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36951. VAT returns, payments go fully online soonPublished: October 13, 2021 08:27:34

Two major networking integrations will be completed by next month for the convenience of businesses to submit returns and pay VAT entirely through online process, revenue officials said. The National...


36952. State-owned bank's expansion hindered by dual approval, delaysPublished: October 13, 2021 08:21:38

Aspired business expansion of state-owned banks (SoBs) is held back by the introduction of 'dual approval' mandate and a 'go-slow' policy pursued by government authorities, official sources said. Due to...


36953. Bangladesh condemns bomb-laden drone attack in Saudi ArabiaPublished: October 12, 2021 22:57:22

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the recent Houthi bomb-laden drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Airport that wounded civilians, including few Bangladeshis, working at the airport. Such attacks are a...


36954. 28 killed after bus falls into gorge in NepalPublished: October 12, 2021 21:53:12

At least 28 people died on Tuesday in western Nepal after the bus they were on skidded off a mountain road and fell hundreds of meters (yards) into a gorge,...


36955. সাফ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপে ইতিহাস গড়ার ম্যাচে বুধবার নেপালের মুখোমুখি হচ্ছে বাংলাদেশPublished: October 12, 2021 21:52:06

২০০৫ সাফ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপে সবশেষ ফাইনাল খেলার পর কেটে গেছে ১৬ বছর। সাফের ৬টি আসর। কিন্তু শিরোপা লড়াইয়ের মঞ্চে ওঠা হয়নি বাংলাদেশের। নেপাল ম্যাচ সামনে রেখে অধিনায়ক জামাল ভূইয়া জানালেন, ব্যর্থতার...


36956. A forgotten investigative report, a late whistleblowingPublished: October 12, 2021 21:38:50

When fake news is considered a trouble for democratic societies and social media platforms are wholly blamed for spreading misinformation, the conclusion lacks accuracy, misses context elsewhere. Specifically in countries...


36957. Prospect of bicycle industry looks bright Published: October 12, 2021 21:30:35

Export of bicycles from the country is up. Manufacturers registered 58 per cent export growth year-on-year to $130 million in fiscal 2020-21, according to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data....


36958. Achieving success in mass vaccination programmePublished: October 12, 2021 21:27:21

The plan to inoculate children aged 12 to 17 years, as the health minister informed at a briefing of medical professionals on Sunday, is a welcome move by the government....


36959. Kuwait allows women to join armyPublished: October 12, 2021 21:24:49

Kuwait has allowed women to register for military service, according to the Kuwait army. Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah issued on Tuesday...


36960. বিশ্ব ক্রিকেট এখন ভারতের নিয়ন্ত্রণে, বললেন ইমরান খানPublished: October 12, 2021 20:48:57

সিরিজ শুরুর কয়েক ঘণ্টা আগে নিউ জিল্যান্ড ক্রিকেট দল পাকিস্তান ছেড়ে যাওয়ার পর একের পর এক সফর বাতিল হয়ে যাচ্ছে। এতে ভীষণ হতাশ ইমরান খান। পাকিস্তানের বিশ্বকাপজয়ী অধিনায়ক ও বর্তমান...


36961. EU to investigate Nvidia's $54 bln ARM bid after remedies fall shortPublished: October 12, 2021 20:36:33

Nvidia's $54 billion bid for British chip designer ARM is expected to face an extended EU antitrust investigation after concessions offered last week failed to address competition concerns, three people...


36962. Helena Jahangir fails to secure bail in DSA casePublished: October 12, 2021 20:36:08

The High Court on Tuesday rejected bail to Helena Jahangir, an expelled Awami League member and businessperson, over a case filed at Gulshan police station Under Digital Security Act. The...


36963. The AI Pastry Scanner that is Now Fighting Cancer  Published: October 12, 2021 20:18:42

It started at a bakery shop in Ueno train station, Tokyo. A pastry scanner could scan the pastries that the customer chose, calculate the bill, and display the payment as...


