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37751. Oil rises above $78 ahead of OPEC+ meetingPublished: October 02, 2021 08:23:07

Oil settled above $78 a barrel on Friday, just shy of a three-year high reached earlier this week, on expectations that OPEC ministers will maintain a steady pace in raising...


37752. 5G is arriving, and not a moment too soon for enterprisesPublished: October 02, 2021 00:08:11

Much has been made about the potential of 5G wireless networking to dazzle consumers with virtual-reality gaming, diorama sports streaming, hologram calling, and a host of other slick services that...


37753. Mindless stone-throwing at moving trains: But why?Published: October 02, 2021 00:09:08

In the year 2013, a newlywed couple was travelling from Chattogram on a train to Dhaka. On the way at Bhatiari under Sitakund upazila a stone thrown at the moving...


37754. ‘Redouble pressure on Myanmar to ensure Rohingya repatriation‘Published: October 01, 2021 23:27:27

Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah's killing should be a clarion call to the international community to redouble its pressure on Myanmar to recognise the Rohingya and accept their return to their...


37755. Govt prefers tunnel under Padma River instead of bridge, Quader saysPublished: October 01, 2021 22:51:27

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the government has a plan to build a tunnel beneath the Padma River at Daulatdia-Paturia point instead of constructing a...


37756. Climate-induced challenge to nation's food securityPublished: October 01, 2021 22:01:45

A strong indicator of climate change, an erratic weather pattern has, of late, been leaving its harmful impact on the country's agriculture. Heat waves that swept through 36 districts in...


37757. Four out of five older people suffer from chronic diseases in BangladeshPublished: October 01, 2021 21:47:59

About four out of five older people (60 years and above) suffer from chronic diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, depression, and dementia in Bangladesh, says a new study. The findings were...


37758. Barcelona coach Koeman says rumours of firing 'probably true'Published: October 01, 2021 21:25:34

Ronald Koeman said Friday that Barcelona's leadership has not spoken to him about his future, but that he has "eyes and ears" to catch the rumours swirling about his possible...


37759. ২২ বছর পর বিএনপির সঙ্গে সম্পর্ক ত্যাগ করল খেলাফত মজলিশPublished: October 01, 2021 21:22:56

বিএনপির নেতৃত্বাধীন জোট ‘রাজনৈতিকভাবে অকার্যকর’ হয়ে পড়েছে, এমন কারণ দেখিয়ে ২২ বছর পর এই জোট ছাড়ল খেলাফত মজলিশ। শুক্রবার বিকালে দলটির সর্বোচ্চ নীতি নির্ধারণী ফোরাম মজলিশে শুরার বৈঠকের পর এক...


37760. Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in SAFF Championship openerPublished: October 01, 2021 21:08:13

Bangladesh national football team made a good start to the five-nation SAFF Championship 2021 beating Island nation Sri Lanka 1-0 at the National Stadium in the Maldives' capital Male Friday....


37761. The Vietnamese way of navigating the great powersPublished: October 01, 2021 20:59:47

Against the backdrop of United States-China, India-China, Japan-China geopolitical competition in the Asian region, 'strategic hedging or balancing' has become a widely discussed concept amongst International Relations (IR) observers. Strategic...


37762. Shawkats continue to sufferPublished: October 01, 2021 20:31:06

Shawkat Ali set his motorbike on fire. It burned under his watchful eyes and he did not allow any of the onlookers to douse the fire. Thus, the source of...


37763. How does motorbike ridesharing service fare?Published: October 01, 2021 20:29:44

Ridesharing service by motorcycles in Bangladesh, particularly in Dhaka, has already become a chaotic one. Though it has increased the mobility of a large number of people, the lack of...


37764. Bangladesh cable operators shut broadcast of foreign TV channels with adsPublished: October 01, 2021 20:18:17

Cable operators have suspended the broadcast of foreign TV channels that air ads in between programmes in line with the government's 'clean feed' policy. The move came in response to...


