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33451. Fuel oil price review hinges on stable international market, says KamalPublished: December 02, 2021 10:57:36

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Wednesday the fuel oil prices will be readjusted in the domestic market once the international market becomes stable. H e was speaking after...


33452. Court says officials must take three ministries' nod for foreign tripPublished: December 02, 2021 10:53:32

The High Court (HC) in the full text of a verdict directed that the government officials, holding the ranks of additional secretary and below, must obtain prior permission from three...


33453. Recovery of micro enterprises yet to reach pre-Covid levelPublished: December 02, 2021 10:50:10

Recovery of most micro enterprises in the country is yet to reach pre-pandemic level, according to a new study. The study further said that the coronavirus outbreak made female workers...


33454. Bangladesh's digital service exports to decline by 29-44pcPublished: December 02, 2021 10:39:24

Bangladesh's digital service exports are estimated to decline, ranging from 29 per cent to 44 per cent, depending upon the severity of restrictions and retaliatory measures on Cross-border Data Flow...


33455. WB backs using $280m in frozen aid funds for AfghanistanPublished: December 02, 2021 10:34:55

The World Bank's board has backed transferring $280 million from a frozen trust fund to two aid agencies to help Afghanistan cope with a brewing humanitarian crisis after the US...


33456. Students cut road safety demo to one hourPublished: December 02, 2021 10:15:25

The students agitating for road safety on Wednesday announced to shorten their demonstration time to one hour considering the HSC examination which will begin today (Thursday). The road safety protesters...


33457. Kindergartens begin buzzing again, seek increased classesPublished: December 02, 2021 09:28:30

The resumption of in-person classes rekindles hopes in the kindergartens that had struggled to survive or gone bust during the suspension of all physical academic activities because of the coronavirus...


33458. Remittance inflow falls further in NovemberPublished: December 02, 2021 08:43:12

Remittance inflow to Bangladesh dived further in November as money transfers through byways like hundi might have gathered speeds with the easing of pandemic restrictions worldwide. The money sent home...


33459. BB-BSEC meet couldn't take any decision on banks' investment in stock marketPublished: December 02, 2021 08:41:22

The meeting that was held between the Bangladesh Bank (BB) and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Tuesday last did not take any decision on matters relating to...


33460. Graft, high taxes hinder business, developmentPublished: December 02, 2021 08:38:47

Economists and policy experts Wednesday appreciated Bangladesh's advances but spotlighted lapses like factious politics, lack of governance, corruption, inequality and high tax incidence that taint business climate and affect investment....


33461. Shadow banking booms in Bangladesh amid lax monitoring, finds BIBM studyPublished: December 02, 2021 08:26:20

Shadow banking is fast growing in Bangladesh partly because of new normal created by the pandemic but its monitoring needs to be tightened to avert any chaos on the financial...


33462. Helping the special onesPublished: December 02, 2021 00:41:54

Even though Bangladesh adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Optional Protocol around 14 years ago, disability stigma remains a major social and...


33463. Generational gap between old and youngPublished: December 02, 2021 00:40:57

"So, you're complaining about being stuck in traffic while going to school? At least, you're going by car. In our times, I had to walk six miles to go to...


33464. Being thankful to the uncelebrated heroesPublished: December 02, 2021 00:40:16

Thanksgiving is an occasion worth celebrating among the youths especially for the appealing connotations it brings forth. Being an integral part of the western culture, thanksgiving gives people the opportunity...


33465. Career guidance in the post-pandemic eraPublished: December 02, 2021 00:39:14

Presentation PRO organised an Interactive Master Class on ‘Post Pandemic Career Guideline and How to be Future Fit’. This session was held on November 26, featuring Mr Saad Hussain- a...


33466. Contract farming opportunity in AfricaPublished: December 01, 2021 22:44:09

Initiatives by Bangladesh for contract farming in African countries may sound a bit unconventional to many but on a planet considered a global village, these appear to be quite in...


33467. Experts find key barriers to Indo-Bangladesh bilateral tradePublished: December 01, 2021 22:35:34

Non-tariff barrier supply-side constraint, and logistics were identified by the experts as key barriers to explore the true potential of Indo-Bangladesh bilateral trade. They were addressing a dialogue on ‘50...


33468. Inward remittance drops by 21pc in five months of FY22Published: December 01, 2021 21:48:45

Bangladesh received (USD) $1553.70 million in remittance in November, the lowest amount in 18 months. In November last year, expatriates had sent $2078.74 million amid the lockdown due to the...


33469. HSC, equivalent exams begin ThursdayPublished: December 01, 2021 21:35:48

After a 7-month delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations for the academic session 2020-21 will begin on Thursday, maintaining health protocols....


33470. President opens centenary celebrations of Dhaka UniversityPublished: December 01, 2021 21:25:26

President Md Abdul Hamid on Wednesday opened the centenary celebrations of Dhaka University (DU), recalling its magnificent role in Bangladesh’s political history alongside the academic arena in the past one...


