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38651. NZ players reach Dubai after Pakistan tour derailsPublished: September 19, 2021 12:58:20

New Zealand was warned of a "specific, credible threat" against its team, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said, elaborating on the rationale for abruptly abandoning the tour of Pakistan as the...


38652. নিউ ইয়র্কে আওয়ামী লীগ-বিএনপি ধাক্কাধাক্কি, মারপিটPublished: September 19, 2021 12:49:16

প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার যুক্তরাষ্ট্র সফর ঘিরে পাল্টাপাল্টি কর্মসূচির মধ্যে নিউ ইয়র্ক সিটির জ্যাকসন হাইটসে মারপিটে জড়িয়েছে প্রবাসী আওয়ামী লীগ ও বিএনপি কর্মীরা। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। শনিবার সন্ধ্যায় আওয়ামী লীগ,...


38653. Former Malaysia PM Najib likely to seek re-election to parliament despite convictionPublished: September 19, 2021 12:45:54

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has not ruled out seeking re-election to parliament within the next two years, he told Reuters in an interview, undeterred by a corruption conviction...


38654. অকাস নিয়ে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র-অস্ট্রেলিয়ার ‘মিথ্যার’ নিন্দা ফ্রান্সেরPublished: September 19, 2021 12:42:02

ইন্দো-প্যাসিফিক অঞ্চলে নতুন ত্রিপক্ষীয় নিরাপত্তা জোট গঠন নিয়ে অস্ট্রেলিয়া ও যুক্তরাষ্ট্র মিথ্যা বলেছে বলে অভিযোগ করেছেন ফ্রান্সের পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। নতুন ওই নিরাপত্তা চুক্তির কারণে ফ্রান্সের সঙ্গে অস্ট্রেলিয়ার...


38655. Yemen Houthi rebels execute nine over senior official’s killingPublished: September 19, 2021 12:26:41

Yemen’s Houthi rebels executed on Saturday nine people they said were involved in the killing of a senior rebel official in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition more than three...


38656. History-making space tourists return to earth safelyPublished: September 19, 2021 12:01:37

Four amateur astronauts have splashed down successfully in the Atlantic Ocean after three days in space. They are the first all-civilian team ever to orbit the Earth. The Inspiration4 crew...


38657. UN chief calls for efforts to continue campaign against sexual abusePublished: September 19, 2021 11:50:40

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday took stock of four years of efforts against sexual exploitation and abuse in the UN system and called for the continuation of the campaign....


38658. Israel forces capture last two escaped Palestinian militantsPublished: September 19, 2021 11:43:45

Israeli forces on Sunday caught the last two of six Palestinian militants who tunnelled out of a maximum security Israeli jail nearly two weeks ago, in an escape that embarrassed...


38659. Man dies after car plunges into Turag RiverPublished: September 19, 2021 11:22:39

A man has died after his car veered off road and landed in the Turag River. The incident took place in the Dhaur Bridge area of Ashulia at 11:00pm on...


38660. World leaders returning to UN this week with focus on pandemic, climatePublished: September 19, 2021 11:05:43

World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which last...


38661. England’s woes ahead of the AshesPublished: September 19, 2021 10:51:00

As the England Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the cancellation of 5th test between India and England in Manchester due to Covid-19, England face their 3rd straight test series loss....


38662. এনবিএফআই নিয়ন্ত্রণে কঠোর হলো বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকPublished: September 19, 2021 10:40:22

ব্যাংক বহির্ভূত আর্থিক প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলোর (এনবিএফআই) ঋণ প্রদান প্রক্রিয়া কঠোর করতে বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক তাদের জন্য ঋণ বা লিজের মেয়াদ বৃদ্ধির সুযোগ মাত্র তিনবারের মধ্যে সীমাবদ্ধ করে দিয়েছে। বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের কর্মকর্তারা জানান...


