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33551. Philippine leader Duterte's preferred successor quits presidential racePublished: November 30, 2021 19:48:12

Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte's preferred successor, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, announced on Tuesday he was dropping out of the presidential race, leaving the administration without a candidate in next year's...


33552. Tk 50m worth crystal meth recovered from TeknafPublished: November 30, 2021 19:20:50

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday recovered one kg of crystal methamphetamine worth Tk 50 million from Hlila union in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar. BGB-2 Teknaf battalion...


33553. BCB announces squad for second Test match against PakistanPublished: November 30, 2021 19:18:24

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced the squad for the second and final match of the Alesha Holdings Test series against Pakistan beginning in Dhaka on December 4....


33554. BB forms committee to probe unregistered financial institutionsPublished: November 30, 2021 19:12:55

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) authorities have formed a special committee to probe into the illegal financial transactions of unauthorised and unregistered financial institutions and as well as the microcredit financial...


33555. শর্তসাপেক্ষে ‘হাফ’ ভাড়া প্রত্যাখ্যান, বিক্ষোভ কর্মসূচি ঘোষণা শিক্ষার্থীদেরPublished: November 30, 2021 19:03:03

কেবল ঢাকা মহানগরে শর্তসাপেক্ষে ‘হাফ’ ভাড়া নেওয়ার ঘোষণা প্রত্যাখান করে সারা দেশে সব শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানে বিক্ষোভ কর্মসূচি ঘোষণা করেছে নয় দফা দাবিতে আন্দোলনরত শিক্ষার্থীরা। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। মঙ্গলবার ঢাকার...


33556. Bringing variations in egg recipes - some easy itemsPublished: November 30, 2021 18:53:00

Is there anyone who has been living in the bachelor mess or residential dorms but has not cried out for a new flavour of protein while eating eggs on a...


33557. নির্বাচনী সহিংসতায় এক মাসে নিহত ৪৭, গুলিবিদ্ধ ৭৮, আহত কমপক্ষে ৫০০Published: November 30, 2021 18:48:46

ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ ও পৌরসভাকেন্দ্রিক নির্বাচনী সহিংসতায় এক মাসে ৪৭ জন নিহত হয়েছেন বলে জানিয়েছে বেসরকারি সংস্থা মানবাধিকার সংস্কৃতি ফোরাম (এমএসএফ)। নভেম্বর মাসের মানবাধিকার পরিস্থিতি নিয়ে মঙ্গলবার সংস্থাটির প্রতিষ্ঠাতা সভাপতি সুলতানা...


33558. Narayanganj city election on Jan 16Published: November 30, 2021 18:43:36

The election to Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) will be held on January 16 using electronic voting machines (EVMs) at all polling stations. The Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule for...


33559. Pinterest as an escape from ritualistic scrollingPublished: November 30, 2021 18:30:12

Whenever one feels like they’re unable to do anything productive because of habitual browsing, turning to Pinterest can be a virtual comfort.  From signing up for the platform out of...


33560. Inflation remains steady despite soaring commodity pricesPublished: November 30, 2021 18:17:31

Bangladesh's general rate of inflation held steady in October even as the prices of most commodities have spiralled in recent months. The point-to-point inflation rate last month was 5.70 per...


33561. Omicron was in Netherlands before South African alert on itPublished: November 30, 2021 18:07:57

The omicron variant was already in the Netherlands when South Africa alerted the World Health Organization (WHO)about it last week, Dutch health authorities said Tuesday, adding to fear and confusion...


33562. Walton awards 10 winners of 'Smart Fridge, Smart Maker' contestPublished: November 30, 2021 18:05:45

Walton, a local electronics brand, has awarded the top ten content creators who participated in the first round of the second season of its video-making contest titled 'Smart Fridge, Smart...


33563. India removes Bangladesh from its 'red list', Momen saysPublished: November 30, 2021 18:01:13

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said Bangladesh has been removed from India’s ‘red list’, which was prepared to combat the spread of Omicron variant of coronavirus, following a...


33564. Bangladesh receives ambulances, oxygen generators from S KoreaPublished: November 30, 2021 17:54:45

The government of the Republic of Korea has donated eight ambulances and 100 units of oxygen generators to the government of Bangladesh to support its efforts for overcoming the corona...


33565. Truck hits motorcycle, HSC examinee dies in ChattogramPublished: November 30, 2021 17:45:31

Amid protests over the death of an NDC college student and an SSC examinee in Dhaka, an HSC examinee was killed after a truck hit a motorcycle in the Station...


33566. International conference on development kicks off Wednesday in DhakaPublished: November 30, 2021 17:38:18

A three-day international conference on development is going to begin in the city on Wednesday to disseminate academic research on the country’s development scenario to the world. Bangladesh Institute of...


33567. FSR is a relief for low-budget gaming GPUsPublished: November 30, 2021 17:36:02

The gaming scenario in Bangladesh has massively changed in the past 5-6 years. Gaming is now more popular than ever among the younger generation.  But the global chip shortage, the...


33568. England makes face masks mandatory in public places to tackle omicronPublished: November 30, 2021 17:25:58

New mask mandates and other measures aimed at curbing the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant came into force in England on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson eyes an...


