet row 'set country on fire'Published: July 01, 2022 13:44:51

India's top court has rebuked a former spokesperson of the ruling party for her controversial remarks on the Prophet Muhammad. The court told Nupur Sharma that "her loose tongue has...


17886. Another Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim diesPublished: July 01, 2022 13:12:06

Another Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim has died in Saudi Arabia, pushing the death toll to eight in the last 25 days. Fatema Begum, 59, died on Thursday, according to the Ministry...


17887. Some IMF staff work 'unduly influenced' despite strong safeguardsPublished: July 01, 2022 13:11:21

Nearly 20 per cent of International Monetary Fund staff say their work has been "unduly influenced" by supervisors, according to an internal survey released on Thursday as part of a...


17888. হলি আর্টিজানের সেই রাত যেভাবে বদলে দেয় বাংলাদেশকেPublished: July 01, 2022 12:10:15

ছয় বছর আগের ভয়ঙ্কর সেই রাত বদলে দেয় বহু মানুষের জীবন, সেই রাতের বিভীষিকা নাড়িয়ে দিয়ে যায় ‍পুরো বাংলাদেশকে। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের।  গুলশান-২ নম্বর এর ৭৯ নম্বর সড়কের শেষ মাথায়...


17889. US stocks see worst first half drop in more than 50 yearsPublished: July 01, 2022 12:01:42

US stocks have seen their worst first half of a year since 1970, as concerns grow over how steps to curb inflation will affect economic growth. In the last six...


17890. Eid advance train ticket sales beginPublished: July 01, 2022 11:35:48

The sale of advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha began today (Friday) morning. Bangladesh Railway started selling advance train tickets for July 5 at six places in Dhaka -- Kamalapur, Kamalapur...


17891. Google to pay $90m to settle legal fight with app developersPublished: July 01, 2022 11:15:21

Alphabet Inc's Google has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a legal fight with app developers over the money they earned creating apps for Android smartphones and for enticing...


17892. North Korea blames 'alien things' near border with South for COVID outbreakPublished: July 01, 2022 10:59:28

North Korea claimed on Friday that the country's first COVID-19 outbreak began with patients touching "alien things" near the border with South Korea, apparently shifting blame to the neighbour for...


17893. Meta slashes hiring plansPublished: July 01, 2022 10:15:18

Facebook-owner Meta Platforms has cut plans to hire engineers by at least 30% this year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday, as he warned them to brace for a...


17894. Turkey blocks access to Deutsche Welle, Voice of America for not getting licencesPublished: July 01, 2022 10:11:14

Turkey's RTUK media watchdog has blocked access to US-based Voice of America and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle for not applying for the licences it requests, a member of the watchdog...


17895. ভারতের মনিপুরে ভূমিধসে নিহত ১৪, নিখোঁজ অর্ধশতাধিকPublished: July 01, 2022 10:08:41

ভারতের উত্তর-পূর্বাঞ্চলীয় রাজ্য মনিপুরে প্রবল বৃষ্টিতে ভূমিধসে অন্তত ১৪ জনের প্রাণ গেছে, নিখোঁজ রয়েছে আরও অর্ধশতাধিক মানুষ।খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের।  ভারতীয় সংবাদমাধ্যমগুলো জানিয়েছে, মনিপুরের ননী জেলায় টুপুল ইয়ার্ড রেলওয়ে কন্সট্রাকশন...


17896. ত্রাণের মোড়ক পলিথিন ডাকছে আরেক বিপদPublished: July 01, 2022 10:08:37

বন্যাদুর্গত সুনামগঞ্জ সদর উপজেলার লালপুর গ্রামের বাসিন্দা জমিলা বিবি ও তার স্বামী বিলাল মিয়ার তিন ছেলে ও তিন মেয়ে। বন্যা শুরুর পর এ পর্যন্ত তারা চারবার ত্রাণ সামগ্রী পেয়েছেন। প্রতিবারই...


17897. যাত্রী কমলেও হতাশ নন লঞ্চ মালিকরাPublished: July 01, 2022 10:00:31

পদ্মা সেতু খোলার পর প্রথম বৃহস্পতিবার ঢাকার সদরঘাটে যাত্রীর চাপ অন্য সময়ের চেয়ে কম দেখা গেলেও তাতে হতাশ নন লঞ্চ মালিক ও কর্মচারীরা। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। সাপ্তাহিক ছুটির আগের দিনে...


17898. মূল্যস্ফীতি-ডলার সংকট: প্রকল্প ব্যয়ে ‘সংযত’ হওয়ার পরামর্শ বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকেরPublished: July 01, 2022 09:50:01

দ্রব্যমূল্যের ঊর্ধ্বমুখী প্রবণতার মধ্যে মূল্যস্ফীতির চাপ কমাতে বাজারে নিত্যপণ্যের পর্যাপ্ত সরবরাহ বাড়াতে অগ্রাধিকার নির্ধারণে জোর এবং উচ্চ ব্যয়ের কিছু দীর্ঘমেয়াদি প্রকল্পে অর্থ খরচে ‘সংযত’ হতে পরামর্শ দিয়েছে বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক। খবর বিডিনিউজ...


17899. Major rivers swell again in northeastern regionPublished: July 01, 2022 09:29:14

Flood claimed four more lives in the country in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the total fatalities to 92, report agencies. Al the latest victim died by drowning in...


17900. Meghna Insurance stock keeps rising since debutPublished: July 01, 2022 09:09:44

The stock price of newly listed Meghna Insurance Company is rising 'abnormally' since debut on June 8 this year as it created an 'irrational hype' among investors. Within the three...