36964. Ex-Myanmar president says army tried to force him to cede power hours before coupPublished: October 12, 2021 20:08:59

Myanmar's deposed president testified on Tuesday that the military tried to force him to relinquish power hours before its Feb. 1 coup, warning him he could be seriously harmed if...


36965. The economics of migrationPublished: October 12, 2021 20:06:29

Love it or loathe it, the heinous migration cycle has begun to emerge from the ashes of the pandemic. In a convoluted way, those in Europe that had spat bitterly...


36966. Energy crunch stokes inflation, economic recovery concernsPublished: October 12, 2021 20:02:07

Authorities from Beijing to Delhi scrambled to fill a yawning power supply gap on Tuesday, triggering global stock and bond market wobbles on worries that rising energy costs will stoke...


36967. Kim says US, South Korea threaten peacePublished: October 12, 2021 20:01:11

Standing beside North Korea's largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said his country's weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from the United States and a military...


36968. Bangladesh choose to bat first in T20 WC warm-up match against Sri LankaPublished: October 12, 2021 19:51:49

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first in T20 World Cup warm-up match against Sri Lanka in Dubai on Tuesday night (Bangladesh time), according to live updates...


36969. NMST receives 300 dinosaur fossilsPublished: October 12, 2021 19:42:07

The National Museum of Science and Technology (NMST) has received around 300 fossil parts of different prehistoric dinosaur species which will soon be displayed at the Biology Gallery of the...


36970. Six held over illegal kidney trade on social mediaPublished: October 12, 2021 19:41:21

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday arrested six members of an illegal kidney trading racket from the Norda area of Dhaka and Joypurhat district. The arrestees were identified...


36971. Court sets Oct 27 for delivering judgment over Banani double rape case  Published: October 12, 2021 19:30:20

A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed October 27 for delivering its judgment in the sensational Banani double rape case. Acting Judge of Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 Abdullah...


36972. Nigerian women and children trek six days to escape from IslamistsPublished: October 12, 2021 19:27:25

A group of 15 Nigerian women and children trekked through the bush for six days to escape from Islamist militants who had kidnapped them from churches in the northeast, a...


36973. অর্থের লোভ দেখিয়ে গরিব মানুষের কিডনি সংগ্রহ করত একটি চক্রPublished: October 12, 2021 19:24:46

‘ফেসবুকে যোগাযোগের’ মাধ্যমে কিডনি বেচাকেনায় জড়িত একটি চক্রের একাধিকবার গ্রেপ্তার হওয়া এক ব্যক্তিসহ ৫ জনকে গ্রেপ্তার করেছে র‌্যাব। মঙ্গলবার এক সংবাদ সম্মলনে র‌্যাবের আইন ও গণমাধ্যম শাখার পরিচালক কমান্ডার খন্দকার...


36974. Two more die of dengue, 182 others infected in 24hrsPublished: October 12, 2021 19:18:12

Two more people died of dengue and 182 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With the latest deaths, the number of fatalities from...


36975. Bangladesh stresses allocating $400m per year for biodiversity conservationPublished: October 12, 2021 19:16:21

Bangladesh strongly recommends earmarking at least US$800 billion per year to implement the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, Environment Minister has Md Shahab Uddin has said. “Out of this amount, at...


36976. Bangladesh urges NAM to allow free mobility of capital, labourPublished: October 12, 2021 18:45:59

Bangladesh urged the Non Alligned Movement (NAM) to allow free mobility of capital, technology and labour within its member countries to ensure socio-economic prosperity. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen...


36977. ঢাবি শিক্ষার্থীরা এল স্বাস্থ্যবীমার আওতায়Published: October 12, 2021 18:42:58

করোনাভাইরাস মহামারীর প্রেক্ষাপটে বছরে সর্বোচ্চ ৫০ হজার টাকা পাওয়ার সুবিধা রেখে শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য স্বাস্থ্যবীমা চালু করেছে ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়। পাশাপাশি জীবন বীমাও চালু করা হয়েছে। এর আওতায় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে পড়ার সময় কোনো...


