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19251. Planning minister emphasises social stability for budget implementation Published: June 12, 2022 21:30:51

Planning Minister MA Mannan has said the economy is facing tough challenges now, and social stability is a must in such a situation to implement a budget whatever its size. ...


19252. WTO chief hopes ministerial conference may yield one or two dealsPublished: June 12, 2022 21:30:24

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed cautious optimism on Sunday that more than 100 trade ministers meeting in Geneva would achieve one or two global deals this week,...


19253. Urgency of green policy consistent with environmental needsPublished: June 12, 2022 21:18:35

On June 5 the whole world, including Bangladesh, observed World Environment Day. We were reminded that raising environmental standards were essential given the important strategic role it plays within the...


19254. DU approves Tk 9.22b budget for FY23Published: June 12, 2022 21:14:07

The Dhaka University (DU) syndicate has approved a budget of Tk 9.22 billion for the fiscal year 2022-23 which was Tk 8.31 billion in the last year.  The syndicate committee...


19255. অর্থনীতিতে ইউক্রেইন যুদ্ধের প্রভাব কমানো গেছে: পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী Published: June 12, 2022 21:05:30

ইউক্রেইনে যুদ্ধের ‘ক্ষতিকর প্রভাব প্রশমিত করতে’ বাংলাদেশ সক্ষম হয়েছে বলে দাবি করেছেন পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী এ কে আব্দুল মোমেন।  রোববার স্পিকার শিরীন শারমিন চৌধুরীর সভাপতিত্বে সংসদে প্রশ্নোত্তর টেবিলে উত্থাপিত এক প্রশ্নের জবাবে...


19256. Banks must focus on digitalisation, cyber security, says BB governor  Published: June 12, 2022 20:58:20

Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir has said banks have to raise attention to digitalisation along with investing more to protect financial operations from hackers.  He said with the development of...


19257. Russia says it destroys depot containing Western weapons in UkrainePublished: June 12, 2022 20:53:21

Russian forces fired cruise missiles to destroy a large depot containing US and European weapons in western Ukraine's Ternopil region as street fighting raged in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk....


19258. নির্বাচনের কোনো কাজে সেনাবাহিনীর দরকার নেই: সাবেক সিইসি নূরুল হুদাPublished: June 12, 2022 20:35:32

নির্বাচনে কোনো কাজে সেনাবাহিনীকে ‍যুক্ত করার কোনো প্রয়োজনীয়তা দেখছেন না সাবেক প্রধান নির্বাচন কমিশনার (সিইসি কে এম নূরুল হুদা। রবিবার বর্তমান নির্বাচন কমিশনের সঙ্গে সাবেক সিইসি, কমিশনার ও সচিবদের এক...


19259. দুর্গম থানচিতে মৃত্যু আনছে ডায়রিয়াPublished: June 12, 2022 20:31:56

বান্দরবানের থানচি উপজেলার রেমাক্রি ইউনিয়নে দুর্গম পাড়ায় ডায়রিয়ায় কয়েকজনের মৃত্যুর খবর পাওয়ার পর স্বাস্থ্য বিভাগ সেখানে প্রয়োজনীয় ওষুধ ও চিকিৎসক দল পাঠিয়েছে।   তবে এলাকাটি মোবাইল নেটওয়ার্কের বাইরে থাকায় এবং যোগাযোগ...


19260. HC questions legality of provisions of Alcohol Control RulesPublished: June 12, 2022 20:28:06

The High Court on Sunday questioned the legality of the provisions of the Alcohol Control Rules, 2022 related to the eligibility of giving licence for selling alcohol in a particular...


19261. Court sends Destiny MD’s wife to jailPublished: June 12, 2022 20:23:20

A court in Dhaka has sent Farah Diba, the wife of Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin, to jail on Sunday. Earlier, she surrendered to the court on Sunday following...


