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29101. বাস ডাকাতিতে ঘুরে ফিরে একই ব্যক্তিরাPublished: February 02, 2022 09:32:02

সাভারে পড়ে থাকা এক লাশের সূত্র ধরে ২০২০ সালের অক্টোবরে একটি বাস ডাকাত চক্রের নয় সদস্যকে গ্রেপ্তার করেছিল পুলিশের বিশেষায়িত তদন্ত ইউনিট পিবিআই। তখন গ্রেপ্তার হয়েছিলেন ২৯ বছরের পরিবহনকর্মী আল...


29102. Google propels record Alphabet revenue, sending shares higherPublished: February 02, 2022 09:29:14

Google parent Alphabet Inc reported record quarterly sales that topped expectations on Tuesday, as its internet advertising business surged on consumers using Google search as they shopped online and advertisers...


29103. Donald Trump directly involved in plans to seize voting machines!Published: February 02, 2022 09:24:12

Then-President Donald Trump was directly involved in efforts to use national security agencies to seize voting machines after his 2020 election loss, pressing his lawyer to make queries as advisers...


29104. Many countries yet to see peak in Omicron wave: WHOPublished: February 02, 2022 09:19:35

Many countries have not reached their peak in cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus and measures imposed to curb its spread should be eased slowly, the...


29105. More US Black colleges, universities receive bomb threatsPublished: February 02, 2022 09:15:18

At least a dozen historically Black colleges and universities in the United States received bomb threats and put their campuses on lockdown on Tuesday, a day after a rash of...


29106. Lionel Richie cancels European tour showsPublished: February 02, 2022 09:08:44

US singer Lionel Richie said on Tuesday he was cancelling his upcoming European summer tour concerts due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19, Reuters reports. "As Covid and its variants...


29107. Spyware use raises legal questions, Israeli police admitsPublished: February 02, 2022 09:03:12

Israel's police force, accused by rights groups of improperly using powerful hacking spyware, said on Tuesday it had found "anomalies" in its electronic surveillance that meant the legality of some...


29108. TV viewers of Dhaka, Chattogram must have set-top box from AprilPublished: February 02, 2022 09:01:59

The television viewers in Dhaka and Chattogram will have to install set-top boxes from April 01 next to watch different satellite channels. The decision was taken at a meeting between...


29109. Taxmen may exclude inactive TINs from databasePublished: February 02, 2022 08:58:05

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is mulling excluding inactive tax identification numbers from its database. Both taxpayers and taxmen now feel the necessity of incorporating a provision into the...


29110. World stocks see choppy start of new month after volatile JanuaryPublished: February 02, 2022 08:56:48

Global equity markets wavered on Tuesday as a new month saw investors weigh strong earnings from big-name US companies against mixed economic data and inflation worries, Reuters reports. While US...


29111. Bangladesh picks US company to negotiate deal on long-term LNG purchasePublished: February 02, 2022 08:44:23

Bangladesh has now picked US oil-major Excelerate Energy as a third company to negotiate liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase on a longer term, on unsolicited deals. Over the last couple...


29112. Excessive import pushes trade gap to $15bPublished: February 02, 2022 08:38:28

Bangladesh’s bilateral trade deficit with the rest of the world crossed US$15 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY22). Statistics released by the central bank showed...


29113. Ukraine crisis: Pull back troops if you don’t intend invasion, Blinken tells RussiaPublished: February 02, 2022 00:10:29

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a call on Tuesday that now would be the time to pull back Russian troops from the...


29114. Barishal beat Chattogram by 14 runs, gain eight pointsPublished: February 01, 2022 23:58:07

In the last match of the Chattogam leg of this year’s Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Fortune Barishal beat Chattogram Challengers by 14 runs on Tuesday and topped the table...


29115. Khaleda returns home from hospital after 81 daysPublished: February 01, 2022 23:50:26

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home on Tuesday night after an 81-day stay in the capital's Evercare Hospital for the treatment of her various health complications, including liver cirrhosis. “Doctors...


29116. India allocates Rs 3.0b as financial assistance for BangladeshPublished: February 01, 2022 23:41:21

India has allocated Rs 3.0 billion as financial assistance for Bangladesh in the upcoming 2022-23 financial year. Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the allocation, which is up from Rs...


29117. Rabab Fatima elected chair of UN Peacebuilding CommissionPublished: February 01, 2022 23:29:32

Rabab Fatima, the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, was elected the Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). The elections to the Chair and Vice-Chairs of...


29118. Myanmar: Opponents of military rule hold ‘silent strikes’Published: February 01, 2022 23:20:30

Streets in some of Myanmar's main cities were nearly deserted on Tuesday as opponents of military rule held "silent strikes", making the first anniversary of a coup that led to...


29119. Vaccination centres in Dhaka to administer Sinovac shot as first dosePublished: February 01, 2022 22:29:35

Vaccination centres across Dhaka city have been directed to administer the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine as the first dose and use the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Moderna shots as boosters. In a letter...