33569. World Bank to redirect frozen funds to Afghanistan for humanitarian aid onlyPublished: November 30, 2021 17:23:01

The World Bank is finalising a proposal to deliver up to $500 million from a frozen Afghanistan aid fund to humanitarian agencies, people familiar with the plans told Reuters, but...


33570. দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা থেকে আসা ২৪০ জনেরই মোবাইল ‘বন্ধ’, স্বাস্থ্যমন্ত্রী ‘আশ্চর্য’Published: November 30, 2021 17:21:29

করোনাভাইরাসের ওমিক্রন ভ্যারিয়েন্ট যে দেশে প্রথম ধরা পড়েছে, সেই দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা থেকে গত এক মাসে ২৪০ জন বাংলাদেশে এসেছে, তবে তাদের অধিকাংশের খোঁজ পাচ্ছে না স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয়। ওমিক্রন নিয়ে উদ্বেগের...


33571. চলে গেলেন অধ্যাপক রফিকুল ইসলামPublished: November 30, 2021 17:18:14

ভাষা আন্দোলন থেকে শুরু করে স্বাধীনতার সুবর্ণজয়ন্তী পর্যন্ত বাংলাদেশের দীর্ঘ পথ পরিক্রমার অগ্নিসাক্ষী, জাতীয় অধ্যাপক রফিকুল ইসলাম আর নেই। ঢাকার এভারকেয়ার হাসপাতালে চিকিৎসাধীন অবস্থায় মঙ্গলবার বেলা আড়াইটায় তার মৃত্যু হয়...


33572. Covid kills one, infects 237 in 24hrsPublished: November 30, 2021 17:13:35

Bangladesh has registered a single new death from Covid-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 27,981. The coronavirus caseload rose to 1,576,284 as 273 people tested positive for...


33573. France donates 2.06m AstraZeneca vaccine doses to BangladeshPublished: November 30, 2021 17:12:06

The government of France has donated 2.06 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Bangladesh. French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marin Schuh handed over the vaccine doses to Foreign Minister Dr AK...


33574. Govt decides to administer booster dose to citizens above 60Published: November 30, 2021 17:02:14

The government will administer Covid-19 booster doses to senior citizens aged above 60, but the date for the campaign has not yet been decided, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on...


33575. Barbados - the newest republic in the worldPublished: November 30, 2021 16:57:48

The British Monarchy, apart from being the symbol of the United Kingdom, has still been functional as a separate monarchy for fourteen different countries across the globe which are collectively...


33576. Light fog likely over countryPublished: November 30, 2021 16:51:34

Light fog may occur at some places during tomorrow morning as weather is likely to remain dry with the temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, a met release has...


33577. Covid: Japan confirms first case of omicron variantPublished: November 30, 2021 16:48:51

Japan on Tuesday confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, in a man who had arrived in the country from Namibia, reports Reuters. The man in...


33578. Fire guts RMG factory in GazipurPublished: November 30, 2021 16:35:20

A fire gutted valuables of ‘Ripon Knitwear Factory Ltd’ at Konabari Jarun in Gazipur city on Tuesday. The fire broke out in a warehouse on the ground floor of the...


33579. Nagad leads digitalising financial industryPublished: November 30, 2021 16:33:30

Nagad, a popular mobile financial service of the country’s postal department, is making its efforts to digitalise the financial sector of Bangladesh riding on advanced technology and pioneering innovations.   It...


33580. ঝিমিয়ে পড়া বাঙাল-ঘটির আখ্যানPublished: November 30, 2021 16:29:03

ইলিশ না চিংড়ি? ইস্টবেঙ্গল না মোহনবাগান? ঝাল না মিষ্টি? ওপার বাংলায় এ প্রশ্নগুলো হরহামেশাই শোনা যায়। পার্ক স্ট্রিট থেকে হাওড়া ব্রিজ, কফি হাউজ থেকে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, গড়ের মাঠ থেকে টালিপাড়া, হেন...


33581. National Professor Rafiqul Islam no morePublished: November 30, 2021 16:21:50

National Professor Rafiqul Islam, a scholar, and cultural activist, has died at the age of 87 in hospital care, his family says. Islam breathed his last around 2.30 pm on...


33582. Stocks tumble further after single-day breakPublished: November 30, 2021 16:09:41

Stocks witnessed yet another massive fall on Tuesday, after a single-day break, due to a confidence crisis among investors. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), plunged...


33583. গাজীপুরে পোশাক কারখানা পুড়ছে আগুনেPublished: November 30, 2021 15:41:24

গাজীপুরে একটি রপ্তানিমুখী পোশাক কারখানায় আগুন লেগেছে; যা নিয়ন্ত্রণের চেষ্টা করছে ফায়ার সার্ভিসের ছয়টি ইউনিট। কোনাবাড়ির জরুন এলাকায় রিপন নিটওয়্যার নামে এই কারখানায় মঙ্গলবার বেলা পৌনে ১২টার দিকে আগুন লাগার...