19262. Shariatpur transport owners eye boost in business after Padma Bridge inaugurationPublished: June 12, 2022 20:16:37

Transport owners of Shariatpur, one of the two districts connected by the Padma Bridge, have expressed their expectation that massive changes will be happening in the transport sector of the...


19263. Momen says 1,913 Bangladeshis detained in India, MyanmarPublished: June 12, 2022 20:11:21

At least 1,913 Bangladeshi nationals are detained in different jails in India and Myanmar, according to Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. “Of them, 1,850 Bangladeshis are in India and...


19264. Quebec focuses on French speaking immigrantsPublished: June 12, 2022 20:03:51

Quebec's plans to attract more French-speaking newcomers are unnerving some business owners who say they need immigrants from varied backgrounds to address a tight labour market in the Canadian province,...


19265. BTRC fines four mobile phone operators Tk 76.5 millionPublished: June 12, 2022 19:56:16

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has fined four mobile phone operators Tk 76.5 million on allegations of operating illegal VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). BTRC fined Teletalk Tk 50 million,...


19266. JICA wants to install Incinerator plants to dispose medical waste in Bangladesh Published: June 12, 2022 19:37:15

Development assistance organization Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is interested in establishing incinerator plants to dispose of medical wastes produced in hospitals under the city corporation areas.  It is also...


19267. Decision on joining Indo Pacific forum depends on BD’s interestPublished: June 12, 2022 19:36:36

Bangladesh will join the US-led Indo Pacific Business Forum if it serves the interest of the country, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Sunday. Bangladesh is looking...


19268. Online news portals cannot legally broadcast talk shows, bulletins: Information ministerPublished: June 12, 2022 19:20:01

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud has said online versions of newspapers or news portals are not legally allowed to broadcast talk shows and bulletins. The minister highlighted the gazette...


19269. Rape case against Cristiano Ronaldo dismissedPublished: June 12, 2022 19:06:55

A US judge has dismissed the Las Vegas rape lawsuit against Manchester United and Portugal soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, Britain's Sky News reported on Saturday. The ruling comes nearly three...


19270. Forex reserve still at standard level: BB governorPublished: June 12, 2022 18:47:49

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir has said that the country's foreign exchange reserves are still in a standard level.   "The reserves stood at US$41.7 billion, which is good...


19271. 109 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hoursPublished: June 12, 2022 18:35:37

Bangladesh has registered 109 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,954,115. But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the...


19272. দিনাজপুরে লিচুর ‘রেকর্ড দাম’Published: June 12, 2022 18:21:51

দিনাজপুরের দেশখ্যাত রসালো ও সুস্বাদু লিচু বেশ চড়া দামে বিক্রি হচ্ছে এবার; সাধারণ ক্রেতার নাগালের বাইরে চলে যাওয়া ‘চায়না-থ্রি’ ও ‘বেদানা’ জাতের লিচু বিগত বছরের তুলনায় বিক্রি হচ্ছে তিনগুণ বেশি...


19273. Titas snaps 1,200 illegal gas connections in Gazipur Published: June 12, 2022 18:14:33

Titas Gas authorities have disconnected about 1,200 illegal gas connections to various homes in Gazipur.  The operation, at 11 points in the Sonapara, Shokhinogor, Kunia and Targach areas of Gacha...


19274. Over 0.10m Rohingya children vaccinated in Bangladesh Published: June 12, 2022 18:08:06

More than 110,000 Rohingya children and adolescents living in the camps in Cox’s Bazar have received their first jab against Covid-19, said the UN refugee agency on Sunday.  They have...


19275. HC questions ACC rule over curtailment of power in filing complaint cases  Published: June 12, 2022 18:07:44

The High Court has questioned the provision that says no person can complain directly to the court over the scheduled offences of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).  The court has issued...


