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41651. Traders seek permission to export hilsa to IndiaPublished: August 14, 2021 08:39:19

A good number of traders have sought permission to export hilsa fish to neighbouring India ahead of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community. Usually, there remains...


41652. Bangladeshi expats in Malaysia in trouble over passport delayPublished: August 14, 2021 08:36:14

Bangladeshi workers, staying in Malaysia with irregular status, are facing uncertainty over utilising the opportunities of its Labour Recalibration Programme (LRP), as they could not renew their passports timely. Under...


41653. Bangladesh's spice import falls as pandemic saps hospitality demandPublished: August 14, 2021 08:32:49

Spice import plummeted as demand for the cooking ingredients shrank amid corona prohibition on international and internal tours and hospitality as well as consumption restraint. The import volume of mostly-consumed...


41654. The best tribute to BangabandhuPublished: August 13, 2021 22:53:27

August is the month of mourning in Bangladesh. Forty-six years ago in this month, on August 15 of 1975 to be exact, a young group of military personnel of newly...


41655. The media in a changing worldPublished: August 13, 2021 22:41:47

Of late, the media reports appear to be increasingly getting sensational. The recent slant of some lead news reports in the mainstream media is apt to give one such impression....


41656. Disciplining errant private health sector operators  Published: August 13, 2021 22:37:30

At a time when the nation is facing the worst ever public health emergency in history caused by the pandemic, any gross irregularity by health service providers is indefensible. Regrettably,...


41657. Mass shooting leaves six dead in UK's PlymouthPublished: August 13, 2021 22:30:51

Six people, including the suspect, were killed in a shooting on Thursday evening in the UK's Plymouth, a port city in Devon in southwest England. Devon and Cornwall Police tweeted...


41658. China sends 1.0m more Sinopharm vaccine doses as giftPublished: August 13, 2021 22:19:58

China has sent 1.0 million more doses of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine and 4.1 tonnes of syringes to Bangladesh as gifts. A chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines transported the...


41659. Renewable energy development and sustainable project financingPublished: August 13, 2021 21:38:41

Contribution of renewable energy in the country's energy balance has been insignificant (approximately 2 per cent for grid connected power generation) so far. Sector experts have been analysing the reasons....


41660. Coming together to face global challengesPublished: August 13, 2021 21:36:54

Differences in vaccine access and the ability to deploy policy support are creating a growing divergence between advanced economies from many emerging market and developing economies. Faced with high deficits...


41661. Islamic banking & financial healthPublished: August 13, 2021 21:34:35

Many in Bangladesh like Islamic banking--a genre of financial dealings avowedly designed along religious lines. Not that all of the admirers are strict adherent to religious principles. Moreover, a bank...


41662. Taliban tighten grip on AfghanistanPublished: August 13, 2021 21:23:13

Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of the second-and third-biggest cities as Western embassies prepared to send in troops to help evacuate staff from the...


41663. উপহার হিসেবে চীন থেকে এল আরও ১০ লাখ ডোজ টিকাPublished: August 13, 2021 21:22:22

চীন থেকে উপজার হিসেবে পাঠানো আরও ১০ লাখ ডোজ করোনাভাইরাসের টিকা দেশে পৌঁছেছে। শুক্রবার সন্ধ্যায় বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্সের একটি ভাড়া করা উড়োজাহাজ এই ১০ লাখ ডোজ টিকার সঙ্গে ৪.১ টন...


41664. BNP’s greed for power paved way for 1/11 changeover, Obaidul Quader saysPublished: August 13, 2021 20:48:58

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the 1/11 situation was created in the country due to BNP’s corruption and greed for...


41665. Philippines extends travel ban for Bangladesh over Delta concernsPublished: August 13, 2021 20:24:30

The Philippines will extend a ban on travellers from Bangladesh, India and eight other countries to the end of August because of concerns posed by the highly contagious Delta variant...