37765. কোভিড পিলে আশার আলোPublished: October 01, 2021 20:17:34

বহুজাতিক ফার্মাসিউটিক্যাল কোম্পানি মার্ক অ্যন্ড কোর তৈরি মুখে খাওয়ার কোভিড পিল পরীক্ষামূলক প্রয়োগে আশা জাগানো ফলাফল দেখিয়েছে।এ কোম্পানি বলছে, তাদের তৈরি ওষুধ মলনুপিরাভির মারাত্মক ঝুঁকিতে থাকা কোভিড রোগীদের হাসপাতালে ভর্তি...


37766. ARSA blames ‘transnational border-based criminals’ for Rohingya leader’s killingPublished: October 01, 2021 20:09:45

Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), an insurgent group that is active in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, has blamed ‘transnational border-based criminals’ for the recent killing of Rohingya refugee leader...


37767. Khelafat Majlis quits 20-party alliancePublished: October 01, 2021 19:48:53

Khelafat Majlis on Friday quit the BNP-led 20-party alliance as the party thinks it has become an 'ineffective' opposition platform. Khelafat Majlis acting secretary general Advocate M Jahangir Hossain came...


37768. সাফ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপে বাংলাদেশের শুভসূচনা, উদ্বোধনী ম্যাচে শ্রীলঙ্কাকে হারাল লাল-সবুজের দলPublished: October 01, 2021 19:21:31

শ্রীলঙ্কার বিপক্ষে প্রত্যাশিত জয়ে সাফ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের ত্রয়োদশ আসরে যাত্রা শুরু করল বাংলাদেশ। আসরের উদ্বোধনী ম্যাচে শুক্রবার মালদ্বীপের রাজধানী মালের রাশমি ধান্দু স্টেডিয়ামে ১-০ গোলে জিতেছে ২০০৩ সালে প্রথম ও সবশেষ...


37769. 78 countries for early implementation of UN anti-racism declarationPublished: October 01, 2021 18:58:33

Seventy-eight countries, including China, called on Thursday for speeding up the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA) and putting an end to discrimination, racism, and xenophobia....


37770. EU to assist Bangladesh in tackling climate changePublished: October 01, 2021 18:53:48

Frans Timmermans, executive vice president of the European Commission for the European Green Deal, has said the European Union will assist Bangladesh in all activities to combat climate change. Appreciating...


37771. Experimental Covid pill halves hospitalisations and deaths, says drugmaker MerkPublished: October 01, 2021 18:35:49

Drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalisations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials...


37772. ২৪ ঘন্টায় ৮৪৭ জন কোভিড-১৯ রোগী শনাক্ত, মৃত্যু ২১ জনেরPublished: October 01, 2021 18:14:10

দেশে করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্তদের মধ্যে একদিনে আরও ২১ জনের মৃত্যু হয়েছে, সংক্রমণ ধরা পড়েছে আরও ৮৪৭ জনের মধ্যে। স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তর জানিয়েছে, শুক্রবার সকাল পর্যন্ত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় নতুন আক্রান্তদের নিয়ে দেশে মোট...


37773. Youth showcase talent in cultural classicist eventPublished: October 01, 2021 18:12:55

Cultural Classicists is one of the largest youth platforms in Bangladesh with more than 800,000 audiences. The platform arranges diversified events and international carnivals that fetch both national and global...


37774. Dhaka to receive 0.790m AstraZeneca vaccine doses SaturdayPublished: October 01, 2021 18:06:42

Bangladesh will receive 790,000 more doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Germany on Saturday. A cargo flight of Qatar Airlines carrying the vaccine doses will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...


37775. ভর্তি পরীক্ষার প্রশ্ন ফাঁস হয়নি, গুজব রটনাকারীদের বিরুদ্ধে ব্যবস্থা নেওয়া হচ্ছে: ঢাবি উপাচার্যPublished: October 01, 2021 17:59:46

ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ‘ক’  ইউনিটের ভর্তি পরীক্ষার প্রশ্নপত্র ফাঁস হওয়ার ‘গুজব রটনাকারীদের’ বিরুদ্ধে ব্যবস্থা নেওয়া হচ্ছে বলে জানিয়েছেন উপাচার্য অধ্যাপক মো. আখতারুজ্জামান। শুক্রবার বিজ্ঞান অনুষদভুক্ত 'ক' ইউনিটের ভর্তি পরীক্ষার কেন্দ্র পরিদর্শন...


