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47001. Emphasis on hatchery-produced fry farmingPublished: May 31, 2021 18:17:10

Experts emphasised on the practice of hatchery-produced shrimp fry farming in the country as huge numbers of aquatic animals are being destroyed during the collection of shrimp fry from rivers....


47002. DSEX slips below 6,000-mark after single-dayPublished: May 31, 2021 17:49:54

The core index of the Dhaka Stock (DSE) fell below the 6,000-mark on Monday, after staying above a single day, as risk-averse investors opted for booking profit on quick-gaining stocks....


47003. Bangladesh records 36 Covid deaths, 1,710 new infectionsPublished: May 31, 2021 17:40:40

Bangladesh’s coronavirus cases have crossed 800,000 and the death toll rose by 36 in a day to 12,619. The government recorded 1,710 new cases of coronavirus infection in a 24-hour...


47004. চিটাগং ইন্ডিপেন্ডেন্ট ইউনিভার্সিটি: বোর্ড অব ট্রাস্টির অনলাইন বৈঠকে একধাপ এগিয়ে থাকার আশাবাদ সদস্যদেরPublished: May 31, 2021 16:46:27

করোনার অভিঘাতে দেশের শিক্ষা খাতে যে ক্ষতি হয়েছে, তা কখন-ই পূরণ হওয়ার নয়। শত প্রতিকূলতা আর প্রতিবন্ধকতার মাঝেও শিক্ষার্থীদের পড়ালেখায় সব ধরণের সুযোগ সুবিধা নিশ্চিত করতে চিটাগং ইন্ডিপেন্ডেন্ট ইউনিভার্সিটি (সিআইইউ)...


47005. Bangladesh minister backs stricter lockdown in seven districtsPublished: May 31, 2021 16:23:29

Health Minister Zahid Maleque says delaying the decision to impose a stricter lockdown on seven districts on the border with India will only lead to a sharper increase in coronavirus...


47006. US-Bangla, NOVOAIR to resume Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar flights TuesdayPublished: May 31, 2021 15:21:08

US Bangla and NOVOAIR airlines will resume flight operations on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route from Tuesday after nearly two months of suspension. US Bangla will operate two flights on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar...


47007. Applications open for Future News Worldwide 2021Published: May 31, 2021 15:12:02

Applications are now open for Future News Worldwide 2021, a prestigious international online conference run by the British Council in partnership with some of the world’s leading media organisations. The...


47008. BNP wants govt to withdraw travel restriction on KhaledaPublished: May 31, 2021 14:55:10

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan has called upon the government to withdraw its restriction on sending their party’s ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia abroad for advanced treatment. “Begum Khaleda Zia...


47009. জুনে ১২ কেজি এলপিজি সিলিন্ডারের দাম কমে ৮৪২ টাকাPublished: May 31, 2021 14:29:09

জুন মাসের জন্য দেশের বাজারে তরলীকৃত পেট্রোলিয়াম গ্যাস বা এলপিজির দাম আরেক দফা কমিয়েছে নিয়ন্ত্রক সংস্থা বাংলাদেশ এনার্জি রেগুলেটরি কমিশন- বিইআরসি। ১২ কেজির সিলিন্ডারের সর্বোচ্চ মূল্য নির্ধারণ করা হয়েছে ৮৪২...


47010. FE Executive Editor Shahiduzzaman Khan laid to restPublished: May 31, 2021 14:23:42

Executive Editor of The Financial Express (FE) Shahiduzzaman Khan has been buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard in Dhaka city. After a namaz-e-janaza at the National Press Club followed by...


47011. China ends strict two-child policy amid concerns over population declinePublished: May 31, 2021 14:07:49

China has announced that it will allow each couple to have up to three children, marking the end of a strict two-child policy. According to state media outlet Xinhua, the...