19276. খালেদার হৃৎপিণ্ডে আরও দুটি ব্লকPublished: June 12, 2022 18:02:53

বিএনপি চেয়ারপারসন খালেদা জিয়ার হৃদপিণ্ডে আরও দুটি ব্লক পাওয়া গেছে; কিডনি ও লিভার জটিলতার কারণে তাকে ঢাকার এভারকেয়ার হাসপাতালে নিবিড় পর্যবেক্ষণে রাখা হয়েছে।  রোববার দুপুরে তার ব্যক্তিগত চিকিৎসক এজেডএম জাহিদ...


19277. UGC directs implementation of blended learningPublished: June 12, 2022 17:57:42

The Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) directed the implementation of blended learning in higher education to meet the evolving challenges and upgrade the learning method in universities. The UGC in...


19278. এমপি বাহার কথা না শুনলে 'করার কিছু নেই'  সিইসিরPublished: June 12, 2022 17:51:55

কুমিল্লা সিটি কর্পোরেশন নির্বাচন প্রভাবমুক্ত রাখতে স্থানীয় এমপি আ ক ম বাহাউদ্দিন বাহারকে এলাকা ছাড়তে বললেও ক্ষমতাসীন দলের এই নেতা তাতে কান না দেওয়ায় দৃশ্যত অসহায়ত্ব প্রকাশ করেছেন সিইসি কাজী...


19279. Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital with Covid-19 complicationsPublished: June 12, 2022 17:42:31

Sonia Gandhi, president of the India’s National Congress party, has been admitted to a Delhi hospital due to sickness related to COVID-19, Indian media report. But the 73-year-old is in...


19280. EC can’t compel MP Bahar to leave Cumilla, says CECPublished: June 12, 2022 17:22:21

The Election Commission ‘cannot take any action’ against Cumilla MP AKM Bahauddin Bahar if he disregards its order and continues to campaign for the Awami League’s mayoral candidate in breach...


19281. 110,000 Rohingya children, adolescents receive Covid jabsPublished: June 12, 2022 17:20:15

More than 110,000 Rohingya refugee children and adolescents living in the camps in Cox’s Bazar have received their first jab against Covid-19, as part of the National Vaccination Plan from...


19282. Sitakunda inferno: Death toll rises to 46 as two more succumb to injuriesPublished: June 12, 2022 16:55:05

Two more people burnt in a deadly blaze at the BM Container Depot in Chattogram's Sitakunda have succumbed to their injuries, bringing the death toll to 46. Depot worker Nurul...


19283. Sri Lanka is open to buying Russian oil, PM saysPublished: June 12, 2022 16:49:50

Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the nation faces shortages amid an unprecedented economic crisis, its prime minister told the Associated Press. Prime Minister...


19284. City Bank holds 39th AGM virtually; approves 12.50pc cash, 12.50pc stock dividendPublished: June 12, 2022 16:43:55

The 39th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of City Bank was held on Sunday on a virtual platform. The Audited Financial Statements for the Bank for the year ended December 31,...


19285. Trial of ex-health DG Azad, Shahed begins over Regent Hospital scamPublished: June 12, 2022 16:40:26

A special court in Dhaka has indicted six people, including the former chief of the Directorate General of Health Services Md Abud Kalam Azad, in a case filed by the...


19286. Social protection a powerful measure to prevent child labour, says ILOPublished: June 12, 2022 16:18:48

International Labour Organization (ILO) has called upon the Bangladesh government to introduce social protection programme for these unfortunate children and their families to break the curse of child labour from...


19287. আনা ফ্রাঙ্কের ডায়েরি: মৃত্যুর পরও যেখানে বেঁচে আছে এক কিশোরী লেখিকাPublished: June 12, 2022 16:15:42

“আমি লেখক হতে চাই, মৃত্যুর পরও বেঁচে থাকতে চাই আমি। আমি সৃষ্টিকর্তার কাছে কৃতজ্ঞ, কারণ তিনি আমাকে লেখার ক্ষমতা দিয়েছেন। লেখা দিয়ে আমি আমার ভেতরের সব দুঃখকে বের করে আনতে...