41666. ‘Bangladesh’s economic progress continues despite pandemic’Published: August 13, 2021 20:20:04

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Friday said Bangladesh has been able to continue its journey towards becoming a developed country offsetting the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. "When...


41667. অবিশ্বাস্য গতিতে তালেবানের আফগানিস্তান কব্জা, তাদের শক্তির উৎস কীPublished: August 13, 2021 20:13:56

আফগানিস্তানে তালেবানের অবিশ্বাস্য সামরিক সাফল্যের দিকে আফগান সরকার তো বটেই, পুরো বিশ্বই এখন হা হয়ে তাকিয়ে রয়েছে, কারণ গত সাত দিনে ডজন-খানেকের বেশি প্রাদেশিক রাজধানী শহর তাদের দখলে চলে গেছে।...


41668. Ferry-Padma Bridge collisions ‘embarrass’ government, says state ministerPublished: August 13, 2021 19:42:51

Ferries colliding time and again with piers of the under-constriction Padma Bridge have “embarrassed” the government, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has said. Any hit on the “dream bridge” feels like a...


41669. বৃষ্টির সঙ্গে ভ্যাপসা গরম ‘আরও দুদিন’Published: August 13, 2021 18:57:05

শ্রাবণের শেষ সময়ে এসে বৃষ্টির প্রবণতা বেড়েছে। থেমে থেমে বৃষ্টিতে কয়েকদিন ধরেই চলছে ভ্যাপসা গরম। বাতাসে প্রচুর জলীয় বাষ্প থাকায় আরও দুয়েকদিন এই ভ্যাপসা আবহাওয়া অব্যাহত থাকার পূর্বাভাস দিয়েছেন আবহাওয়াবিদরা। খবর...


41670. 211 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrsPublished: August 13, 2021 18:51:24

As many as 211 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in 24 hours till Friday morning as dengue infection rate keeps rising in Bangladesh amid the worsening Covid-19...


41671. দেশে শনাক্ত কোভিড-১৯ রোগীর সংখ্যা ১৪ লাখ ছাড়িয়ে গেছেPublished: August 13, 2021 18:45:42

এক দিনে দেশে আরও ৮ হাজার ৪৬৫ জনের মধ্যে করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ ধরা পড়েছে, দেশে এ পর্যন্ত শনাক্ত রোগীর সংখ্যা ছাড়িয়ে গেছে ১৪ লাখ। দেশে কোভিডে আক্রান্তদের মধ্যে গত এক দিনে...


41672. Bangladesh reports 8,465 new virus cases, 197 deathsPublished: August 13, 2021 18:34:40

Bangladesh has registered 197 new deaths from the COVID-19 illness in a day, taking the toll to 23,810. The caseload climbed to 1,405,333 after 8,465 people tested positive for the...


41673. 1.0m Sinopharm vaccine doses to arrive shortlyPublished: August 13, 2021 18:00:46

Bangladesh will receive 1.0 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine on Friday evening from the Chinese government as a gift. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight is on the way to Hazrat...


41674. Pfizer, Moderna to reap billions of dollars from COVID-19 booster shotsPublished: August 13, 2021 17:52:49

Drugmakers Pfizer Inc, BioNTech and Moderna Inc are expected to reap billions of dollars from COVID-19 booster shots in a market that could rival the $6 billion in annual sales...


41675. UN agencies warn of humanitarian catastrophe in AfghanistanPublished: August 13, 2021 17:13:00

UN agencies on Friday warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan as Taliban advances drive tens of thousands of people from their homes amid spreading hunger. Insurgents have taken control...


41676. Home minister vows to bring rogue policemen to bookPublished: August 13, 2021 16:50:04

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has vowed to bring to book any police officer who commits a crime. The minister on Friday highlighted the strides taken by the police towards...