29120. High Court seeks list of chemical warehouses, factories in Old DhakaPublished: February 01, 2022 22:17:57

The High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to submit by April 17 a list of buildings that house chemical warehouses, factories and shops in Old Dhaka. The virtual...


29121. Exploiting full potential of land transfer regimePublished: February 01, 2022 22:09:26

With the economic activities returning to normal following withdrawal of pandemic-related restrictions, the transfer of land property has reportedly gained pace. Interestingly, unlike other sectors of the economy, sale and...


29122. Bangladesh receives $11.95b remittance in seven monthsPublished: February 01, 2022 22:01:42

Bangladesh received $1704.45 million in remittances in January 2022, which is $73.79 million more than in December 2021. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) released the latest remittance update of inward remittances...


29123. ৮১ দিন পর হাসপাতাল থেকে বাসায় ফিরেছেন খালেদা জিয়াPublished: February 01, 2022 21:41:15

এক টানা ৮১ দিন হাসপাতালে থাকার পর বাসায় ফিরেছেন বিএনপি চেয়ারপারসন খালেদা জিয়া; তবে তিনি এখনও সুস্থ নন বলে জানিয়েছেন তার চিকিৎসকরা। দুর্নীতির মামলায় দণ্ডিত সরকারের নির্বাহী আদেশে মুক্ত থাকার মধ্যে...


29124. Assessing the performance of LDCs' trade growthPublished: February 01, 2022 21:36:34

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has recently published a comprehensive report on the trading performance of least developed countries (LDCs) during the decade of 2011-20. Alongside performance, the report has...


29125. Bangladesh closely observing Ukraine situation, foreign ministry saysPublished: February 01, 2022 21:27:54

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka has said Bangladesh is closely observing the developments in relation to Ukraine. "Bangladesh believes that peace, stability and development of the region and...


29126. Flawed system leads to misplaced priorityPublished: February 01, 2022 21:07:04

A 10-year-old boy was asked by a teacher to leave online class recently since his parents couldn't pay the dues. Newborns were denied oxygen for the mother's inability to pay...


29127. AL dominates sixth phase of UP polls with 69pc turnoutPublished: February 01, 2022 21:01:28

After playing second fiddle to independent candidates last time around, the Awami League's nominees for union council chairman have asserted their dominance in the sixth phase of the elections to...


29128. Padma Bridge to open to traffic by June, reiterates QuaderPublished: February 01, 2022 20:39:26

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Tuesday said the much-sought Padma Bridge will be opened to traffic by June next, helping the government greatly boost transportation and connectivity across...


29129. Instability increases narcotics production in Myanmar, UN official saysPublished: February 01, 2022 20:29:55

Increased instability in Myanmar since a military coup a year ago has seen a surge in narcotics production there and trafficking into Southeast Asia and beyond, a senior official from...


29130. বিপুল পরিমাণ কোভিড হাসপাতাল বর্জ্যে হুমকিতে স্বাস্থ্য: ডব্লিউএইচওPublished: February 01, 2022 20:13:56

মহামারী শুরুর পর থেকে ফেলে দেওয়া সিরিঞ্জ, কোভিড শনাক্তে ব্যবহৃত কিট ও ভ্যাকসিনের পুরনো বোতলসহ লাখ লাখ টনের মেডিকেল বর্জ্যের স্তূপ মানুষের স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবেশের জন্য হুমকি হয়ে উঠেছে। মঙ্গলবার...


29131. Massive volumes of Covid medical waste posing risk to health, environment: WHOPublished: February 01, 2022 20:04:29

Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste, threatening human health and...


29132. Israel enforcing 'apartheid' on Palestinians, Amnesty saysPublished: February 01, 2022 20:04:20

Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of "segregation, dispossession and exclusion" that it said amounted to crimes against humanity....


29133. বিমানের ফেলে রাখা চাকায়ও মিলল সোনার বারPublished: February 01, 2022 19:53:05

চট্টগ্রাম শাহ আমানত আর্ন্তজাতিক বিমানবন্দর থেকে ৪৬টি সোনার বার উদ্ধার করা হয়েছে। এর আগে বিভিন্ন সময় বিমানযাত্রী বা বিমানে পরিত্যক্ত অবস্থায় সোনা পাওয়া গেলেও মঙ্গলবার তা মিলেছে ভিন্ন একটি স্থান...


29134. DNCC to recover illegally occupied roadsPublished: February 01, 2022 19:45:08

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is collecting information about the illegally occupied roads under the corporation to recover them for widening. DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has directed the Ward...


29135. More than 62m of people receive second dose, 1.57m booster dosePublished: February 01, 2022 19:44:31

A total of 97.77 million people received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines while 62.11 million got the second dose and 1.57 million booster doses were given till January 31...


29136. Rule 50 on political protests a conundrum for athletes in BeijingPublished: February 01, 2022 19:13:21

Athletes considering staging political protests during the Beijing 2022 Winter Games will have to negotiate the International Olympic Committee's Rule 50 which originally banned such behaviour but now offers more...