36978. Lightning strikes claim 2,800 lives in 10 yearsPublished: October 12, 2021 18:28:01

Two more people have been killed by a lightning strike in Bangladesh, while the natural disaster claimed some 2800 lives across the country in the last 10 years. In Bandarban,...


36979. Khaleda Zia admitted to Evercare Hospital againPublished: October 12, 2021 18:25:07

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was again admitted to Evercare Hospital on Tuesday for treatment and medical tests. The BNP chief reached the hospital around 4:15 pm, said her media wing...


36980. South Asia’s first disaster risk management centre inaugurated at DCCIPublished: October 12, 2021 18:20:18

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and Strengthening Urban Public-Private Programming for Earthquake Resilience Project (SUPER Project) have jointly established South Asia’s first disaster risk management centre in Bangladesh....


36981. India recommends homemade COVID-19 vaccine for kidsPublished: October 12, 2021 18:03:52

India on Tuesday recommended emergency use of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 shot in children below 12 years of age, making the vaccine maker the first in the country to get such...


36982. সোশ্যাল মিডিয়া: অ্যালগরিদম যেভাবে নিয়ন্ত্রণ করে আমাদের অনলাইন জীবনPublished: October 12, 2021 17:54:08

এই পৃথিবীতে বর্তমানে আরেক নতুন পৃথিবী তৈরি হয়েছে যার নাম ভার্চুয়াল পৃথিবী, যেখানে আছে আকাশের মতো সীমাহীন ইন্টারনেট, ফেসবুক ও টুইটারের মতো সোশ্যাল মিডিয়া এবং গুগলের মতো বহু সার্চ ইঞ্জিন।...


36983. High Court likely to form four-member body to oversee Evaly’s company affairsPublished: October 12, 2021 17:47:30

The High Court is likely to form a four-member body to oversee the management and business activities of controversial e-commerce platform Evaly, said concerned lawyers. A chartered accountant, a lawyer,...


36984. কোভিড-১৯: ২৪ ঘন্টায় মৃত্যু বাড়লেও শনাক্ত রোগীর সংখ্যা কিছুটা কমেছেPublished: October 12, 2021 17:22:47

দেশে করোনাভাইরাসে আরও ১৪ জনের মৃত্যু হয়েছে, সংক্রমণ ধরা পড়েছে আরও ৫৪৩ জনের মধ্যে। সব মিলিয়ে দেশে এ পর্যন্ত শনাক্ত কোভিড রোগীর সংখ্যা দাঁড়িয়েছে ১৫ লাখ ৬৩ হাজার ৫০১ জন।...


36985. Khaleda Zia taken to hospital for health check-upPublished: October 12, 2021 17:20:49

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been taken to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka for a health check-up as her body temperature was fluctuating over the past few days. Khaleda arrived at...


36986. Cyclone no longer deadliest disaster, but floods and lightning causing more damagePublished: October 12, 2021 17:12:59

More than a hundred lives were lost when a devastating cyclonic storm hit Bangladesh two decades ago. Though a few more cyclones have swept through the country in the following...


36987. 543 COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths recorded in 24 hoursPublished: October 12, 2021 17:05:54

Bangladesh has registered 14 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 27,713. The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,563,501 as 543 people tested positive for the...


36988.   টমাস সাঙ্কারা: কে মেরেছিল আফ্রিকার  এই ‘চে গেভারাকে’?Published: October 12, 2021 17:05:44

আফ্রিকা মহাদেশকে স্তম্ভিত করে দেওয়া হত্যাকাণ্ডটির প্রায় ৩৪ বছর পর বুরকিনা ফাসোর একসময়কার তুমুল জনপ্রিয় প্রেসিডেন্ট টমাস সাঙ্কারা খুনের মামলায় ১৪ জনের বিচার শুরু হয়েছে।সোমবার রাজধানী ওয়েগাদুগুতে এর আনুষ্ঠানিক শুনানি...


36989. Germany become first European team to qualify for 2022 World CupPublished: October 12, 2021 16:51:08

Germany became the first European team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup by crushing North Macedonia 4-0 away on Monday to secure the top spot in Group J with...