41677. পদ্মা সেতুতে আঘাত লাগলে সে আঘাত ‘হৃদয়ে লাগে’: নৌ প্রতিমন্ত্রীPublished: August 13, 2021 16:34:16

পদ্মা সেতুতে আঘাত লাগলে সেই আঘাত ‘হৃদয়ে লাগে’ মন্তব্য করে  নৌপরিবহন প্রতিমন্ত্রী খালিদ মাহমুদ চৌধুরী বলেছেন, বাংলাদেশের মানুষের স্বপ্নের ওই সেতুতে বার বার ফেরির ধাক্কায় তারা ‘ব্রিবত’ হচ্ছেন। শুক্রবার সকালে...


41678. Court rejects Pori Moni’s bail appealPublished: August 13, 2021 16:12:22

A Dhaka court has rejected a bail appeal filed by lawyers for actress Pori Moni as the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sent her to court after the second spell of...


41679. জামিন মেলেনি, পরীমনি কারাগারেPublished: August 13, 2021 15:57:35

মাদক মামলায় দুই দফা রিমান্ড শেষে চিত্রনায়িকা পরীমনির জামিন নাকচ করে তাকে কারাগারে পাঠানোর আদেশ দিয়েছে আদালত।পরীমনির জামিন আবেদনের ওপর শুনানি শেষে ঢাকার মহানগর হাকিম ধীমান চন্দ্র মণ্ডল এ আদেশ...


41680. Prisons in Bangladesh housing double the number of inmatesPublished: August 13, 2021 15:55:58

Prisons in Bangladesh are currently holding inmates almost double their capacity, according to official data. The number of prisoners stood at 79,353 as of Aug 13, according to the Department...


41681. Dengue patient dies after falling from hospital building in DhakaPublished: August 13, 2021 15:07:21

A dengue patient has died after falling off the seventh floor of Dhaka National Medical Institute Hospital in the city’s Sutrapur area. The authorities suspect the victim, 17-year-old Habibur Rahman,...


41682. Pori Moni in court after end of remandPublished: August 13, 2021 15:03:19

The Criminal Investigation Department has sent actress Pori Moni to court at the end of the second spell of questioning in a drug-related case, reports bdnews24.com.  Her aide Ashraful Islam...


41683. Why Bangladeshi couple remains stuck at India’s police station for two monthsPublished: August 13, 2021 14:47:08

A Bangladeshi couple has been putting up at the Faraskhana police station in India’s Pune for the last two months despite completing their two-year sentence, News18 reports. The couple arrived...


41684. Fear and hope on Libya's reopened highwayPublished: August 13, 2021 14:46:02

The green bus rumbling from Benghazi to Tripoli this week was the first to traverse the main highway between Libya's two biggest cities in years - the delayed result of...


41685. নড়িয়া পৌরসভার রোলার, ট্রাক উধাওPublished: August 13, 2021 13:55:32

শরীয়তপুরের নড়িয়া পৌরসভার একটি রোলার আর একটি ট্রাক উধাও হয়ে গেছে। কর্তৃপক্ষের কেউ বলতে পারছেন না কোথায় গেল সেগুলো। পৌরসভার গাড়িচালক টুটুল মিয়া প্রথম বিষয়টি খেয়াল করেন বলে তিনি নিজে...


41686. হাসপাতালের ষষ্ঠ তলা থেকে পড়ে ডেঙ্গু আক্রান্ত কিশোরের মৃত্যুPublished: August 13, 2021 13:48:17

রাজধানীর সূত্রাপুরে ঢাকা ন্যাশনাল মেডিকেল ইনস্টিটউট হাসপাতালের ষষ্ঠতলা থেকে পড়ে ১৭ বছর বয়সী এক কিশোরের মৃত্যু হয়েছে, যে ডেঙ্গুতে আক্রান্ত হয়ে হাসপাতালে ভর্তি ছিল। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। বৃহস্পতিবার রাতে...


41687. Light to moderate rain, thundershowers likelyPublished: August 13, 2021 13:42:01

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)today forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at many places across the country in the next 24 hours commencing at 9...