19288. BD launches TK 2,710m drowning prevention projectPublished: June 12, 2022 16:12:18

A landmark project to prevent the drowning of children has been launched in the capital on Sunday. The TK 2,710 million project titled ‘Integrated community-based centre for child care, protection...


19289. Regent hospital scam: Ex-DGHS DG, five others indictedPublished: June 12, 2022 15:48:47

A Dhaka court on Sunday framed charges against six people including former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Abul Kalam Azad, in a case over Regent...


19290. New Zealand says Pacific islands can make own decisions on China tiesPublished: June 12, 2022 15:46:16

New Zealand Minister of Defence Peeni Henare said on Saturday that Pacific island nations have the freedom to make their own decisions about cooperation with China, as Beijing seeks closer...


19291. NBR to install 10,000 EFD in Dhaka, Chattogram to prevent VAT evasionPublished: June 12, 2022 15:36:52

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will install 10,000 Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) in Dhaka, Chattogram and other big cities in the fiscal year 2022-23 in a bid to prevent...


19292. Indian police step up arrests to stop religious unrest over anti-Islam remarksPublished: June 12, 2022 15:34:03

Police in India's Kashmir arrested a youth for posting a video threatening to behead a former spokesperson of India's ruling party who had made derogatory remarks about Islam's religious leader...


19293. তাইওয়ানের স্বাধীনতার চেষ্টায় বাধবে যুদ্ধ, হুঁশিয়ারি চীনেরPublished: June 12, 2022 15:31:31

যুক্তরাষ্ট্রকে হুঁশিয়ার করে চীন বলেছে, তাইওয়ানকে স্বাধীন করার যে কোনো চেষ্টায় বেইজিং সামরিক পদক্ষেপ নিতে বিন্দুমাত্র দ্বিধা করবে না। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। সিঙ্গাপুরে এক এশীয় নিরাপত্তা সম্মেলনের সাইডলাইনে মার্কিন...


19294. Vkusno & tochka: McDonald's restaurants reopen in Russia under new namePublished: June 12, 2022 15:26:37

McDonald's restaurants flung open their doors in Moscow once again on Sunday under new Russian ownership and a new name: Vkusno & tochka, which translates as "Tasty and that's it"....


19295. Climate change, Asia's biggest security threat, Fiji saysPublished: June 12, 2022 15:21:49

Fiji's defence minister said on Sunday that climate change posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, a shift in tone at a defence summit that has been dominated...


19296. South Korea to boost defence capacity to counter North Korean threatPublished: June 12, 2022 15:16:28

South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup said on Sunday that his country would enhance its defence capabilities and work closely with the United States and Japan to counter North Korea's...


19297. Doctors to keep Khaleda Zia under observation for 72 hours in hospitalPublished: June 12, 2022 15:05:41

Doctors at Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital are keeping BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia under close observation for 72 hours after finding two additional blocks in her blood vessels and other health complications,...


19298. পদ্মা সেতু উদ্বোধনের দিন এসএসসি পরীক্ষার তারিখ বদলPublished: June 12, 2022 14:53:42

দেশের দক্ষিণ জনপদের মানুষের স্বপ্নের পদ্মা সেতু উদ্বোধনের তারিখ থাকায় আগামী ২৫ জুনের এসএসসি পরীক্ষা এক দিন এগিয়ে আনা হয়েছে। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। ২৫ জুন সকালে ইংরেজি (আবশ্যিক) দ্বিতীয়...


19299. Rokia A Rahman, A K Azad re-elected as Vice Presidents of ICC BangladeshPublished: June 12, 2022 14:19:58

Rokia A Rahman, Former President of MCCI and A K Azad, Former President of FBCCI were re-elected as Vice Presidents of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Bangladesh, The world...


19300. Pakistan finance minister to seek deferred payments for Qatari LNGPublished: June 12, 2022 14:11:34

Pakistan will seek a deferred payment plan for liquefied natural gas bought under long term deals with Qatar, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Saturday, as Islamabad faces a balance...