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18551. Quake in Afghanistan is its deadliest since 2015Published: June 22, 2022 16:33:32

Afghanistan's deadliest earthquake since 2015 killed at least 280 people near the southeastern city of Khost on Wednesday, news agency Reuters reported citing officials.  The country has a long history...


18552. কার্ড দিয়ে পদ্মাসেতুর উদ্বোধনে বিএনপিকে দাওয়াতPublished: June 22, 2022 16:30:20

পদ্মাসেতুর উদ্বোধনী অনুষ্ঠানে বিএনপি নেতাদের আমন্ত্রণ জানিয়ে কার্ড পৌঁছে দিয়েছে সরকারের সেতু বিভাগ। এ বিভাগের উপ সচিব দুলাল চন্দ্র সূত্রধর বুধবার বেলা ১১টায় নয়া পল্টনে বিএনপির কেন্দ্রীয় কার্যালয়ে গিয়ে বিএনপির...


18553. UK allocates over Tk 50m to support flood victims in SylhetPublished: June 22, 2022 16:25:32

The UK has released additional emergency funding of £442,548 (over Tk 50 million) to support communities affected by the ongoing floods in Sylhet division. This brings the UK’s contribution to...


18554. আফগানিস্তানে শক্তিশালী ভূমিকম্পে অন্তত ৯৫০ জনের মৃত্যুPublished: June 22, 2022 16:23:33

আফগানিস্তানে ৬ দশমিক ১ মাত্রার একটি শক্তিশালী ভূমিকম্প হয়েছে, এতে দেশটির পূর্বাঞ্চলে অন্তত ৯৫০ জনের মৃত্যু হয়েছে বলে দেশটির কর্মকর্তারা জানিয়েছেন। তালেবান নেতা হিবাতুল্লাহ আখুন্দজাদা জানিয়েছেন, ভূমিকম্পে শত শত ঘরবাড়ি...


18555. Why is Bangladesh vs West Indies Test series not broadcasted in Bangladesh?Published: June 22, 2022 16:18:10

Today marks 22 years of Bangladesh securing Test status. While everything has changed for Bangladesh cricket, clearly for the betterment compared to old times, an issue is in the discussion...


18556. Advance train ticket sale for Eid-ul-Azha begins on July 1Published: June 22, 2022 16:15:02

Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets on July 1 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said this at a press conference at Rail Bhaban...


18557. A few days on country roads of KhagrachhariPublished: June 22, 2022 15:23:43

As Sajek welcomed us with its hazy mountains and torrential rains, we forgot the worldliness we left behind in Dhaka. We instantly forgot how challenging the last semester was, how...


18558. Japan keen to seize opportunity to build 2nd Padma bridgePublished: June 22, 2022 15:12:59

Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki has said his country is keen to "seize opportunity" to join Bangladesh government's ongoing construction efforts of second Padma Bridge while the first one...


18559. £5,000 Tuition Fee Waiver at Cardiff UniversityPublished: June 22, 2022 15:07:05

Cardiff University was established in 1883. It is the sole Welsh member of the prestigious Russell Group. Nationally, it is one of the Top 40 universities. Host Country: Cardiff, Wales,...


18560. Monkeypox: First Singapore case recorded in British flight attendantPublished: June 22, 2022 15:00:19

Singapore has recorded its first recent case of monkeypox in a British flight attendant who entered the country last week. Authorities on Tuesday disclosed the case, saying the 42-year-old man...


18561. Mane to Bayern Munich: A good deal?Published: June 22, 2022 14:51:30

Liverpool's Sadio Mane is already in Munich, and according to all the sources, the Bavarian Club has signed the Liverpool veteran for a sum of £27.5 million initially, which is...


18562. Interspeed Marketing Solutions Limited has 60 openingsPublished: June 22, 2022 14:32:38

Interspeed Marketing Solutions Limited is a full-service digital marketing agency. Vacancy: 60 Vacancy Type: Distribution Project Officer Job Responsibilities: Manage compliance with the company's policies and vision. Experience in distribution...


18563. CP is in need of an EngineerPublished: June 22, 2022 14:29:43

CP Bangladesh is a subsidiary concern of CP Thailand. It started its operations in Bangladesh in 1998. Vacancy: not specified Vacancy Type: Officer - Engineer Job Responsibilities: Feed Mill Electricity...


18564. Why is there a worldwide oil-refining crunch?Published: June 22, 2022 14:20:10

Drivers around the world are feeling pain at the pump with fuel prices soaring, and costs are surging for heating buildings, power generation and industrial production, Reuters reports. Prices were...


18565. National Institute of Design needs an Accounts OfficerPublished: June 22, 2022 14:05:39

National Institute of Design offers design-related education to students. Vacancy: 1 Vacancy Type: Accounts Officer Job Responsibilities: Manage all accounting transactions. Counselling the students over phone/face to face regarding tuition...


