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46701. Retaining money whitening facility hinges on data availability, Kamal saysPublished: June 04, 2021 21:18:13

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal says the government at this moment lacks data on the outcome of the provision of legalising undisclosed income. He came up with the statement during...


46702. Bangladesh's BoP surplus during the pandemicPublished: June 04, 2021 20:57:50

Bangladesh, like many others across the globe, struggled with the number of infections and the new normal of Covid-19-social distancing, virtual meetings, online classes etc.-since reporting their first case on ...


46703. Food prices rise at rapid rate in more than a decade, FAO saysPublished: June 04, 2021 20:32:03

World food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, posting a 12th consecutive monthly increase to hit their highest level since September 2011,...


46704. A new legacy of inequality behind Covid-19Published: June 04, 2021 20:25:41

As a result of the widespread economic disruptions caused by the pandemic, about 89 million people are estimated to slide back into poverty in Asia and the Pacific, dropping below...


46705. Climate change stares us in the facePublished: June 04, 2021 20:24:34

Even by the turn of the century, the subject of global warming and the change in climate that scientists claimed it caused was to the average person an academic exercise....


46706. Indian variant found in 80pc samples tested mid-May, reveals IEDCRPublished: June 04, 2021 20:22:31

The genomic sequence of about 80 per cent of the coronavirus samples tested by researchers since mid-May has matched the 'Delta' strain of the virus which has been dominant in...


46707. Linking Asia's financial markets will help to overcome the next crisisPublished: June 04, 2021 20:14:35

Just as past crises triggered international and regional financial cooperation, the pandemic offers an opportunity to collectively improve financial resilience and soundness. The Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the need to...


46708. Blue bond — an inventive financing solution for blue economyPublished: June 04, 2021 20:13:07

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were set by the United Nations in 2015. SDGs are considered the universal calls for ensuring that each person...


46709. Bangladesh, other Asian countries to get 7.0m vaccine doses from USPublished: June 04, 2021 19:58:37

Bangladesh and other South and Southeast Asian countries will get 7.0 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this month from the United States. The White House on...


46710. বিশ্বজুড়ে দ্রুত বাড়ছে খাদ্যপণ্যের দাম: জাতিসংঘPublished: June 04, 2021 19:40:42

কোভিড-১৯ মহামারীর মধ্যে বিশ্বজুড়ে দ্রুত বাড়ছে খাবারের দাম। গত এক দশকের বেশি সময়ে মধ্যে যা এখন সর্বোচ্চ পর্যায়ে অবস্থান করছে বলে জানিয়েছে জাতিসংঘ। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। বিবিসি জানায়, বিশ্বজুড়ে...


46711. ‘Preparedness strengthened ahead of cyclone, monsoon season in Cox's Bazar’Published: June 04, 2021 19:35:27

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Friday said it has strengthened preparedness ahead of cyclone and monsoon season in Cox's Bazar district. Cox's Bazar, home to 900,000 Rohingya, narrowly avoided Cyclone...


46712. লাভজনক হলে অপ্রদর্শিত অর্থ বৈধ করার সুযোগ থাকতে পারে, ইংগিত অর্থমন্ত্রীরPublished: June 04, 2021 19:23:58

অপ্রদর্শিত অর্থ বৈধ করার পক্ষে বা বিপক্ষে উভয় ধরনের মতামত থাকার কথা জানিয়ে এমন সুযোগ আবারও রাখার ইঙ্গিত রয়েছে অর্থমন্ত্রী আ হ ম মুস্তফা কামালের বাজেট পরবর্তী সংবাদ সম্মলনের ব্ক্তব্যে।...