38663. Misuse of antibiotics: Avoid at all costsPublished: September 19, 2021 10:28:16

One of the most significant health challenges of the modern world is the abuse or misuse of antibiotics. Indiscriminate use of these drugs leads to the development of resistance among...


38664. Issuers asked to expedite listing of perpetual bondsPublished: September 19, 2021 10:11:45

The securities regulator has asked issuers to accelerate listing process of perpetual bonds on bourses as part of the regulatory move to diversify the country's bond market. The Bangladesh Securities...


38665. Bangladeshi software firms take a hit from CovidPublished: September 19, 2021 10:02:35

Like most of the businesses in Bangladesh, the pandemic Covid-19 has brought the software and ICT sector, especially the smaller and medium ones, to its knees. Over a third of...


38666. বারাদারের সঙ্গে সেদিন কী ঘটেছিল আফগান প্রাসাদে?Published: September 19, 2021 09:59:11

যিনি আফগানিস্তানের তালেবান সরকারের ‘মধ্যমপন্থি’ নেতা হবেন বলে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র ও তার মিত্ররা আশা করেছিল, কাবুলে প্রেসিডেন্ট প্রাসাদে নাটকীয় গোলাগুলির ঘটনার পর তাকে ‘কোনঠাসা’ করা হয়েছে বলে খবর এসেছে। খবর বিডিনিউজ...


38667. No concrete-made bridge over a canal for three decadesPublished: September 19, 2021 09:52:02

CHANDPUR: In the absence of a concrete bridge over a canal beside Taluk derbari, about five hundred families have been suffering much for over three decades at Hossainpur village under...


38668. 'Quad' countries poised to agree on secure microchip supply chainsPublished: September 19, 2021 09:41:34

Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will agree to take steps to build secure semiconductor supply chains when they meet in Washington next week, the Nikkei business...


38669. Bangladesh eyes SOFR as LIBOR goes dead in JanuaryPublished: September 19, 2021 09:35:01

The government is working out transition, prospect and risk of SOFR-based borrowing as the incumbent LIBOR-based lending will be discontinued from January 2022. Finance ministry has asked the economic relations...


38670. French break-up a blow to Biden's China-focused alliance rebuildingPublished: September 19, 2021 09:22:13

European capitals celebrated a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June, as President Joe Biden's top diplomat cracked jokes in French in Paris, posed for selfies with...


38671. E-commerce sector lacks accountability: StakeholdersPublished: September 19, 2021 08:55:36

Despite huge expansion of the country's e-commerce sector in recent times, the sector still lacks accountability due to the absence of a proper legal framework, said speakers at a programme...


38672. Revenue growth during pandemic attributed to rise in source-taxPublished: September 19, 2021 08:43:29

Government's growing dependence on at-source-tax collection, including tax on service-holders' pay, is practically shifting tax burden onto common people because of absence of effective refund mechanism (ERM). Sources said despite...


38673. Bangladesh raises objection to India’s maritime boundary claim in BayPublished: September 19, 2021 08:33:05

India’s claimed maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal has overlapped Bangladesh’s exclusive economic zone determined through international arbitration in 2014, according to reports. Failing to settle the issue through...


38674. আমাদের খেলোয়াড়কে অপহরণ করেছে মোহামেডান, অভিযোগ মেরিনার ইয়াংসেরPublished: September 18, 2021 23:27:48

তিন বছর পর আগামী রোববার শুরু হবে প্রিমিয়ার লিগ হকির দলবদল। কিন্তু এরই মধ্যে হকি যথারীতি শিরোনামে অনাকাঙ্ক্ষিত কারণে। কারণ মোহামেডান স্পোর্টিং ক্লাবের বিরুদ্ধে ‘খেলোয়াড় অপহরণের’ অভিযোগ এনেছে মেরিনার ইয়াংস।...


38675. Four detained in Cox’s Bazar as their two tourmates found deadPublished: September 18, 2021 23:15:02

Four people were detained Saturday in connection with the series of bodies washing up on the beach in Cox’s Bazar over the weekend. The arrestees have been identified as Rohan,...