41688. রিমান্ড শেষে আদালতে পরীমনিPublished: August 13, 2021 13:31:00

মাদক মামলায় দুই দফা রিমান্ডে নিয়ে জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ শেষে চিত্রনায়িকা পরীমনিকে আদালতে পাঠিয়েছে সিআইডি। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। পরীমণির পাশাপাশি তার সহযোগী আশরাফুল ইসলাম দীপু, প্রযোজক নজরুল ইসলাম রাজ, তার ব্যবস্থাপক...


41689. Rise of TikTok in Bangladesh: From enjoying bite-sized entertainment to appreciating innovative creatorsPublished: August 13, 2021 13:25:41

With the fancy transitions, the creative freedom, and the millions of ways one can perform through the dance and the likes, TikTok has taken over with its solid platform that...


41690. Ferry rams into pillar of Padma Bridge againPublished: August 13, 2021 13:21:57

Another Ro-Ro ferry has slammed into a pillar of the Padma Bridge just four days after a similar incident left five people injured to continue a trend that began three...


41691. India set for huge boost in Covid-19 vaccine supplies: Ruling party chiefPublished: August 13, 2021 13:11:55

India expects to get about 266 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in August as a simpler licencing process has helped the government secure far more than earlier expected, the president of...


41692. Peru study finds Sinopharm vaccine 50.4pc effective against Covid infectionsPublished: August 13, 2021 13:01:56

A two-dose Covid-19 vaccine from China's Sinopharm was 50.4 per cent effective in preventing infections in health workers in Peru when it was seeing a surge in cases fuelled by...


41693. MoU signed to help Bangladesh Air Force thwart cyber threatsPublished: August 13, 2021 12:53:22

The Digital Security Agency (DSA) and Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-Gov CIRT) under Bangladesh Computer Council will help improve the capacity of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF)...


41694. রাজশাহী মেডিকেলে কোভিড ও উপসর্গ নিয়ে আরও ১৩ মৃত্যুPublished: August 13, 2021 11:52:25

রাজশাহী মেডিকেল কলেজ হাসপাতালে গত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় কোভিডে আক্রান্ত আরও পাঁচজনের মৃত্যু হয়েছে। একই সময় উপসর্গ নিয়ে সাতজন এবং কোভিড পরবর্তী স্বাস্থ্য জটিলতায় একজন মারা গেছেন। বৃহস্পতিবার সকাল ৬টা থেকে...


41695. Taliban capture Afghanistan's Kandahar as embassies evacuate staffPublished: August 13, 2021 11:46:56

The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's second biggest city of Kandahar, officials said on Friday, the biggest setback for the US-backed government since the insurgents launched a new offensive as US...


41696. পদ্মা সেতুর ১০ নম্বর পিলারে আবারও ফেরির ধাক্কাPublished: August 13, 2021 11:38:06

চারদিনের ব্যবধানে আবারও পদ্মা সেতুর পিলারে একটি ফেরি ধাক্কা দিয়েছে। শুক্রবার সকাল পৌনে ৭টার দিকে মাদারীপুরের বাংলাবাজার ঘাট থেকে ছেড়ে আসা মুন্সীগঞ্জের শিমুলিয়া ঘাটগামী ‘কাকলী’ নামের একটি ফেরি পদ্মা সেতুর...


41697. Government takes elaborate programmes to observe National Mourning DayPublished: August 13, 2021 11:30:53

The government has taken elaborate programmes to observe the 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Mourning Day on August 15 with due...


41698. US FDA authorises Covid vaccine boosters for the immunocompromisedPublished: August 13, 2021 11:11:53

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorised a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc for people with compromised immune systems. A few other...


41699. Global coronavirus cases cross 205 millionPublished: August 13, 2021 11:10:09

The overall number of global Covid cases has now surged past 205 million, an alarming figure that paints a bleak picture of the second wave of the pandemic in several...


41700. Sikder brothers cleared of attempted murder chargesPublished: August 13, 2021 11:06:15

A Dhaka court has acquitted Ron Haque Sikder, managing director of Sikder Group, and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder of charges of trying to kill two officials of Exim Bank....