46713. করোনাভাইরাসের ৫০ নমুনার জিন বিশ্লেষণ, ৮০ ভাগ ডেল্টাPublished: June 04, 2021 19:19:14

সরকারের রোগতত্ত্ব, রোগ নিয়ন্ত্রণ ও গবেষণা প্রতিষ্ঠান-আইইডিসিআর এবং বেসরকারি প্রতিষ্ঠান আইদেশি মিলে মধ্য মে থেকে যেসব করোনাভাইরাসের জেনোম সিকোয়েন্স করেছে, তার ৮০ শতাংশেই মিলেছে এ ভাইরাসের ভারতে পাওয়া ধরনটি, যার...


46714. India extends visa validity of stranded foreigners till Aug 31Published: June 04, 2021 18:56:31

India Friday extended visa validity of foreigners, who have remained stuck in the country since March last year to August 31, on a gratis basis or free of charge due...


46715. করোনার ভারতীয় ধরন বাংলাদেশে ‘বেশ অনেকটাই’ ছড়িয়ে পড়েছে: আইইডিসিআরPublished: June 04, 2021 18:56:29

বাংলাদেশে চালানো এক গবেষণায় দেখা গেছে যে দেশটিতে করোনাভাইরাসের ভারতীয় ভ্যারিয়েন্ট, যাকে বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থা এখন ডেল্টা ভ্যারিয়েন্ট হিসেব চিহ্নিত করছে, তা বেশ অনেকটাই ছড়িয়ে পড়েছে। সরকারের রোগতত্ত্ব, রোগ নিয়ন্ত্রণ...


46716. ‘Preventing illegal financial flows could contribute to implementing SDGs’Published: June 04, 2021 18:24:55

Law Minister Anisul Huq said preventing illegal financial flows and restoring and recovering confiscated assets could contribute to effective resource mobilisation and implementation of SDGs. But in the past, it...


46717. Twitter introduces subscription service to undo tweets, customise appPublished: June 04, 2021 18:23:44

Twitter Inc is going to roll out a new subscription product, initially in Australia and Canada, called Twitter Blue to let paying users edit their tweets before posting and change...


46718. Rohingya refugee boat lands in Indonesia after 113-day voyagePublished: June 04, 2021 18:07:01

A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya refugees that set sail in February but had been adrift in the Andaman Sea with engine failure has landed on an Indonesian island after...


46719. রাজশাহী মেডিকেলে ২৪ ঘণ্টায় ১৬ জনের মৃত্যু, প্রায় সব শয্যাই পূর্ণPublished: June 04, 2021 17:42:15

করোনাভাইরাস সংক্রমণের হার বেড়ে যাওয়ায় ব্যাপক চাপ তৈরি হয়েছে বাংলাদেশের উত্তর-পশ্চিমাঞ্চলের সবচেয়ে বড় হাসপাতাল রাজশাহী মেডিকেল কলেজ হাসপাতালে। হাসপাতালের কর্মকর্তারা বলছেন, ঈদের পর থেকে হাসপাতালে করোনাভাইরাস আক্রান্ত রোগী ভর্তি হওয়ার...


46720. Govt says budgetary allocation for healthcare, vaccination adequatePublished: June 04, 2021 17:37:19

The government has sought to dispel concerns over the allocation for healthcare in the proposed budget, assuring that they would readily mobilise funds for the sector when necessary. The budgetary...


46721. More cyclones than usual forecast for east Asia by SeptemberPublished: June 04, 2021 17:23:55

Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are predicted to hit land in east Asian nations, forecasters said...


46722. ‘Khaleda’s condition still vulnerable’Published: June 04, 2021 17:08:04

Though BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken back to a cabin from the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of Evercare Hospital, she is still not out of health risk, BNP Secretary...


46723. Bangladesh records 1,887 new infections; 34 deathsPublished: June 04, 2021 17:02:40

Bangladesh’s coronavirus caseload has jumped by 1,887 in a day to 807,867. The death toll from the COVID-19 illness rose by 34 in a 24-hour count to 12,758, according to...