18566. Navana Pharma’s IPO share bidding to open July 4Published: June 22, 2022 14:04:26

The bidding for eligible investors (EIs) to explore the cut-off price of IPO shares of Navana Pharmaceuticals will begin on July 4 (Monday), aiming to raise Tk 750 million under...


18567. আফগানিস্তানে ভূমিকম্পে অন্তত ২৮০ জনের মৃত্যুPublished: June 22, 2022 13:48:40

আফগানিস্তানে ৬ দশমিক ১ মাত্রার একটি শক্তিশালী ভূমিকম্প হয়েছে, এতে দেশটির পূর্বাঞ্চলে অন্তত ২৮০ জনের মৃত্যু হয়েছে বলে দেশটির রাষ্ট্রায়ত্ত বার্তা সংস্থা জানিয়েছে। এক টুইটার পোস্টে বার্তা সংস্থা বাখতার জানিয়েছে,...


18568. Sufferings mount as Kurigram people in need of drinking water, foodPublished: June 22, 2022 13:46:54

People in flood-hit Kurigram district are suffering increasingly due to lack of pure drinking water, food and sanitation. Though water levels of almost all rivers have subsided to a large...


18569. UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7Published: June 22, 2022 13:44:18

Soaring food prices pushed British consumer price inflation to a 40-year high of 9.1 per cent last month, the highest rate out of the Group of Seven countries and underlining...


18570. Bangladesh didn't compromise on quality of Padma Bridge: PMPublished: June 22, 2022 13:15:45

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government did not make any compromise on the quality of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, bdnews24.com reports. The mega structure, built with the country's...


18571. Why Bangladesh too may see more boys than girlsPublished: June 22, 2022 12:39:56

The prevailing son preference attitude in Bangladesh, and the consequent undervaluing of women and girls have the potential to significantly affect the country’s social and demographic scenario in the coming...


18572. Markets witness downturn in early tradingPublished: June 22, 2022 12:19:59

The stock market witnessed a downward trend in the early trading on Wednesday as some investors kept their selling binge amid persisting macroeconomic worries. Following the previous day’s fall, DSEX,...


18573. US announces Tk 23m emergency relief for Bangladesh as floods claim 36 livesPublished: June 22, 2022 12:11:31

The US has announced Tk 23 million ($244,680) as emergency funding in response to record-level rainfall and catastrophic flooding which claimed the lives of at least 36 people in three...


18574. Microsoft stops selling emotion-reading techPublished: June 22, 2022 12:11:10

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday said it would stop selling technology that guesses someone's emotion based on a facial image and would no longer provide unfettered access to facial recognition technology....


18575. বন্যা সামলানোর প্রস্তুতি সরকারের আছে: প্রধানমন্ত্রীPublished: June 22, 2022 12:01:50

বাংলাদেশে বন্যার ঝুঁকি যে সেপ্টেম্বর পর্যন্ত থাকে, সে কথা তুলে ধরে সরকারের তরফ থেকে প্রয়োজনীয় প্রস্তুতি রাখার কথা বলেছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা। তিনি বলেছেন, “বন্যা শুরু হয়েছে, সেপ্টেম্বর পর্যন্ত বন্যার...


18576. We can’t stop natural disasters but can control damage, says PMPublished: June 22, 2022 11:51:32

Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters which cannot be stopped but the damage can be controlled, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, bdnews24.com reports. “We live in a region where flooding...


18577. Injury insurance scheme for RMG workers launchedPublished: June 22, 2022 11:45:04

The long-awaited Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) was launched in the country’s readymade garment sector on Tuesday aimed at protecting workers effectively against falling into poverty due to workplace accidents and...


18578. Taiwan scrambles jets to warn away Chinese planes in its air defence zonePublished: June 22, 2022 11:37:10

Taiwan scrambled jets on Tuesday to warn away 29 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, including bombers that flew south of the island and into the Pacific, in the...


18579. Afghanistan quake toll rises to 950Published: June 22, 2022 11:35:41

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed 950 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected to grow as information...


18580. Schoolteacher drowns in floodwaters in NetrakonaPublished: June 22, 2022 11:20:06

A school teacher has drowned in flood waters in Netrakona’s Madan upazila. Hafizur Rahman (55), an assistant teacher at Ranihala Private Primary School, drowned in the flood waters on the...


18581. স্লোভেনিয়ার সঙ্গে সরাসরি জাহাজ চালুর বিষয়ে আলোচনাPublished: June 22, 2022 11:04:35

এবার ইউরোপের দেশ স্লোভেনিয়া এবং চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরের মধ্যে সরাসরি জাহাজ চলাচলের উদ্যোগ নেওয়া হচ্ছে; যার ফলে তৈরি পোশাক খাতের ব্যবসায়ীদের অর্থ সাশ্রয়ের পাশাপাশি রপ্তানিতে সময়ও বাঁচবে। সব ঠিকঠাক থাকলে স্লোভেনিয়ার...