29137. Police fire bullets, tear shells to disperse garment workers’ protestPublished: February 01, 2022 19:09:42

Police have fired bullets and tear shells to disperse garment workers who gathered to protest a decision to shut their factory in Gazipur’s Tongi. The workers pelted brickbats towards at...


29138. Five Bangladeshi crickets put their names for IPL auctionPublished: February 01, 2022 19:03:25

Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman along with three other Bangladesh cricketers have put their names in the hat for the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction. Taskin Ahmed, Liton...


29139. Checking trans-fat intake demanded on eve of National Food Safety DayPublished: February 01, 2022 18:57:58

The National Food Safety Day will be observed in the country on Wednesday with the theme "Principle of good health is safe food and hygiene". On the occasion, advocacy organisation...


29140. BGMEA emphasises rapid completion of railway projects for Bangladesh's economic benefitPublished: February 01, 2022 18:56:23

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Tuesday reiterated the need for speedy completion of the ongoing railway development projects across the country to derive economic benefit. “The growing...


29141. তিনি মাধ্যমিক পাশ, করতেন ডাক্তারি,  সেই সাথে অস্ত্রোপচারওPublished: February 01, 2022 18:35:47

চিকিৎসাবিদ্যা না শিখেও চিকিৎসক সেজে চেম্বার খুলে রোগী দেখার অভিযোগে চট্টগ্রামে এক ব্যক্তিকে গ্রেপ্তার করে র‌্যাব বলছে, যিনি অস্ত্রোপচারও করতেন। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। নগরীর বন্দর থানার কলসী দিঘীর পাড়...


29142. Barcelona sign Aubameyang on free transfer after Arsenal exitPublished: February 01, 2022 18:02:35

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Barcelona on a free transfer after leaving Arsenal, with the move to be announced on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Gabon striker signed the deal late on Monday...


29143. এক লাফে ৩ গুণ বাড়ল রাজশাহী ওয়াসার পানির দামPublished: February 01, 2022 17:57:22

রাজশাহী ওয়াসার পানির দাম এক লাফে তিন গুন বেড়েছে। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। পয়লা ফেব্রুয়ারি থেকে এই বৃদ্ধি কার্যকর হয়েছে বলে রাজশাহী ওয়াসার ব্যবস্থাপনা পরিচালক (অতিরিক্ত সচিব) জাকীর হোসেন জানিয়েছেন।...


29144. Install Set Top Box by April 1 to watch satellite TV channels, says MinisterPublished: February 01, 2022 17:52:46

The decision to bring the cable TV network under the digital system will be enforced from April 1 in Dhaka and Chattogram, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on...


29145. David Attenborough, WHO, Tsikhanouskaya nominated for Nobel Peace PrizePublished: February 01, 2022 17:49:16

British nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya are among the nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize after being backed by Norwegian lawmakers...


29146. India unveils budget aiming to beef up economic growthPublished: February 01, 2022 17:46:26

India on Tuesday unveiled a growth-oriented budget aimed at boosting infrastructure like highways, cargo terminals and airports, and proffering its credit guarantee scheme to small firms to help them tide...


29147. Benapole port earns Tk 24.36b revenue in current fiscalPublished: February 01, 2022 17:43:05

Benapole Customs House has recorded a 29.78 per cent growth in revenue earning in the first seven months of FY2021-2022, up from 19.48 per cent during the corresponding period last...


29148. Padma Bridge to open to traffic in June, says QuaderPublished: February 01, 2022 17:37:19

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the much-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge will be opened for vehicular movement next June. “Ninety-six per cent of bridge’s main works have...


29149. পাউরুটি কেটে বঙ্গবন্ধুর জন্মদিন: দুই মাদ্রাসা শিক্ষকের প্রবেশন, পড়তে হবে জাতির পিতার বইPublished: February 01, 2022 17:35:31

জাতির পিতার জন্ম শতবার্ষিকীতে কেকের বদলে পাউরুটি কেটে ফেইসবুকে লাইভ করার ঘটনায় ‘অবমাননার’ অভিযোগে রাজশাহীর দুই মাদ্রাসা শিক্ষককে কারাদণ্ডের বদলে শাস্তি হিসেবে বঙ্গবন্ধুর তিনটি বই পড়ার আদেশ দিয়েছে আদালত। ডিজিটাল...


29150. সাত দিনে রোগী বাড়ল এক লাখ, শনাক্ত ১৮ লাখ ছাড়ালPublished: February 01, 2022 17:24:06

করোনাভাইরাসের ওমিক্রন ভ্যারিয়েন্টের দাপটে এক সপ্তাহেই শনাক্ত হল আরও এক লাখ রোগী, তাতে বাংলাদেশে মোট শনাক্ত রোগী ছাড়িয়ে গেল ১৮ লাখ। স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তর জানিয়েছে, মঙ্গলবার সকাল পর্যন্ত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় ৪৫...