33471. Sajeeb Wazed Joy to inaugurate 5G services on December 12Published: December 01, 2021 20:57:09

The Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy will inaugurate the 5G technology services in the country on December 12. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s...


33472. Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Bangladesh's IT sectorPublished: December 01, 2021 20:55:10

The global Information Technology (IT) sector has been growing ever since the beginning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Various advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, cloud computing,...


33473. Some 1.85m taxpayers submitted returns till Nov 30Published: December 01, 2021 20:42:20

Around 1.85 million Taxpayer's Identification Number (TIN) holders submitted their return till November 30 in this fiscal 2021-22. Around Tk 24.56 billion has been collected from the returns, reports BSS. ...


33474. Barbados begins new era, bids farewell to British monarchyPublished: December 01, 2021 20:37:43

Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. Several...


33475. Finance minister says he lacks mechanism for gathering money-laundering informationPublished: December 01, 2021 20:18:41

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said he does not have any mechanism to glean information about money laundering. “I don’t have any mechanism of my own. I’ve received some...


33476. Serum sends first Novavax shot to Indonesia through COVAXPublished: December 01, 2021 20:06:18

Serum Institute of India has sent doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia, in its first export of the Novavax shot through the COVAX network, the Indian government said on Wednesday....


33477. লাইন ছিঁড়ে এলএনজি সরবরাহে বিঘ্ন, ‘মৃদু স্বল্পতা’ বলছে তিতাসPublished: December 01, 2021 20:03:32

এলএনজি খালাসে ব্যবহৃত মহেশখালীর গভীর সমুদ্রে ভাসমান টার্মিনালের একটি মুরিং লাইন ছিঁড়ে যাওয়ায় গ্যাস সরবরাহ ব্যবস্থা বিঘ্নিত হচ্ছে। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। বুধবার তিতাসের জনসংযোগ কর্মকর্তা মির্জা মাহবুব হোসেন বিডিনিউজ...


33478. Urban poverty on course to triple in Myanmar due to pandemic, military coupPublished: December 01, 2021 19:49:07

Urban poverty is on course to triple in Myanmar, pushing nearly half the population below the poverty line next year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as the twin impact...


33479. করোনার সংক্রমণ বাড়লে আবার স্কুল বন্ধ হয়ে যাবে: প্রধানমন্ত্রীPublished: December 01, 2021 19:34:15

আবারও যে মহামারীর নতুন ঢেউ আসতে পারে, সে বিষয়ে সতর্ক করে প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা বলেছেন, করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ আবার বেড়ে গেলে স্কুলও ফের বন্ধ করে দিতে হবে। বুধবার বাংলাদেশ শিশু একাডেমিতে...


33480. Govt officials must take permission from three ministries for foreign tripsPublished: December 01, 2021 19:28:17

The High Court in a full text of a verdict directed that the government officials holding the rank of Additional Secretary and below must obtain prior permission from three ministries...


33481. Police files two cases against 800 students over vandalism, torching of busesPublished: December 01, 2021 19:17:46

Police have filed two cases against 800 students for the vandalism and torching of buses during protests over the death of student Md Mainuddin in a bus accident in Rampura...


33482. 20 killed after overloaded boat capsizes in NigeriaPublished: December 01, 2021 19:11:43

At least 20 people were killed and seven others hospitalised after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northern state of Kano Tuesday evening, local authorities said Wednesday. "The boat was...


33483. আইসিসি টেস্ট ব্যাটসম্যানদের তালিকায় ২৪ ধাপ এগোলেন লিটনPublished: December 01, 2021 19:10:08

চট্টগ্রাম টেস্টে দুই ইনিংসেই দলের ব্যাটিং বিপর্যয়ে দায়িত্ব কাঁধে তুলে নেন লিটন কুমার দাস। সেঞ্চুরির পর দ্বিতীয় ইনিংসে করেন ফিফটি। ব্যাট হাতে দুর্দান্ত পারফরম্যান্সের ছাপ পড়ল তার র‍্যাঙ্কিংয়ে। আইসিসি টেস্ট...


33484. Govt inks deal to set up country's first waste-based power plantPublished: December 01, 2021 18:57:56

The government has signed an agreement to set up the country's first-ever waste-based power plant at Amin Bazar area of Dhaka. The government on Wednesday signed the deal to set...


33485. WHO agrees to launch talks on pact to tackle future pandemicsPublished: December 01, 2021 18:50:04

The World Health Organisation (WHO) agreed on Wednesday to launch negotiations on an international pact to prevent and control future pandemics at a time when the world is gearing up...


33486. Facebook risks metaverse flop, developers sayPublished: December 01, 2021 18:45:48

Facebook risks missing the point of metaverse - and a coming shift in consumers' behaviour - if it fails to permit digital ownership, according to some of the virtual world's...