47012. Focus on equity & redistribution in budget, argues CPDPublished: May 31, 2021 13:46:48

The national budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22) needs to focus more on equity and redistributive justice as well as protecting jobs and saving lives, argues a leading think-tank...


47013. Bangladesh regulator reduces LPG prices againPublished: May 31, 2021 13:44:54

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has reduced the prices of liquefied petroleum gas, effective from June, due to a lowering of Saudi Aramco’s price. The price of a 12-kg cylinder...


47014. Lightning strikes claim two lives in SirajganjPublished: May 31, 2021 13:27:57

Two people were killed after being struck by lightning in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Sohel Rana, 42, son of Nazrul Islam of...


47015. Johnson & Johnson asks Supreme Court to review $4.7b talc verdictPublished: May 31, 2021 13:19:25

Johnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2.0 billion verdict in favour of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the company’s talc products....


47016. North Korea slams end to US guidelines limiting South Korea missile rangePublished: May 31, 2021 12:49:04

North Korea's state media on Monday criticised the recent termination of a pact between the United States and South Korea that capped the development of South Korea's ballistic missiles, calling...


47017. Man ‘killed in attack by rivals’ over land dispute in FeniPublished: May 31, 2021 12:47:00

A man was reportedly killed by his rivals over a land dispute in Shonagazi upazila of Feni district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Belayet Hossain Belal, 45. Quoting...


47018. Copa America in doubt as CONMEBOL suspends tournament in ArgentinaPublished: May 31, 2021 12:44:59

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Sunday that Argentina would no longer host the Copa America, throwing the troubled tournament into doubt just 13 days before it was...


47019. আর্জেন্টিনাতেও হচ্ছে না এবারের কোপা আমেরিকাPublished: May 31, 2021 12:24:58

কলম্বিয়ার পর আর্জেন্টিনাও এখন আর কোপা আমেরিকার আয়োজক নয়। দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার ফুটবল কনফেডারেশন (কনমেবল) রোববার জানায়, শতবর্ষী এই টুর্নামেন্টের এবারের আসর হচ্ছে না আর্জেন্টিনায়। এতে করে টুর্নামেন্ট হওয়া নিয়ে শঙ্কা...


47020. Confidence Cement’s Q3 profit jumps 247pcPublished: May 31, 2021 12:12:27

Confidence Cement has posted an impressive 247 per cent growth in its third-quarter (Q3) profits for January-March, 2021 due to increased sales volume and income from sale of a subsidiary...


47021. কোভিড টিকার উৎপাদন বাড়াবে সেরাম ইনস্টিটিউটPublished: May 31, 2021 12:07:55

অ্যাস্ট্রাজেনেকার কোভিড-১৯ টিকার উৎপাদন বাড়ানোর পরিকল্পনার কথা জানিয়েছে সেরাম ইনস্টিটিউট অব ইন্ডিয়া (এসআইআই)। এখনকার মাসে সাড়ে ৬ কোটি ডোজের জায়গায় জুনে প্রায় ৯ কোটি ডোজ টিকা উৎপাদন করা হবে বলে...


47022. ইউরোপীয় নেতাদের ওপর যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের গোয়েন্দাগিরি, সহায়তায় ডেনমার্কPublished: May 31, 2021 12:06:10

জার্মানির চ্যান্সেলর অ্যাঙ্গেলা মের্কেলসহ ইউরোপের জ্যেষ্ঠ নেতাদের ওপর যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের গোয়েন্দাগিরিতে সহায়তা করেছে ডেনমার্কের গোয়েন্দারা। দেশটির রাষ্ট্রায়ত্ত গণমাধ্যম ডেনমার্কস রেডিওর (ডিআর) তথ্য অনুযায়ী, যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ন্যাশনাল সিকিউরিটি এজেন্সি (এনএসএ) ডেনমার্কের প্রতিরক্ষা গোয়েন্দা...


47023. Turkey kills 1,162 PKK terrorist in 2021Published: May 31, 2021 12:04:40

Turkish security forces have killed 1,162 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in 181 operations within the country and outside its borders in 2021, the defense ministry said...


