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29401. GIMP: A free substitute for PhotoshopPublished: January 29, 2022 13:37:44

Gimp or GNU Image Manipulation Program is open-source image manipulation and photo editing software that offers professional-grade features for free. Since its release in 1996, GIMP has come a long...


29402. 101 university students committed suicide in 2021, says reportPublished: January 29, 2022 13:15:41

At least 101 university students committed suicide in 2021 showing a growing number of suicidal tendency among students in Bangladesh, according to Aachol Foundation on Saturday. Some nine suicide incidents,...


29403. ভয়ডরহীন ক্রিকেটের প্রত্যয়ে ভারতের সামনে বাংলাদেশের যুবারাPublished: January 29, 2022 12:51:43

মনের অলিন্দে ভয়ের চোরাস্রোত বয়ে যেতে পারে বটে। এই ভারতের কাছে সবশেষ দেখায় হেরেছে বাংলাদেশ। এবার বিশ্বকাপে ভারতীয় দলে কোভিডের হানার পরও তারা ছুটছে অপ্রতিরোধ্য গতিতে। বাংলাদেশ সেখানে হেরেছে প্রথম...


29404. UNICEF urges governments worldwide to keep schools openPublished: January 29, 2022 12:40:17

UNICEF has urged governments across the globe to keep schools open averting a learning catastrophe and putting children back on the learning track, even as the Omicron variant of COVID-19...


29405. Opportunity to join a global tech company as a Software Engineering InternPublished: January 29, 2022 12:30:32

Welcome (formerly NewsCred) is the leading marketing orchestration platform used by the world’s most ambitious brands to strategically align teams, take the friction out of execution, and demonstrate meaningful results....


29406. Mild to moderate cold wave sweeping over parts of countryPublished: January 29, 2022 12:03:50

A mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over eight districts and four divisions which may continue until Sunday, according to a met official. A 24-hour bulletin, valid for 24...


29407. Obituary of Afsana Ahmed ShantaPublished: January 29, 2022 11:49:42

Afsana Ahmed Shanta, the daughter of late Khurshid Ahmed Khan and the wife of Mr Pear Mahmood, Chief Information Officer Standard Chartered Bank, has passed away at a city hospital....


29408. Ilias Kanchan elected new president of film artistes' bodyPublished: January 29, 2022 11:30:58

Veteran actor Ilias Kanchan has been elected as the new president of the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association. Actor Zayed Khan, on the other hand, was re-elected as the general secretary...


29409. Goldman Sachs raises CEO Solomon's pay to $35mPublished: January 29, 2022 11:20:30

Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer David Solomon's total compensation for 2021 will be $35 million, the bank said on Friday, Reuters reports. That is double the $17.5 million he received...


29410. শিল্পী সমিতি: সভাপতি ইলিয়াস কাঞ্চন, জায়েদ খানের হ্যাটট্রিকPublished: January 29, 2022 11:10:01

বাংলাদেশ চলচ্চিত্র শিল্পী সমিতির ২০২২-২৩ মেয়াদে সভাপতি পদে নির্বাচিত হয়েছেন ইলিয়াস কাঞ্চন; সাধারণ সম্পাদক পদে টানা তৃতীয় বারের মতো জয়ী হলেন জায়েদ খান। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। শুক্রবার দিনভর ভোট...


29411. Omicron subtype has apparent transmission advantage, says UK health agencyPublished: January 29, 2022 10:55:09

The BA.2 subtype of the omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage over the currently predominant BA.1 type, Britain's UK Health Security Agency said on Friday, reports...


29412. China securities regulator met foreign banks to soothe economic concernsPublished: January 29, 2022 10:44:08

The China Securities and Regulatory Commission (CSRC) met this week with executives at top western banks and asset managers to reassure them about the country's economic prospects after regulatory crackdowns...


29413. India plans over $40b for food, fertiliser subsidyPublished: January 29, 2022 10:35:42

India is likely to set aside about 3 trillion rupees ($40 billion) on food and fertiliser subsidies in its budget next week for 2022/23, officials said, roughly the same amount...


29414. Beximco Pharma, Acme Lab log robust profit growthPublished: January 29, 2022 10:32:34

Two listed drug makers -- Beximco Pharma and Acme Laboratories -- posted higher profits in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY) 2021-22, thanks to higher sales amid...


29415. Italian club Inter Milan sells high-yield 415m euro bondPublished: January 29, 2022 10:28:10

Serie A champions Inter Milan set a 6.75 per cent coupon to place a 415 million euro ($46 million) bond as investors asked for a higher yield to refinance Italy's...


29416. Nepal urges Bangladesh to lift ban on soybean de-oiled cake exportPublished: January 29, 2022 10:21:52

Nepalese poultry sector entrepreneurs have requested Bangladesh government to lift ban on export of soybean de-oiled cake, as their poultry industry has been severely hit following the ban decision, sources...


