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21201. Fire guts at least 150 shops in BargunaPublished: May 18, 2022 12:12:09

At least 150 shops and businesses have been burnt down after a devastating fire ravaged a municipal market in Barguna. The flames broke out at a clothing shop at 11...


21202. মার্কিন ‘শ্বেতাঙ্গ শ্রেষ্ঠত্ববাদের’নিন্দা বাইডেনেরPublished: May 18, 2022 12:02:19

যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের প্রেসিডেন্ট জো বাইডেন শ্বেতাঙ্গ শ্রেষ্ঠত্ববাদের নিন্দা করেছেন, পাশাপাশি বর্ণবাদী ষড়যন্ত্র তত্ত্ব ছড়ানোর জন্য গণমাধ্যম, ইন্টারনেট ও রাজনীতিরও সমালোচনা করেছেন। নিউ ইয়র্ক রাজ্যের বাফেলোতে এক বর্ণবাদী হামলায় ১০ জন নিহত...


21203. China Eastern crash probe eyes intentional actionPublished: May 18, 2022 11:51:26

Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining whether it was due to intentional action on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a...


21204. Stocks open marginally higher after five-day slumpPublished: May 18, 2022 11:36:51

The market opened marginally higher on Wednesday after a five-day slump as bargain hunters are showing buying interest on lucrative issues riding on regulatory moves. Following the previous five day’s...


21205. Rains likely to lash BangladeshPublished: May 18, 2022 11:19:45

Brace for some reprieve from the summer heat, as the weather department has predicted showers across Bangladesh in the next 24 hours.  “Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and...


21206. Pollution killing 9 million people a year: ReportPublished: May 18, 2022 11:16:58

Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 – countering modest progress made in...


21207. বোরো ধান উঠলেও কমছে না চালের দামPublished: May 18, 2022 10:50:51

বোরো ধান উঠতে শুরু করলে বাজারে সব চালের দামই কমে আসে, বলছিলেন ঢাকার কারওয়ান বাজারে চালের পাইকারি বিক্রেতা মোহাম্মদ রাসেল। কিন্তু এবার তেমনটা দেখছেন না তিনি। তাতে তার শঙ্কা, চালের...


21208. 'Dev projects' audit may unearth unproductivity'Published: May 18, 2022 10:36:18

Transportation and safety expert Dr Mohammad Shamsul Hoque at a national conference on Tuesday demanded proper audit of the development, claimed so far through implementing various projects in line with...


21209. Sylhet city under water as flood situation worsensPublished: May 18, 2022 10:04:17

SYLHET: The flood situation in Sylhet worsened further during the last 24 hours with the rise in water level in the Surma and Kushiyara rivers. Many areas in the Sylhet...


21210. Salvo Chemical's EPS climbs 493pc in 9 monthsPublished: May 18, 2022 10:01:39

Salvo Chemical Industry, a listed company, posted a whopping 493 per cent increase in its earnings per share (EPS) year-on-year in nine months of the current fiscal year amid rising...


21211. BB asks ADs for import shipment trackingPublished: May 18, 2022 10:00:35

The central bank asks the authorised dealers (ADs) to track import shipments through vessel/container tracking as it smells a rat about trade-based money laundering of billions of dollars. Currently, banks...


21212. ICB receives Tk 250 million from CMSFPublished: May 18, 2022 09:59:29

Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF) has provided another amount of Tk 250 million to Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) to support the ailing stock market. The CMSF on Tuesday disbursed...


21213. BAJUS raises gold pricesPublished: May 18, 2022 09:55:39

Local jewellers on Tuesday revised the price of premium quality gold upward by Tk 1,750 per bhori. The new rate of the precious metal will come into effect today (Wednesday),...


21214. Develop disaster risk management skills for sustainable development, speakers tell symposiumPublished: May 18, 2022 09:50:13

Speakers at a programme on Tuesday urged the government to improve capacity and skills in disaster risk management (DRM) for a sustainable economic development. They also suggested providing incentives and...


21215. Govt mulls digital policy for cross-border e-commercePublished: May 18, 2022 09:44:40

The government has planned to prepare a policy for cross-border e-commerce, aiming to facilitate exports of Bangladeshi products online. Currently, there is no specific policy in the country to operate...


21216. Corporate tax return: NBR extends submission deadline until June 15Published: May 18, 2022 09:16:37

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the time for submission of corporate tax returns for the assessment year 2021-22 until June 15 due to poor response so far....