37776. রোহিঙ্গা নেতা হত্যা: 'অজ্ঞাতনামা আসামী'র বিরুদ্ধে পরিবারের মামলা, একজন আটকPublished: October 01, 2021 17:48:19

মিয়ানমার থেকে জোরপূর্বক বাস্তুচ্যুত হয়ে বাংলাদেশের কক্সবাজারে আশ্রয় নেওয়া রোহিঙ্গা জনগোষ্ঠির নেতা মোহাম্মদ মুহিবুল্লাহকে গুলি চালিয়ে হত্যার সাথে জড়িত থাকার সন্দেহে একজনকে আটক করেছে আর্মড পুলিশ ব্যাটলিয়ন (এপিবিএন)। এপিবিএন ১৪'র কমান্ডিং...


37777. Bangladesh logs 21 new virus deaths, 847 casesPublished: October 01, 2021 17:47:56

Bangladesh has registered 21 new fatalities from COVID-19 in a day, taking the death toll to 27,531. The caseload surged to 1,556,758 after 847 people tested positive for the disease...


37778. ‘China a major partner in Bangladesh's development endeavours’Published: October 01, 2021 17:36:59

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said China has been a significant partner in the development endeavours of Bangladesh. On the auspicious occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the...


37779. Dhaka University begins admission tests after a yearlong suspensionPublished: October 01, 2021 17:35:11

Dhaka University has begun admission tests for the students, who passed HSC and equivalent exams in 2020, after a yearlong suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. The race to grab...


37780. জীবন বাজুক সহজ সুরেPublished: October 01, 2021 17:29:56

কোনোকিছুকে সহজ বা কঠিন করে দেখার মধ্যেই নিহিত থাকে স্বস্তি কিংবা অস্বস্তির বীজ। জীবনে চলার পথে প্রতিনিয়ত আমরা এর মধ্য দিয়ে যাই। খুব বেশি ভাবার দরকার নেই, এমন বিষয়ে অতি...


37781. Pele leaves hospital, undergoing chemotherapyPublished: October 01, 2021 17:26:16

Brazilian football legend Pele left a Sao Paulo hospital after several weeks on Thursday, and a hospital bulletin said he would undergo chemotherapy following the removal of a colon tumour....


37782. Sri Lanka lifts six-week virus lockdown amid economic worriesPublished: October 01, 2021 17:26:11

Sri Lanka lifted a six-week lockdown Friday as COVID-19 cases and deaths decline but will restrict people's movement for work and obtaining essentials only - which are running short in...


37783. Netflix faces lawsuit in South Korea after traffic surge from 'Squid Game'Published: October 01, 2021 17:09:18

South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband has sued Netflix to pay for costs from increased network traffic and maintenance work because of a surge of viewers to the US...


37784. Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills nine peoplePublished: October 01, 2021 16:40:53

Nine people died on Friday when a fire broke out in an intensive care unit at a Romanian hospital treating COVID-19 patients, officials said, the country's third deadly hospital fire...


37785. দেশে বিজ্ঞাপনসহ বিদেশি টিভি চ্যানেলের সম্প্রচার বন্ধPublished: October 01, 2021 16:31:36

অনুষ্ঠানের ফাঁকে বিজ্ঞাপন প্রচার করে- এমন বিদেশি টেলিভিশন চ্যানেলগুলোর সম্প্রচার বন্ধ রেখেছে বাংলাদেশের কেবল অপারেটররা। সরকারি নির্দেশনা মেনে শুক্রবার থেকে এসব চ্যানেলের সম্প্রচার বন্ধ রাখা হয়েছে বলে কেবল অপারেটরস অ্যাসোসিয়েশন...


37786. New Zealand's chances of winning T20 World Cup look brightPublished: October 01, 2021 15:56:31

New Zealand won the ICC Test Championship by beating India in June this year. They also broke the impregnable English fortress in the test format after 2014 en route to...