36990. COVID-19 vaccination programme for children to begin this weekPublished: October 12, 2021 16:40:56

The government will roll out a coronavirus vaccination programme for children aged between 12 to 17 years this week. Children will receive Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shots to combat the pathogen, said...


36991. চলতি সপ্তাহেই শিশুদের কোভিড টিকাPublished: October 12, 2021 16:29:16

দেশে ১২ থেকে ১৭ বছর বয়সী শিক্ষার্থীদের করোনাভাইরাসের টিকা দেওয়ার কাজ এ সপ্তাহেই শুরু হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরের মহাপরিচালক অধ্যাপক ডা. এবিএম খুরশীদ আলম। মঙ্গলবার স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরে স্বাস্থ্য অর্থনীতি...


36992. এ বছর বজ্রপাতে ৩২৯ মৃত্যুPublished: October 12, 2021 16:26:51

চলতি বছর সাড়ে নয় মাসেই দেশে বজ্রপাতে অন্তত ৩২৯ জনের মৃত্যু হয়েছে বলে জানিয়েছেন দুর্যোগ ববস্থাপনা ও ত্রাণ প্রতিমন্ত্রী এনামুর রহমান। তিনি বলেছেন, সবগুলো মৃত্যুই হয়েছে খোলা স্থানে। সরকার তাই...


36993. State minister for planning visits Walton factoryPublished: October 12, 2021 16:25:51

State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam visited the factory of Walton, a local electronics brand, at Chandra in Gazipur on Monday. Dr Shamsul Alam witnessed the progress of the...


36994. Bangladesh’s batting lineup in the T20 World CupPublished: October 12, 2021 16:15:42

After experiencing a lean patch on the spin-friendly pitches in the recently concluded two T20I series at home, Bangladeshi batters are about to face a different challenge altogether in the...


36995. Five to die for 2010 murder of college student in RajshahiPublished: October 12, 2021 15:57:10

Rajshahi court has sentenced five to death for the murder of college student Raju Ahmed in the city’s New Market area in 2010. Division Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Anup Kumar...


36996. ক্লাইমেট চেঞ্জের সহজ-সরল ব্যাখ্যাPublished: October 12, 2021 15:19:22

ইদানিং যে দুটো শব্দ প্রচুর শোনা যায় তা হলো – জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন। বিষয়টি আসলে কী? কোনও একটি জায়গায় বছরের পর বছর ধরে আবহাওয়ার যে গড়-পড়তা ধরন, তাকেই বলা হয় জলবায়ু।...


36997. Global carbon capture projects surge 50 per cent in nine months: ResearchPublished: October 12, 2021 15:00:05

Global plans to build carbon capture and storage (CCS) plants have mushroomed over the last nine months as governments and companies accelerate the hunt for ways to cut emissions and...


36998. 15 dead in attempted migrant voyage from LibyaPublished: October 12, 2021 14:24:02

The UN refugee agency said it had recovered the bodies of 15 migrants and 177 survivors from two coastguard boats returning to Libya people who had sought to cross the...


36999. এ.আই.ইউ.বি’র ২০তম সমাবর্তন অনুষ্ঠিতPublished: October 12, 2021 14:18:19

আমেরিকান ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি-বাংলাদেশ (এ.আই.ইউ.বি) এর ২০তম সমাবর্তন অনুষ্ঠান গত রবিবার বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অডিটোরিয়াম থেকে ভার্চুয়ালি সম্প্রচারিত হয়েছে। রাষ্ট্রপতি ও এআইইউবি’র চ্যান্সেলর জনাব মো: আবদুল হামিদের সদয় সম্মতিক্রমে শিক্ষামন্ত্রী ডা. দীপু মনি,...


37000. BRAC Bank opens agent banking channel at MithamoinPublished: October 12, 2021 14:13:05

BRAC Bank has opened an agent banking channel at Mithamoin Bazar in Kishoreganj recently, aimed at expanding its service across the country. With the first agent banking outlet in the...