33584. ওমিক্রন শনাক্ত হয়েছে এমন দেশ থেকে এলেই ১৪ দিনের কোয়ারেন্টিন: মন্ত্রীPublished: November 30, 2021 15:37:17

যেসব দেশে করোনাভাইরাসের ‘ওমিক্রন’ ভ্যারিয়েন্ট পাওয়া গেছে, সেসব দেশ থেকে আসা যাত্রীদের ১৪ দিনের প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক কোয়ারেন্টিনে থাকতে হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন স্বাস্থ্যমন্ত্রী জাহিদ মালেক। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। মঙ্গলবার স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ের সভাকক্ষে...


33585. 14-day quarantine mandatory for travellers from omicron-afflicted countries: Health MinisterPublished: November 30, 2021 15:23:05

Health Minister Zahid Maleque says that travellers from countries where the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected must undergo a 14-day institutional quarantine upon arrival in Bangladesh. The army...


33586. Moderna CEO says Covid shots less effective against omicron variantPublished: November 30, 2021 15:05:57

Drugmaker Moderna set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday as the firm's chief warned that COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant...


33587. Ralf Rangnick arrives, is it finally the time for Manchester United?Published: November 30, 2021 14:53:14

Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo - it had to be the season Manchester United finally gave it a go for the Premier League title.  But an abysmal start...


33588. NSU teacher develops low-cost water filterPublished: November 30, 2021 14:45:35

North South University Faculty Dr Nadim Reza Khandaker along with his research student Abu Khalid Khan, from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has built an Iron manganese removal...


33589. শর্ত দিয়ে ঢাকার শিক্ষার্থীদের ‘হাফ’ ভাড়ার দাবি মানলেন বাস মালিকরাPublished: November 30, 2021 14:02:32

শিক্ষার্থীদের দাবি মেনে নিয়ে বুধবার থেকেই ঢাকা মহানগর এলাকায় বাসে ছাত্রছাত্রীদের জন্য অর্ধেক ভাড়া চালুর ঘোষণা দিয়েছেন মালিকরা। তবে বাসে ‘হাফ’ ভাড়া দেওয়া যাবে কেবল সকাল ৭টা থেকে সন্ধ্যা ৮টার...


33590. Weather, flood forecast information stressed for sustainable developmentPublished: November 30, 2021 13:38:09

Timely weather and flood forecast information is crucial for Bangladesh’s sustainable development. The observation was made at a learning sharing workshop held at a city hotel recently. USAID funded SHOUHARDO...


33591. Protesters block road near Rampura Bridge over student's deathPublished: November 30, 2021 12:41:05

Students demanding safer roads have blocked DIT road at Rampura Bridge in the capital since Tuesday morning. As a result of the protest, vehicular movement on the key road remained...


33592. Half fares for city students from Dec 1Published: November 30, 2021 12:37:47

In the wake of recent road accidents and the subsequent students’ agitation, private bus owners finally announced to introduce half fares for students in the capital from Wednesday. Dhaka bus...


33593. ULAB’s 6th convocation heldPublished: November 30, 2021 12:27:33

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) held its 6th convocation on Monday, November 29, 2021. Dr Dipu Moni MP, the Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Education, declared the opening of...


33594. Two suspects in Cumilla councillor killing case die in 'gunfight'Published: November 30, 2021 12:04:13

Two suspects in the double-murder case of Cumilla City Corporation ward councillor Syed Md Sohel and his associate Haripada Saha died in a so-called “shootout” with the police. The “gunfight”...


33595. রামপুরায় শিক্ষার্থীদের অবরোধPublished: November 30, 2021 11:50:12

সড়কে আরেক ছাত্রের মৃত্যুতে ক্ষুব্ধ শিক্ষার্থীরা ঢাকার রামপুরা ব্রিজ অবরোধ করে বিক্ষোভ শুরু করেছে। ঢাকা ন্যাশনাল কলেজের একদল শিক্ষার্থী মঙ্গলবার সকাল পৌনে ১০টার দিকে রামপুরা ব্রিজে এসে অবস্থান নেয়। পরে...


33596. Myanmar court defers first verdicts in Suu Kyi trialPublished: November 30, 2021 11:44:32

A court in military-ruled Myanmar deferred on Tuesday the first verdicts in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to December 6, a source familiar with the proceedings...


33597. Hassle-free online NITA system emphasisedPublished: November 30, 2021 11:35:45

There is an urgent need for addressing the existing barriers to attract more local and foreign investors for the sake of further development of the country's stock market. Besides, more...


33598. Stocks start day with rising trendPublished: November 30, 2021 11:26:52

Stocks open higher on Tuesday, maintaining the previous day’s upbeat trend, as bargain hunters are putting fresh bets on major sector shares. Following the previous upward trend, DSEX, the prime...


33599. Leather sector leaders seek RMG-like facilitiesPublished: November 30, 2021 11:07:13

Bangladesh has a huge prospect of attracting investors to the leather sector, especially to footwear, leather and leather goods production as the government offers a wide range of incentives to...


33600. Buses set ablaze after student's deathPublished: November 30, 2021 10:47:25

An angry mob has set fire to at least eight buses and vandalised several others in Dhaka's Rampura after a student was killed by a bus that was allegedly racing...