38676. Bangladesh seeks duty-free access for 137 products to Saudi ArabiaPublished: September 18, 2021 22:40:55

Prime Minister's Private Sector Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman has urged Saudi Arabia to give duty-free access to some 137 Bangladeshi products to the Saudi Arabian market. Salman,...


38677. Actions required to save next generation RohingyaPublished: September 18, 2021 22:21:53

In September 2017, the writer visited the largest Rohingya refugee camp in Kutupalong, Ukhiya, for the first time. Learning from the media and listening directly from the victims are two...


38678. Some Afghan girls return to primary schools, others face anxious waitPublished: September 18, 2021 22:12:17

Some Afghan girls returned to primary schools with gender-segregated classes on Saturday, but older girls faced an anxious wait with no clarity over if and when they would be able...


38679. COVID-19 RT-PCR tests at Dhaka airport to begin within 3-4 daysPublished: September 18, 2021 22:06:03

COVID-19 rapid RT-PCR testing would begin at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka within three to four days to facilitate air travel of migrant workers. Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh...


38680. Removing imperfections from social safety net programmePublished: September 18, 2021 21:45:18

The social safety net programme (SSNP) that helps the poor and others in distress, contain flaws such as mistargeting and skewed allocation of resources. Policymakers are aware of the imperfections,...


38681. Blasts target Taliban vehicles in Afghan city, three deadPublished: September 18, 2021 21:42:35

At least three people were killed and about 20 were wounded in a series of blasts in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, two sources in the city...


38682. চট্টগ্রামের ব্যাংক থেকে ১০০ কোটি টাকা ঋণ নিয়ে ঢাকায় দশ বছর আত্মগোপনেPublished: September 18, 2021 21:17:41

কয়েকটি ব্যাংকের ১০০ কোটি টাকা ঋণ ‘আত্মসাত’ করে চট্টগ্রাম থেকে পালানো এক ব্যবসায়ী প্রায় এক দশক পর ঢাকায় গ্রেপ্তার হয়েছেন। শনিবার বিকালে হোসাইন হায়দার আলী (৫০) নামের ওই ব্যবসায়ীকে গ্রেপ্তারের...


38683. September 11 and the War on TerrorPublished: September 18, 2021 21:02:29

The September 11 attacks created the "war on terror" which quickly turned into the "war on Islamic terror' fomenting anti-Islam bigotry both within the US and around the world. Right...


38684. Punjab's chief minister quits ahead of Indian state electionsPublished: September 18, 2021 20:55:40

The chief minister of Punjab, an Indian state on its northwest border with Pakistan, resigned on Saturday, deepening a crisis within the main opposition Congress party ahead of state elections...


38685. Inflation risk concerningPublished: September 18, 2021 20:48:35

Even after passing through a series of restrictions or lockdowns to contain the infection, the inflation situation in the country had not aggravated too much in the last fiscal year...


38686. Offer to sell animals of a zooPublished: September 18, 2021 20:44:24

A news report published recently in the print media has, evidently, confused a lot of people. The news item says the Bangladesh National Zoo in Dhaka has taken an initiative...


38687. Another body recovered near Cox’s Bazar beachPublished: September 18, 2021 20:25:13

Another body washed ashore on Cox’s Bazar sea beach on Saturday, one day after two bodies were recovered similarly. Lifeguards recovered the body at around 12:15 pm Saturday from Nazirartek...


38688. IPL resumes in UAE with mouth-watering clash between Mumbai and ChennaiPublished: September 18, 2021 19:56:57

More than four months after the COVID-19 outbreak halted the world's richest Twenty20 tournament, the Indian Premier League resumes in Dubai on Sunday with a mouth-watering clash between the IPL's...