29417. Argentina strikes breakthrough deal with IMF in $45b debt talksPublished: January 29, 2022 10:20:52

Argentina has struck an agreement in principle with the International Monetary Fund over a new $44.5 billion standby deal, both sides said on Friday, a major breakthrough in tense talks...


29418. Big-budget transport sector seeks more fundsPublished: January 29, 2022 10:18:24

The big-budget transport sector seeks higher funds in the upcoming revised development budget for the current fiscal year, officials say, as reappraisals of the outlays are underway. They said Friday...


29419. Russia moves blood supplies near Ukraine!Published: January 29, 2022 10:15:19

Russia's military buildup near Ukraine has expanded to include supplies of blood along with other medical materials that would allow it to treat casualties, in yet another key indicator of...


29420. Private depots warn shipping companies of service halt from February 1Published: January 29, 2022 10:13:51

A section of private container depots warned the shipping firms concerned of discontinuing their services from February 01 unless the shippers confirm 23 per cent increase in their tariff. Discontinuation...


29421. Edible oil prices hiked defying Bangladesh government’s decisionPublished: January 29, 2022 10:06:01

Refiners raised edible oil prices last week defying the government decision as branded soybean oil price hit Tk163-168 a litre from Tk155-Tk 160 earlier at the retail level. They increased...


29422. 36pc Bangladeshi banks still go banking manuallyPublished: January 29, 2022 10:04:16

Bangladesh's 36 per cent of banks still go banking on manual-documentation process in this digital era while another 46 per cent operate partly in digitised modes, a survey shows. As...


29423. All exports from Bangladesh to pass through port scanningPublished: January 29, 2022 10:01:13

All exports from Bangladesh will now pass through port scanning in compliance with international shipment security standards and so the process of installing scanners at all gates of Chattogram seaport...


29424. The mental toll of Covid curbsPublished: January 29, 2022 00:02:45

'Social Distancing' as a measure of battling the coronavirus has been applied in the pandemic period. It seems effective in the short run, but it is conflicting with the human...


29425. Love for the feathery friendsPublished: January 29, 2022 00:03:33

Birds and fish are two species which require no passport and visa to travel to any country or territorial water. On that count their freedom is enviable indeed. Quite a...


29426. VCs should have bigger picture of varsities before themPublished: January 28, 2022 23:22:06

The ongoing crisis at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) reflects an insensitive attitude of the authorities of the country's public universities towards their students. Instead of discussion...


29427. What lay behind Tongan eruption?Published: January 28, 2022 22:41:23

On January 14, the world saw a huge geological event taking place at Hunga Tonga-HungaHa'apai, a volcanic island in the island kingdom of Tonga, an archipelago, in the South Pacific...


29428. Protecting jute from illicit syndicatePublished: January 28, 2022 22:02:19

Despite many constraints it encountered for years, the jute sector, finally, in the past one decade appears to have been looking up. However, it is still dogged by some age-old...


29429. মাঘের শীতে কাবু বিস্তীর্ণ জনপদPublished: January 28, 2022 21:38:37

মাঘের মাঝ সময়ে এসে ‘বাঘ কাঁপানো’ শীত নেমেছে দেশের বিস্তীর্ণ অঞ্চলে। দেশের আটটি জেলায় বয়ে যাচ্ছে মৃদু থেকে মাঝারি শৈত্যপ্রবাহ। শুক্রবার কুড়িগ্রামের রাজারহাটে থার্মোমিটারের পারদ নেমেছে ৬ দশমিক ১ ডিগ্রি...


29430. Police complaint filed against 44 students over KUET professor’s deathPublished: January 28, 2022 21:32:41

A police complaint has been filed against 44 students of Khulna University of Science and Technology (KUET) over the unusual death of professor Mohammad Selim Hossain. Professor Selim's father Md...


29431. তৈরি পোশাক শিল্পে কমছে নারী শ্রমিকPublished: January 28, 2022 21:23:18

বাংলাদেশে তৈরি পোশাক শিল্প, যাতে এক সময় সিংহভাগ শ্রমিকই ছিল নারী সেই শিল্পে নারী শ্রমিকদের হার কমছে বলে সাম্প্রতিক এক গবেষণায় বলা হচ্ছে। এই গবেষণার তথ্য অনুযায়ী, তৈরি পোশাক কারখানায়...


29432. China Unicom loses authorisation to operate in United StatesPublished: January 28, 2022 21:07:14

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday voted to revoke the authorisation for China Unicom's US unit to operate in the United States, citing national security concerns. The 4-0...


29433. Woodside Petroleum joins Chevron, TotalEnergies in plans to exit MyanmarPublished: January 28, 2022 20:57:27

Woodside Petroleum on Thursday joined multinational oil majors Chevron and TotalEnergies in plans to exit Myanmar, nearly a year after a military coup plunged the Southeast Asian nation into turmoil....


29434. Afghanistan must remain a global priorityPublished: January 28, 2022 20:57:03

Let's face it. Afghanistan has lately been getting buried under a mound of newer issues coming up around the globe. The crisis over Ukraine is one. Add to that the...