33487. China protested Indonesian drilling, military exercisesPublished: December 01, 2021 18:31:53

China told Indonesia to stop drilling for oil and natural gas in maritime territory that both countries regard as their own during a months-long standoff in the South China Sea...


33488. 121 hospitalised with dengue fever in 24hrsPublished: December 01, 2021 18:31:20

As many as 121 new dengue patients have been hospitalised in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, health authorities said. The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at...


33489. এইডসে আক্রান্তদের জন্য কী ধরনের চিকিৎসা সুবিধা আছে বাংলাদেশে?Published: December 01, 2021 18:30:06

বাংলাদেশে জনসংখ্যার বিচারে এখনো বেশি না হলেও এইডস রোগীর সংখ্যা আক্রান্তদের সংখ্যা দিনে দিনে বাড়ছে বলে জানিয়েছে জাতিসংঘের এইচআইভি-এইডস বিষয়ক সংস্থা ইউনিএইডস। সংস্থাটির তথ্য মতে, বাংলাদেশে এখন এইডস আক্রান্তের সংখ্যা...


33490. বাবার কবরে চিরশয়ানে অধ্যাপক রফিকুল ইসলামPublished: December 01, 2021 18:25:11

শিক্ষার দ্বীপ জ্বেলে যাওয়ার পাশাপাশি সংগ্রামের পথেও নামতেও যিনি কুণ্ঠিত থাকেননি, সেই অধ্যাপক রফিকুল ইসলাম শেষ শয্যা নিলেন আজিমপুর কবরস্থানে। শহীদ মিনারে ফুলেল শ্রদ্ধা আর ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের কেন্দ্রীয় মসজিদে জানাজা...


33491. Dipu Moni urges all to maintain health protocols to keep HSC exams undisturbedPublished: December 01, 2021 18:14:50

Education Minister Dipu Moni has urged all to maintain health protocols so that the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations can be held without any disruption. “Concerns are growing as the...


33492. Biman terminates pilot leader Captain Mahbub amid wage disputePublished: December 01, 2021 18:08:10

Captain Mahbubur Rahman, the president of the Bangladesh Airlines Pilots’ Association (BAPA), has been removed from his job as a pilot amid an ongoing dispute among pilots and the airline...


33493. বাজারে আসছে নতুন বন্ড ও মিউচুয়াল ফান্ডPublished: December 01, 2021 17:59:53

নতুন দুইশ কোটি টাকার বন্ড ও একটি মিউচুয়াল ফান্ড অনুমোদন করেছে বাংলাদেশের পুঁজিবাজার নিয়ন্ত্রক সংস্থা। বাংলাদেশ সিকিউরিটিজ অ্যান্ড এক্সচেঞ্জ কমিশনের (বিএসইসি) মঙ্গলবারের সভায় এ অনুমোদন দেওয়া হয় বলে সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে...


33494. Altering the sequence of entrepreneurial proliferationPublished: December 01, 2021 17:59:22

New dawn emerged with a new declaration on 24 November, Bangladesh was graduated officially to become a developing nation by UN General Assembly. A new title comes with a cumulative...


33495. 15-year-old boy kills three fellow students, wounds eight others in USPublished: December 01, 2021 17:48:59

A 15-year-old boy killed three fellow high school students and wounded eight other people upon opening fire with a semi-automatic handgun at a Michigan high school, and he was quickly...


33496. Joy vows to build Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla togetherPublished: December 01, 2021 17:44:17

Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has urged all to join hands in building “Sonar Bangla (Golden Bengal)” envisioned by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “In...


33497. Petrobangla to recruit foreign consultantsPublished: December 01, 2021 17:24:52

As many as eight foreign consulting firms with experience of having worked and brokered deals in the oil and gas industry, are interested to bag a role advising Petrobangla and...


33498. ২৪ ঘণ্টায় শনাক্ত ২৮২ জন নতুন করোনা রোগীPublished: December 01, 2021 17:18:44

দেশে গত এক দিনে আরও ২৮২ জনের মধ্যে করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ ধরা পড়েছে, মৃত্যু হয়েছে ২ জনের। বুধবার সকাল পর্যন্ত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় শনাক্ত নতুন রোগীদের নিয়ে দেশে এ পর্যন্ত শনাক্তের সংখ্যা...


33499. Katakhali Mayor Abbas Ali planned to flee abroad, says RABPublished: December 01, 2021 17:09:24

Abbas Ali, the mayor of the Katakhali Municipality Corporation in Rajshahi arrested over a viral audio recording of his comments on a mural depicting Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, had tried...


33500. COVID positivity rate rises to 1.5pc again in BangladeshPublished: December 01, 2021 16:59:56

Bangladesh has registered 282 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the total caseload to 1,576,566. It also registered two new deaths from COVID-19 in a day in the...