38689. US Capitol on high alert as pro-Trump demonstrators converge for rally    Published: September 18, 2021 19:32:00

Hundreds of police officers will be on duty around the US Capitol on Saturday braced for a rally by supporters of the hundreds of people who breached the building on...


38690. বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় সংসদ সদস্য হচ্ছেন প্রাণ গোপাল দত্তPublished: September 18, 2021 19:17:40

কুমিল্লা-৭ আসনে উপ-নির্বাচনে বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় সংসদ সদস্য নির্বাচিত হতে যাচ্ছেন আওয়ামী লীগ মনোনীত প্রার্থী চিকিৎসক প্রাণ গোপাল দত্ত। অন্য দুই প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী প্রার্থিতা প্রত্যাহার করায় এবং আরেকজনের মনোনয়নপত্র বাতিল হওয়ায় প্রাণ...


38691. Babul Supriyo joins Trinamool months after being dropped from Modi cabinetPublished: September 18, 2021 19:10:56

Indian lawmaker from ruling BJP Babul Supriyo has joined West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dropped the celebrity singer-turned-politician from his cabinet. The...


38692. আমেরিকার ‘দেশ-গড়ার’ আরেক ব্যর্থতা দক্ষিণ সুদানPublished: September 18, 2021 19:03:40

এক উত্তাল সময়ে জন্ম নিয়েছে দক্ষিণ সুদান। ব্রিটেনের কাছ থেকে ১৯৫৬ সালে স্বাধীনতা লাভের আগেই উত্তর আফ্রিকার দেশ সুদানের উত্তর এবং দক্ষিণের মধ্যে লেগে যায় গোষ্ঠী-সংঘাত। দক্ষিণের একটা বিদ্রোহকে কেন্দ্র...


38693. BNP starts new conspiracy over EC formation, Obaidul Quader saysPublished: September 18, 2021 19:00:24

Awami League general secretary and Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the concerned ministry is working for the formation of the Election Commission in line with the constitution. The road transport...


38694. Hundreds detained in Australian anti-lockdown protestsPublished: September 18, 2021 18:55:41

Australia’s police have arrested 235 people in Melbourne and 32 in Sydney at unsanctioned anti-lockdown rallies and several police officers have been injured in clashes with protesters, reports Al Jazeera....


38695. Abu Dhabi removes test rule for other emiratesPublished: September 18, 2021 18:41:42

The capital of the United Arab Emirates has ended a policy requiring those coming in from other emirates to have a recent negative coronavirus test. Abu Dhabi made the announcement...


38696. ২৪ ঘণ্টায় শনাক্ত ১,১৯০ জন করোনা রোগী, মৃত্যু ৩৫ জনেরPublished: September 18, 2021 18:06:51

শনিবার সকাল ৮ টা পর্যন্ত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় ১ হাজার ১৯০ জন নতুন রোগী শনাক্তের খবর শনিবার দিয়েছে স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তর। দৈনিক শনাক্ত এত কম ডেল্টা ভ্যারিয়েন্টে বিপর্যয় নেমে আসার পর আর...


38697. Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting themPublished: September 18, 2021 18:04:33

Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the "propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice" in the building that once housed the Women's Affairs Ministry, escorting out...


38698. Two more die, 232 new patients hospitalised with DenguePublished: September 18, 2021 17:48:19

Two more Dengue patients died and 232 new patients were hospitalised in the country in 24 hours till Saturday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the...


38699. Commercialisation, tech progress crucial to attract youths towards farming: ExpertsPublished: September 18, 2021 17:39:52

Massive commercialisation through technological advancement is needed to make agriculture lucrative for the youths of the South Asian region, experts on Saturday during a webinar observed. They said low productivity...


38700. 1,190 new virus cases, 35 deaths reported in 24 hoursPublished: September 18, 2021 17:34:43

Bangladesh has recorded 1,190 new cases of the COVID-19 in a day, the lowest since May 29, taking the total caseload from the disease to 1,541,300. The country also registered...