46724. ‘অননুমোদিত’ কোভিড টিকা কিনছে ভারতPublished: June 04, 2021 17:02:33

সংক্রমণের দ্বিতীয় ঢেউয়ে বিপর্যস্ত ভারত এবার অননুমোদিত একটি করোনাভাইরাস টিকার ৩০ কোটি ডোজ কেনার চুক্তি করেছে। ভারতীয় কোম্পানি বায়োলজিকাল ই-র নামহীন ওই টিকার তৃতীয় ধাপের ট্রায়াল চলছে; আগের দুই ধাপের...


46725. Growing tensions threaten order, balance of Indo-Pacific region, says EUPublished: June 04, 2021 16:51:26

High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell has said the Indo-Pacific region is the future, but insecurity and tensions are rising, threatening the order and balance of this dynamic...


46726. Budget lacks innovative policy to tackle pandemic, CPD saysPublished: June 04, 2021 16:50:37

The Centre for Policy Dialogue says the government has overlooked the challenges of meeting the targets set out in the proposed spending plan for fiscal 2021-22, while the budget also...


46727. COVID-19's impacts on the brain, mind are common, says new researchPublished: June 04, 2021 16:34:51

Although COVID-19 was first described as a disease of the lungs, as its relentless march has continued we’ve realised that it has a far wider reach in the human body....


46728. ‘বাজেটে বরাদ্দ যাই থাক, স্বাস্থ্য খাতে অর্থের কোনো সমস্যা হবে না’Published: June 04, 2021 16:34:08

বাজেটে স্বাস্থ্য খাতের বরাদ্দ যাই থাক, প্রয়োজনে অর্থের যোগান দিতে কোনো ‘সমস্যা হবে না’ বলে আশ্বাস এসেছে অর্থমন্ত্রীর বাজেট পরবর্তী সংবাদ সম্মেলনে। অর্থ বিভাগের সিনিয়র সচিব আব্দুর রউফ তালুকদার বলেছেন,...


46729. G7 finance ministers meet in London to broker global tax dealPublished: June 04, 2021 16:34:05

Finance ministers from the G7 group of rich nations are meeting in London on Friday for two days of talks aimed at moving closer to a global deal to raise...


46730. ইতিবাচক ধারায় পণ্য রপ্তানি আয়Published: June 04, 2021 16:18:47

চলতি অর্থবছরের প্রথম ১১ মাসে বিদেশে পণ্য রপ্তানি করে বাংলাদেশ যা আয় করেছে, তা আগের অর্থবছরের একই সময়ের চেয়ে ১৩ শতাংশ বেশি। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম রপ্তানি উন্নয়ন ব্যুরো (ইপিবি)...


46731. US says will treat ransomware attacks with similar priority as terrorismPublished: June 04, 2021 15:12:00

The US Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack and mounting damage caused by...


46732. Call for inclusion of women in sustainable food systemsPublished: June 04, 2021 13:59:53

Despite playing a critical role in ensuring food security and proper nutrition for families, women remain common victims to malnutrition, experts have said. They expressed such opinion on Thursday while...


46733. Khulna put under 7-day strict lockdownPublished: June 04, 2021 13:48:49

Strict restrictions have been imposed in at least four upazilas of Khulna for a week in view of a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in the district. According to the...


46734. 16 more Covid patients die at RMCHPublished: June 04, 2021 13:27:08

As many as 16 Covid-19 patients have died in the past 24 hours at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), health officials said on Friday. This is the highest single-day...


46735. Witnessing Covid chaos in IndiaPublished: June 04, 2021 13:04:09

Covering the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic as it tore through Indian cities, towns and villages was overwhelming at times. Patients died at home, in their cars on the...


46736. EU to impose new sanctions on Myanmar junta, companiesPublished: June 04, 2021 12:27:58

The European Union will impose a new round of sanctions on Myanmar's military junta and its economic interests in the coming days, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said on...


46737. Budgetary move to facilitate collecting long-term capitalPublished: June 04, 2021 12:00:01

The government has proposed exemption in capital gain tax applicable at the time of transferring property to trust and Special Purpose Vehicle, and vice versa. The waiver of 4.0 per...