37787. Man held over kiling of Rohingya leader Mohib UllahPublished: October 01, 2021 15:30:36

The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) has arrested a man over his suspected ties to the killing of prominent Rohingya leader Mohammad Mohib Ullah in Cox's Bazar, bdnews24.com reports. The suspect,...


37788. India's Serum Institute to boost vaccine exports graduallyPublished: October 01, 2021 14:29:20

The Serum Institute of India, which produces the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, will resume small exports via the global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX this month and raise it substantially by January, its...


37789. Bangladesh drops 25 notches in DQL Index: ReportPublished: October 01, 2021 14:26:40

Bangladesh has dropped 25 notches in Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index-2021 from the last year and mobile internet users in the country experienced the slowest speed -- 10.60Mbps --...


37790. ৮ম বিএমজেএ ‘মিউজিক অ্যাওয়ার্ড-২০২০’ ঘোষণা; আজীবন সম্মাননা পাচ্ছেন রুনা লায়লাPublished: October 01, 2021 14:04:50

পূর্ববর্তী বছরগুলোর ধারাবাহিকতায় ২০২০ সালের জন্য সঙ্গীতের বিভিন্ন শাখায় পুরস্কার ঘোষণা করেছে বাংলাদেশ মিউজিক জার্নালিস্ট এসোসিয়েশন (বিএমজেএ)। ১ অক্টোবর শুক্রবার বিএমজেএ তাদের অফিসিয়াল ফেসবুক পেইজে এই ঘোষণা দেয়। সঙ্গীতের বিভিন্ন...


37791. bKash brings down cash-out chargePublished: October 01, 2021 12:50:46

Country’s leading mobile financial service provider bKash has lowered the cash-out charge in a bid to make customers’ transactions more affordable, says a press release received on Friday. bKash customers...


37792. Nobel Peace Prize: Is this year Greta Thunberg'sPublished: October 01, 2021 12:49:21

The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced just three weeks before world leaders gather for a climate summit that scientists say could determine the future of the planet, one reason...


37793. ARSA killed Rohingya refugee leader Mohib Ullah, family saysPublished: October 01, 2021 12:15:44

The family of Mohib Ullah has blamed Myanmar insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army or ARSA for the killing of the prominent refugee leader at a camp in Bangladesh, bdnews24.com...


37794. Asian factories hit by China slowdown, supply constraintsPublished: October 01, 2021 12:10:19

Asia's manufacturing activity was lacklustre in September as signs of slowing Chinese growth and factory shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic weighed on the region's economies, surveys showed on Friday....


37795. Foreign investors ask Indian regulator to delay quicker trade settlement plansPublished: October 01, 2021 11:42:51

Foreign investors in India are pushing the country's market regulator to delay its plans to implement a quicker settlement of trades by bourses - a "complex and costly" move they...


37796. National plan of action to end child labour about to be readyPublished: October 01, 2021 11:21:55

The draft of national plan of action (NPA) to eliminate all forms of child labour within next five years is in its final stage. However, the country is set to...


37797. DSE SME Platform begins operationPublished: October 01, 2021 11:17:47

Share trading on the DSE SME Platform started on Thursday, creating an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to raise capital from the stock market. Initially, trading on the...


37798. Minister seeks China's good offices to resolve Rohingya crisisPublished: October 01, 2021 11:16:44

Speakers at a webinar Thursday said that the relationship between China and Bangladesh has grown warmer over time as both countries share common values and goals. They said China has...


37799. Bangladesh still has animal protein deficiency: Industry leadersPublished: October 01, 2021 11:16:31

Media gatekeepers, nutritionists and poultry industry leaders at a discussion on Thursday highlighted the mass media's role in making people aware of animal protein deficiency. Since protein intake per person...


37800. BB fines two private banks for breaching special fund rulesPublished: October 01, 2021 10:42:57

The central bank fined two third-generation private commercial banks (PCBs) Tk 50,000 each on Thursday for violating investment rules of the special fund - only for the capital market. Four...