18582. সংবাদ সম্মেলনে আসছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রীPublished: June 22, 2022 10:56:43

স্বপ্নের পদ্মা সেতু উদ্বোধনের আগে দেশের সার্বিক পরিস্থিতি নিয়ে কথা বলতে সংবাদ সম্মেলনে আসছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। তার দপ্তর থেকে এক বার্তায় জানানো হয়েছে, ২২ জুন বুধবার...


18583. BSEC allows ONE Bank's Tk 4.0b subordinated bondPublished: June 22, 2022 10:47:59

The stock market regulator has approved ONE Bank's proposal to raise Tk 4.0 billion through issuance of seven years floating rate subordinated bonds to raise Tier-2 capital of the bank....


18584. Imam Button keeps rising sans PSIPublished: June 22, 2022 10:42:27

Share price of Imam Button Industries is rising 'abnormally, becoming the day's top gainer on Tuesday despite the company incurred huge losses and failed to declare dividends for a decade....


18585. Drive for budget deficit financing gets goingPublished: June 22, 2022 10:28:46

An aggressive drive gets going for Bangladesh's budget-deficit financing as government officials are set to sit with the World Bank tomorrow (Thursday) for fund negotiations to begin with. Finance secretary,...


18586. Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body, without ApplePublished: June 22, 2022 10:27:32

Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants racing to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster the development of industry standards that would make the companies' nascent...


18587. Progress made in IMF-Pakistan talks on bailout programmePublished: June 22, 2022 10:22:37

Important progress has been made in talks between the International Monetary Fund and Pakistan to revive the country's bailout programme, the lender's resident representative in Islamabad said on Wednesday, Reuters...


18588. Ant, Alibaba plan for less intertwined future after China crackdownPublished: June 22, 2022 09:59:22

Ant Group and Alibaba are untangling their operations from each other and independently seeking new business as the Jack Ma-founded companies navigate China's devastating regulatory crackdown, four sources familiar with...


18589. 56K hectares of Aus paddy damagedPublished: June 22, 2022 09:50:11

An estimated 56,000 hectares of Aus cropland have so far got damaged due to recent devastating floods in Bangladesh, agriculture minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque says. The cataclysm has also...


18590. Experts link climate change with floodsPublished: June 22, 2022 09:21:22

There is a strong relationship between climate change and the early monsoon that has led to flash-floods across the border in India and major portions of Sylhet division in Bangladesh,...


18591. Recovery of banks' NPL: AMCs both in pvt, public sectors ‘could be an option’Published: June 22, 2022 09:14:50

Banking sector experts on Tuesday suggested establishing asset management companies (AMCs) both in private and public sectors to help create a competitive environment in the recovery of banks' soured assets...


18592. Sufferings mount in flood-hit northeastPublished: June 22, 2022 09:12:14

People in the worst flood-affected northeastern districts of the country are suffering increasingly as lack of necessary food, sanitation and pure drinking water has intensified. Though river current has subsided...


18593. Make tax certificate mandatory: FBCCIPublished: June 22, 2022 09:08:15

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) leaders demanded enhancing the tax-free income limit at individual level, withdrawing the newly-imposed taxes on laptop and elevator imports, and...


18594. Sonali Bank officials sued for 'embezzling' Tk 3.23 millionPublished: June 21, 2022 23:33:40

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against 21 officials of Sonali Bank and One Spinning Mills Ltd for embezzling Tk 3.23 million from the bank. The case was...


18595. Lithuania to face 'consequences' for blocking rail shipments, Russia warnsPublished: June 21, 2022 23:25:03

Russia threatened on Tuesday to punish Lithuania with measures that would have a "serious negative impact" for blocking some shipments by rail to Moscow's Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad, the...


18596. Central bank hopeful of achieving agriculture credit disbursement targetPublished: June 21, 2022 23:17:46

Different scheduled banks have disbursed agriculture credit of Tk 259.67 billion in the July-May period of the fiscal year 2021-22 against the disbursement target of Tk 283.91 billion. The Bangladesh...


18597. Awami League always stands beside countrymen during any disaster: Hasan MahmudPublished: June 21, 2022 22:45:05

Awami League’s Joint General Secretary Hasan Mahmud has said Awami League always stands beside the countrymen during any disaster and it is a culture and tradition of the party. "Politics...


18598. BNP to begin a fundraising campaign for flood-hit peoplePublished: June 21, 2022 22:35:12

Slamming the ruling party leaders for not visiting the flood-affected areas, BNP on Tuesday decided to collect money from common people to help the flood-marooned people in the northeast region....


18599. The incomplete mission of Bangladesh brandingPublished: June 21, 2022 22:03:42

Whenever there is a report on an issue of Bangladesh's domestic affairs in the international media that sounds unpleasant, the policymakers say certain misperceptions have been created about the country...


18600. Strengthening BSTI's lab testing capacityPublished: June 21, 2022 22:00:42

It is indeed heartening to learn that that the Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute (BSTI), the state-run standard organisation of the country is going to set up several modern laboratories (numbering...