47024. Gunmen kidnap students from Islamic school in Niger statePublished: May 31, 2021 11:49:26

Nigerian officials say gunmen have kidnapped many students from an Islamic school in Nigeria - the latest in a series of such attacks on schools. Authorities in Niger state confirmed...


47025. Vietnam posts trade deficit in five monthsPublished: May 31, 2021 11:11:11

Vietnam posted an estimated two-way trade value of 262.25 billion US dollars in the first five months of this year, up 33.5 per cent year on year, with a trade...


47026. India's Serum to raise AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine outputPublished: May 31, 2021 11:09:38

The Serum institute of India will raise production of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to about 90 million doses in June from about 65 million a month now, a company spokesman...


47027. ইসরায়েলে নেতানিয়াহুর একযুগের শাসন অবসানের পথেPublished: May 31, 2021 10:58:40

ইসরায়েলের উগ্র জাতীয়তাবাদী শক্তির সঙ্গে ডানপন্থি শক্তির সম্ভাব্য জোট গঠন ‘জাতীয় নিরাপত্তার জন্য হুমকি’ হবে বলে সতর্ক করেছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী বেনিয়ামিন নেতানিয়াহু। নেতানিয়াহুর সরকারের ইতি টানতে শিগগিরই জোট গঠনে সমঝোতা চুক্তি...


47028. Stocks open flat amid volatile tradingPublished: May 31, 2021 10:49:43

The market witnessed volatility at the opening on Monday after hitting the core index of the major bourse 40 months high in the previous day. The investors mostly followed cautious...


47029. US security agency spied on MerkelPublished: May 31, 2021 10:42:18

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has used a partnership with Denmark's foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to...


47030. Intel says chip supply shortages could last several yearsPublished: May 31, 2021 10:39:12

Intel Corp's CEO said on Monday it could take several years for a global shortage of semiconductors to be resolved, a problem that has shuttered some auto production lines and...


47031. Union Capital declares ‘no’ dividend for 2020Published: May 31, 2021 10:28:50

The board of directors of Union Capital has recommended no dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2020, as the company continued to incur loss. The non-bank financial institution...


47032. Global coronavirus cases cross 170 million markPublished: May 31, 2021 10:22:00

With the new variants of Covid-19 spreading faster than ever before in several nations, the global corona cases have now topped 170 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the...


47033. 15 groups selling hallucinogenic drug LSD in Dhaka, police sayPublished: May 31, 2021 09:51:55

After arresting another five people over the trade and consumption of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or LSD, the police have said that 15 groups are selling the banned hallucinogenic drug in...


47034. Egyptian court postpones hearing in Suez container ship compensation casePublished: May 31, 2021 09:49:17

An Egyptian court on Saturday postponed a hearing in a compensation case filed by the Suez Canal authority against the owners of a container ship that blocked the canal for...


47035. কানাডা-বাংলাদেশ সম্পর্কে সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ এখন নূর চৌধুরীকে ফেরানো: হাই কমিশনার খলিলPublished: May 31, 2021 09:46:26

জাতির পিতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের আত্মস্বীকৃত খুনি এসএইচএমবি নূর চৌধুরীকে ফেরত পাঠানোর দাবি জোরালোভাবে সামনে এনেছেন কানাডায় বাংলাদেশের হাই কমিশনার খলিলুর রহমান। তিনি বলেছেন, মৃত্যুদণ্ড মাথায় নিয়ে দুই দশক...


47036. ঢাকায় এলএসডি কারবারে ১৫টি দল: পুলিশPublished: May 31, 2021 09:23:29

এলএসডি সেবন ও ব্যবসায় জড়িত ১৫ দল রাজধানীতে সক্রিয় বলে জানিয়েছে পুলিশ। শনিবার রাত থেকে চালানো অভিযানে আরও পাঁচ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ছাত্রকে গ্রেপ্তারের পর তাদের কাছে এই তথ্য মিলেছে বলে ঢাকা...