29435. কোভিড টিকা কেনার ঋণ বাড়াল বিদেশি অর্থছাড়Published: January 28, 2022 20:43:30

কোভিডের টিকা কেনা এবং মহামারীকালে অর্থনীতি পুনরুদ্ধারে বাজেট সহায়তায় ভর করে চলতি ২০২১-২২ অর্থবছরের প্রথমার্ধে বৈদেশিক ঋণ ও অনুদানের অর্থছাড় উল্লেখযোগ্য পরিমাণ বেড়েছে। দেশের উন্নয়ন কার্যক্রম বাস্তবায়নে চলতি অর্থবছরের জুলাই...


29436. BNP fears about its political future, Hasan Mahmud saysPublished: January 28, 2022 20:40:11

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday said BNP is involved in conspiracies as it is worried about its political future. "The people of the country are pleased with...


29437. চিকিৎসার টাকা সিইসি নূরুল হুদা নিজেও নিয়েছেন, আমিও নিয়েছি: মাহবুব তালুকদারPublished: January 28, 2022 19:51:55

নির্বাচন নিয়ে ভিন্ন অবস্থানের কারণে প্রধান নির্বাচন কমিশনার কে এম নুরুল হুদা ‘প্রতিহিংসা’ চরিতার্থ করার ‘নিকৃষ্ট পথ’ বেছে নিয়েছেন বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন নির্বাচন কমিশনার মাহবুব তালুকদার। বিদেশে চিকিৎসার জন্য মাহবুব...


29438. Fake news, disinformation on Covid-19 human rights violation, says Pope FrancisPublished: January 28, 2022 19:05:11

Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on Covid-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, is a violation of human rights. It was the second time...


29439. Apple makes easy escape from supply crisisPublished: January 28, 2022 19:03:32

Apple Inc's triumph over the global chips supply-chain shortage has signaled good news amid troubled markets around the world. The iPhone maker, which had warned three months ago that supply...


29440. England's Knight unbeaten but Australia on top in woman's Ashes test  Published: January 28, 2022 19:02:14

England captain Heather Knight made an unbeaten 127 but did not get enough support to stop Australia from strengthening their grip on day two of the Ashes test on Friday....


29441. Toyota remains world's biggest car sellerPublished: January 28, 2022 19:00:17

Japan's Toyota Motor Co said on Friday its vehicle sales rose by 10.1 per cent last year, making it the world's biggest carmaker for a second straight year and putting...


29442. European stocks slump againPublished: January 28, 2022 18:54:09

European stocks fell heavily again on Friday as worries about a sudden halt to central bank stimulus and rising tensions between Western powers and Moscow drove one of the worst...


29443. Central bank postpones recruitment tests of state-owned banksPublished: January 28, 2022 18:47:11

The Bangladesh Bank has postponed all sorts of recruitment tests of state-owned commercial and specialised banks and financial institutions until further notice amid a surge in coronavirus cases fuelled by...


29444. High inflation to haunt global economy this year: Reuters pollPublished: January 28, 2022 18:43:37

Persistently high inflation will haunt the world economy this year, according to a Reuters poll of economists who trimmed their global growth outlook on worries of slowing demand and the...


29445. Hospital building in Satkhira wins global recognitionPublished: January 28, 2022 18:33:21

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has recognised a hospital building in the Satkhira district of Bangladesh as the best new building in the world with the RIBA International...


29446. RMG factory catches fire in NarayanganjPublished: January 28, 2022 18:28:12

A fire broke out at a readymade garment factory (RMG) in Sonargaon area of Narayanganj on Friday afternoon. The fire started around 4:30 pm at three two-storey buildings of Jahin...


29447. Merck's Covid-19 pill effective against omicron, find lab studiesPublished: January 28, 2022 18:28:08

Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said on Friday six lab studies showed that their experimental oral Covid-19 drug, molnupiravir, was active against the omicron variant, reports Reuters. The data evaluated...


29448. দেশে করোনায় আরও ২০ মৃত্যু, শনাক্তের হার ৩৩.৩৭ শতাংশPublished: January 28, 2022 18:23:31

করোনাভাইরাসের নতুন ধরন ওমিক্রনের বিস্তারের মধ্যে একদিনে নমুনা পরীক্ষার বিপরীতে শনাক্তের হারের রেকর্ড হয়েছে। স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তর জানিয়েছে, শুক্রবার সকাল পর্যন্ত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় ৪৬ হাজারের বেশি নমুনা পরীক্ষা করে ১৫ হাজার...


29449. 40pc people in Ethiopia's Tigray lack adequate food, finds WFPPublished: January 28, 2022 18:21:55

Nearly 40 per cent of people in Ethiopia's Tigray region do not have adequate food after 15 months of conflict, according to an assessment released on Friday by the UN...


29450. Bangladesh sees 15,440 Covid cases, 20 deaths in 24hrsPublished: January 28, 2022 18:13:10

Bangladesh has logged 15,440 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally of infections to 1,762,771. The death toll rose by 20, the biggest single-day jump since Oct 6, to 28,308 on...