21217. Flour prices further go upPublished: May 18, 2022 08:44:54

Pricey wheat flour has become pricier further in the market as importers and traders have reviewed prices of the staple just in three days on excuse of export ban by...


21218. 'Clinch fresh deals or cross uphill duty wall'Published: May 18, 2022 08:36:05

Bangladesh exports to the vast European market may face an uphill duty wall of 12 per cent after the country's LDC graduation and grace time if a fresh deal is...


21219. NSU ordered to sell luxury cars for research spendingPublished: May 17, 2022 23:02:35

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has ordered North South University to sell 10 luxury cars and deposit the money in the university's general fund for spending on research....


21220. Private sector commercially use national grid for power transmission on cards  Published: May 17, 2022 22:53:10

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that the government will allow the private sector to commercially use the national grid for power transmission. "A...


21221. The task is tackling market crisisPublished: May 17, 2022 22:23:10

The reason for the authorities to impose restrictions on foreign tour of government officials aimed at stopping spending dollars 'unnecessarily' is a matter of not just public curiosity. People feel...


21222. Cooperative societies abusedPublished: May 17, 2022 22:17:44

A group of angry people -- men and women -- shouting abuses on the capital's street figured as the front page photograph of a local daily the other day. The...


21223. Fast-tracking bond automation work  Published: May 17, 2022 22:06:17

Starting more than four years back, the project to automate the bonded warehousing facility seems to have picked up steam. To go by the FE report published in its Monday...


21224. US Dollar Currency Index down 0.7pc at 103.39, lowest since May 6Published: May 17, 2022 22:02:50

The dollar eased for a third straight day on Tuesday, pulling back from a two-decade high against a basket of major peers, as an uptick in investors' appetite for riskier...


21225. 5.5-magnitude quake hits 226 km SSE of Katsuura, JapanPublished: May 17, 2022 21:56:24

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 226 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan at 13:17:51 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of...


21226. Musk negotiated Twitter deal without due diligence, shows proxy statementPublished: May 17, 2022 21:39:28

Twitter Inc published its account on Tuesday of its deal negotiations with Elon Musk, showing he opted out of asking the questions about the social media company's business he has...


21227. Azovstal siege ends as 265 Ukrainian fighters surrenderPublished: May 17, 2022 21:32:48

Dozens of Ukrainian fighters, some apparently unwounded, surrendered on Tuesday after weeks holed up in the bunkers and tunnels below Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks as the most devastating siege of Russia's...


21228. Rohingya coming to Bangladesh from India ‘worrisome’: MomenPublished: May 17, 2022 21:19:57

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said a good number of Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh from India through fence areas in recent times which he sees as...


21229. Ukraine hails Mariupol defenders as heroes who changed course of warPublished: May 17, 2022 21:07:02

Ukraine hailed the defenders of the strategic city of Mariupol on Tuesday as heroes who changed the course of the war with Russia by keeping Russian forces at bay for...


21230. China sees stable economic progress in Q1Published: May 17, 2022 21:01:31

Against the backdrop of a difficult situation of the Covid-19 epidemic and the Russia-Ukraine Crisis, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 4.8 per cent in the first quarter (January-March)...


21231. Strengthening investment facilitation measuresPublished: May 17, 2022 20:57:24

Investment promotion is effective only in a congenial investment environment. Without an appropriate business climate for investment, promotional efforts might make foreign investment less likely and can even be counterproductive....


21232. Taliban dissolve five key bodies of former US-backed governmentPublished: May 17, 2022 20:50:45

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan dissolved five key departments of the former US-backed government, including the country's Human Rights Commission, deeming them unnecessary in the face of a financial crunch, an...


21233. Many Rohingya people coming to Bangladesh from India, says MomenPublished: May 17, 2022 20:44:23

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said a good number of Rohingya people are coming to Bangladesh from India through fence areas in recent times which he sees as...


21234. Banks to remain open this SaturdayPublished: May 17, 2022 20:27:56

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks for taking appropriate measures to keep open their branches or sub-branches relating to the hajj activities on May 21 (Saturday) for hajj management. The...


21235. India overturns ban on Muslim prayer gatherings at Gyanvapi mosquePublished: May 17, 2022 20:27:09

India's Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a local order to ban large Muslim prayer gatherings in a high-profile mosque in north India after a survey team said it found relics...


21236. Bangladesh to play tri-nation T20 series in New Zealand ahead of T20 WCPublished: May 17, 2022 20:11:32

Jalal Yunus, chairman of the cricket operation of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), said Bangladesh will participate in a tri-nation T20 series in New Zealand ahead of the T20 World...