47037. BSEC approves Tk 5.0b mudaraba bond by EXIM BankPublished: May 31, 2021 09:15:37

The securities regulator has approved the proposal of issuing mudaraba subordinated bond worth Tk 5.0 billion by the EXIM Bank. The approval came Sunday at a meeting held at the...


47038. 12 Tangail upazilas benefit from solar power supplyPublished: May 31, 2021 09:03:45

Solar power panels are being used in 12 upazilas of the district as an alternative to electricity. It may reduce power outage in the district, experts said. The government is...


47039. Bangladesh to earmark Tk 100b in budget to pay interest subsidyPublished: May 31, 2021 08:53:45

The government will set aside some Tk 100 billion in the budget for next fiscal year (FY), 2021-22, to provide subsidy against interest of the 23 Covid-linked incentive packages, officials...


47040. PRAN Agro issues Tk 2.1b international bondPublished: May 31, 2021 08:45:15

PRAN Agro Limited (PAL), one of the country's leading agro processors, has issued a non-convertible international bond worth Tk 2.1 billion which is first of its kind in Bangladesh. The...


47041. Revenue board frames transit, transshipment rulesPublished: May 31, 2021 08:41:20

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has framed aset of uniform transit and transshipment regulations, keeping a provision of unconditional bank guarantee for countries willing to use Bangladesh's land, air...


47042. BERC set to lower LPG pricesPublished: May 31, 2021 08:38:44

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is set to reduce further retail prices of LPG in the domestic market today (Monday), considering the fall of Saudi Aramco contract price (CP)...


47043. Bourses attract a paltry amount of black money, facility may not continuePublished: May 31, 2021 08:25:31

Belying the policymakers expectations, only a meagre amount of 'undisclosed' funds, legalised under a controversial tax exemption facility, flowed into the country's bourses until May 25 of the current fiscal...


47044. Sanem conference focusses  policy reforms to boost private sector investmentPublished: May 30, 2021 22:40:15

Economists at a webinar on Sunday urged the government to focus on policy reforms to boost private sector investment which is essential to stimulate the post-COVID recovery process. They also...


47045. The champions of Europe’s top five leagues  Published: May 30, 2021 22:27:38

For Manchester City, winning the premier league has become a routine task, at least what it seems from their recent achievements. And for Bayern Munich, winning Bundesliga is no different....


47046. World No Tobacco Day: Commit to QuitPublished: May 30, 2021 22:01:28

Every year on May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) observes 'World No Tobacco Day'. The objective of the day is to create awareness about the ill effects of tobacco...


47047. Police arrest five over possession of LSD in DhakaPublished: May 30, 2021 21:48:06

Police have arrested another five individuals over the possession of banned hallucinogenic drug Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or LSD in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Motijheel division will hold a...


47048. চীনের অন্ধ পর্বতারোহীর এভারেস্ট জয়Published: May 30, 2021 21:33:01

মাউন্ট এভারেস্ট জয় করেছেন চীনের অন্ধ পর্বতারোহী ঝাং হং। ৪৬ বছরের ঝাং এশিয়ার প্রথম এবং বিশ্বের তৃতীয় অন্ধ পর্বতারোহী যিনি পৃথিবীর সর্বোচ্চ শৃঙ্গে পা রাখলেন। তিনি নেপালের দিক দিয়ে এভারেস্টে...


47049. Can the law promote provision and uptake of childcare?Published: May 30, 2021 21:28:09

Childcare matters for the economic participation of men and women alike. Parents of young children would not be able to join the labour force without it. However, women have a...


47050. The landmark credit swapPublished: May 30, 2021 21:17:46

Something incredible is happening. Bangladesh has decided to lend $200 million to Sri Lanka under a currency swap deal. The lending decision has caused many to raise their eyebrows, at...