46738. Two killed, six injured in Thakurgaon road crashPublished: June 04, 2021 11:59:15

Two people were killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a three-wheeler and an auto-rickshaw at Pallibidyut area in Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon on Thursday afternoon. Police...


46739. ফেইসবুকে রাজনীতিকদের বিশেষ ‘খাতির’ বন্ধ হচ্ছেPublished: June 04, 2021 11:35:03

ফেইসবুক ব্যবহারকারীদের কনটেন্ট প্রকাশের আগে যাচাই-বাছাইয়ের সময় রাজনীতিকদের কিছু নিয়ম থেকে যে ছাড় দিয়ে আসছিল তা বন্ধ করতে করতে যাচ্ছে। বিশ্বের সবচেয়ে বড় সামাজিক যোগাযোগের মাধ্যমে বড় ধরনের নীতির পরিবর্তনের...


46740. Facebook plans to end rule exemptions for politiciansPublished: June 04, 2021 11:31:10

Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to several news reports. The company’s rationale...


46741. Global coronavirus cases top 172 millionPublished: June 04, 2021 11:21:56

The global Covid-19 caseload has now surged past 172 million, as the world grapples to contain the second outbreak of the pandemic even with mass inoculations underway. As of Friday...


46742. Vermicompost brings self-reliance to Faridpur womenPublished: June 04, 2021 11:13:54

Tania Parveen of Faridpur has become self-reliant by producing vermicompost, an organic fertiliser. Following her success, many women have come forward to produce vermicompost to change their fortune. This organic...


46743. BSEC removes floor price for 30 more listed firmsPublished: June 04, 2021 10:32:50

he Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) lifted the floor price for 30 more listed firms in the second phase on Thursday. The stock market regulator issued an order in...


46744. Government borrowing set to rise by more than 15pcPublished: June 04, 2021 10:15:50

The government's borrowing from both foreign and domestic sources is set to increase by more than 15 per cent in the next fiscal year to meet budget deficit. The proposed...


46745. 'Tax reform elusive, export diversification ignored, job creation less prioritised'Published: June 04, 2021 10:03:22

Leading economists, analysts and professional forecasters have split over 'a realistic and time-befitting' budget in view of the challenges of Covid-19 pandemic and other factors on the economy. Some say...


46746. মহামারীকালের বাজেটে সঙ্কট উত্তরণের দিশা কই?Published: June 04, 2021 09:51:27

করোনাভাইরাস মহামারীকালে ৬ লাখ কোটি টাকার যে বাজেট অর্থমন্ত্রী দিয়েছেন, তার অনেক কিছুই অর্থনীতি বিশ্লেষকদের সন্তুষ্ট করতে পারেনি, স্বাস্থ্য খাত নিয়ে পরিকল্পনায় অস্পষ্টতা তার একটি। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। মহামারী...


46747. Budget may help recovery, say business leadersPublished: June 04, 2021 09:08:08

Leaders of trade bodies have termed the proposed budget as inclusive one, expressing hope that the proposals, if implemented, may revitalise the economy. In their instant reactions to the budget...


46748. No more blanket coverage of legalising illicit moneyPublished: June 04, 2021 08:42:59

The government has proposed no extension of the opportunity to whiten black money with 10 per cent flat rate of tax on various sectors including stock market in the next...


46749. Luxury items may be pricier, home appliances cheaperPublished: June 04, 2021 08:17:21

The cost of imported mobile phones may go up as the government has proposed raising import duty to 25 per cent from 10 per cent, according to the Finance Bill-2021....


46750. Traditional, yet business-friendly -- proposed budget bypasses pressing issuesPublished: June 04, 2021 08:08:55

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday placed in parliament yet another national budget -- country's 50th since independence -- amidst pandemic-induced constraints. The budget for the next financial year...