21237. HC sends businessman Ershad Ali to police custody for embezzling Tk 1.76bPublished: May 17, 2022 20:04:05

The High Court on Tuesday handed over Md Ershad Ali, chairman of Ershad Brothers Corporation, to the officer in charge of Shahbagh Police Station in Dhaka after rejecting his anticipatory...


21238. 'Not like exchanging Xmas card, legal process needed for Halder's extradition'Published: May 17, 2022 19:39:36

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami said on Tuesday that the legal process has to be completed before the extradition of fugitive Bangladeshi businessman PK Halder from India....


21239. ‘Ami Probashi’ revolutionising migration processPublished: May 17, 2022 19:34:13

Digital BMET databank registration allows users to complete government processes from the comfort of their homes and increases aspiring migrant databank entry by 350%. The service was launched at zero...


21240. Indian actress dies following fat removal surgeryPublished: May 17, 2022 19:23:50

A 21-year-old Kannada actress died on Monday after a fat removal surgery at a private hospital in Bengaluru city of India. Chethana Raj, a popular TV actress, developed complications after...


21241. Over 250 Ukrainian troops surrender in MariupolPublished: May 17, 2022 19:06:07

More than 250 Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol and Kyiv said it had ordered its entire garrison to evacuate, heralding the end of...


21242. India to allow overseas wheat shipmentsPublished: May 17, 2022 18:55:31

India will allow overseas wheat shipments awaiting customs clearance, the government said on Tuesday, introducing some relaxation in exports after it banned overseas sales of the staple on Saturday. India...


21243. আসামে বন্যা: স্রোতের তোড়ে উল্টে গেল দাঁড়িয়ে থাকা ট্রেনPublished: May 17, 2022 18:46:56

আসামে বন্যার মধ্যে স্রোতের তোড়ে দাঁড়িয়ে থাকা একটি ট্রেনের অনেকগুলো বগির উল্টে যাওয়ার ভিডিও অনলাইনে ছড়িয়ে পড়েছে। মাত্র কয়েক মিনিটের মধ্যে খেলনার মতো একের পর এক বগি উল্টানোর চিত্রই সেখানকার...


21244. Mushfiqur, Liton grind Sri Lanka after Tamim’s tonPublished: May 17, 2022 18:45:04

Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das hit fifties each in the Chattogram Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. At the end of day three, Bangladesh was batting at 318 for three...


21245. Dollar price surpasses Tk 100 in open marketPublished: May 17, 2022 18:38:07

The price of the dollar has increased by a maximum of Tk 4 within a day in the open market in Bangladesh. According to media reports, money exchange companies in...


21246. Bangabandhu satellite fetched Tk 3.0b in revenue over three years: BSCLPublished: May 17, 2022 18:34:27

It was not up to expectations, but the Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) says the Bangabandhu satellite has generated Tk 3.0 billion in revenue over three years. The company released...


21247. ভোলা-চরফ্যাশন সড়কে ব্রিজ ভেঙে যানবাহন চলাচল বন্ধPublished: May 17, 2022 18:08:18

ভোলার লালমোহনে পাথরবোঝাই ট্রাকসহ একটি বেইলি সেতু ভেঙে গেছে; এতে ভোলা-চরফ্যাশন রুটে সব ধরনের যানবাহন চলাচল বন্ধ রয়েছে। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। মঙ্গলবার সকাল সাড়ে ১০টায় উপজেলার ডাওরী বাজার এলাকায়...


21248. পদ্মা সেতুতে মোটরসাইকেলের টোল ১০০ টাকা, কার ও জিপের ৭৫০ টাকাPublished: May 17, 2022 18:05:51

আসছে জুনের শেষে দক্ষিণ জনপদের স্বপ্নের পদ্মাসেতু ‍খুলে দেওয়ার প্রস্তুতির মধ্যেই যানবাহনের টোলের হার চূড়ান্ত করেছে সরকার। মোটরসাইকেল নিয়ে পদ্মা সেতু পার হতে চাইলে টোল দিতে হবে ১০০ টাকা। কার...


21249. Iran-backed Hezbollah, allies lose majority in Lebanon parliamentPublished: May 17, 2022 17:53:38

Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies have lost their majority in Lebanon's parliament in a general election, a tally of final results showed on Tuesday, a major blow to the heavily...


21250. China's news sector employs 1.0m in two yearsPublished: May 17, 2022 17:51:06

China's news sector employed approximately 1.0 million employees in the 2020 and 2021 calendar years, according to a report by the All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) unveiled Monday. Omni-media and platform-based...