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47701. British inflation rate more than doubles to 1.5pc in AprilPublished: May 19, 2021 15:58:37

British consumer price inflation more than doubled in April at the start of what the Bank of England hopes will be a temporary surge as the economy recovers from last...


47702. এভাবে লুকিয়ে তথ্য সংগ্রহের প্রয়োজন ছিল না, বললেন ওবায়দুল কাদেরPublished: May 19, 2021 15:39:57

প্রথম আলোর সাংবাদিক রোজিনা ইসলামের গ্রেফতারের প্রসঙ্গে স্বাস্থ্যমন্ত্রীর দেয়া বক্তব্যের সূত্র উল্লেখ করে সড়ক পরিবহন এবং সেতুমন্ত্রী ওবায়দুল কাদের বলেছেন, রোজিনা ইসলাম স্বাস্থ্যসচিবের একান্ত সচিবের অনুপস্থিতিতে তার কক্ষে প্রবেশ করে...


47703. Bitcoin tumbles below $40,000 after China’s crypto curbsPublished: May 19, 2021 15:37:21

Bitcoin tumbled below the $40,000 mark on Wednesday to a 3-1/2 month low and dragged down the prices of other digital coins after China imposed fresh curbs on transactions involving...


47704. ইসরায়েলে ‘শান্তির জন্য’ গাজায় হামলা চলবে: নেতানিয়াহুPublished: May 19, 2021 15:14:31

‘ইসরায়েলে শান্তি ফেরাতে’ যতদিন প্রয়োজন ততদিন ফিলিস্তিনের গাজায় হামলা চলবে বলে হুঁশিয়ার করেছেন দেশটির প্রধানমন্ত্রী বেনিয়ামিন নেতানিয়াহু। বিবিসি বলছে, গাজায় নয় দিনের গোলাবর্ষণে ‘হামাস অনেক বছর পিছিয়ে পড়েছে’ বলেও মন্তব্য...


47705. সাংবাদিক রোজিনার গ্রেপ্তারে জাতিসংঘের উদ্বেগPublished: May 19, 2021 15:04:01

সরকারি নথি ‘চুরির চেষ্টার’ অভিযোগে অফিসিয়াল সিক্রেটস আইনের মামলায় প্রথম আলোর জ্যেষ্ঠ প্রতিবেদক রোজিনা ইসলামকে গ্রেপ্তারের ঘটনায় উদ্বেগ প্রকাশ করেছে জাতিসংঘ। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। মঙ্গলবার জাতিসংঘের নিয়মিত ব্রিফিংয়ে এক...


47706. Job seekers worry about future as they age out in pandemicPublished: May 19, 2021 14:34:18

Namrata Talukdar Orpa completed her postgraduate from Dhaka University in 2020, but it’s a long road ahead for her to get the job she wants. She is frustrated by the...


47707. কোয়ারেন্টিনে ‘ধর্ষণের শিকার সেই নারীর আত্মহত্যার চেষ্টা’Published: May 19, 2021 14:31:11

খুলনায় কোয়ারেন্টিনে থাকা অবস্থায় ‘ধর্ষণের শিকার সেই নারী আত্মহত্যার চেষ্টা’ করেছেন বলে জেলা প্রশাসন জানিয়েছে। খুলনার ডিসি মোহাম্মদ হেলাল হোসেন বলেন, “মঙ্গলবার রাতে তিনি আত্মহত্যার চেষ্টা করলে কোয়ারেন্টিনে থাকা অন্যরা...


47708. মহামারী: চাকরির চিন্তা, আরও দুশ্চিন্তা বয়স নিয়েPublished: May 19, 2021 14:14:16

মহামারী যত দীর্ঘ হচ্ছে, ভবিষ্যত নিয়ে ততই শঙ্কা বাড়ছে চাকরিপ্রত্যাশীদের। নিয়োগ বিজ্ঞপ্তি আসছে না, কিন্তু বেড়ে যাচ্ছে বয়স; তাতে চাপে পড়ছেন তরুণরা। জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে ২০১৮ সালে স্নাতকোত্তর করা বাবুল...


47709. BSEC seeks clarification from premier bourse abut failure to appoint MDPublished: May 19, 2021 14:09:08

The securities regulator has sought clarification from the premier bourse over its failure to appoint managing director within stipulated time frame, officials said. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)...


47710. 36 India returnees put in quarantine in CumillaPublished: May 19, 2021 13:39:06

As many as 36 Bangladeshi nationals, who returned from India through the Akhaura land port on Tuesday, have been sent to Cumilla to undergo institutional quarantine as all the isolation...


47711. Global rights groups to quit RMG sustainability council, if no binding deal struckPublished: May 19, 2021 13:22:51

Global rights groups have announced the decision to cease participation in the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) that was formed to take over the Accord's activities and oversee the safety work...


47712. UN voices concern over arrest of journalist RozinaPublished: May 19, 2021 13:01:55

The United Nations has expressed concern over the arrest and harassment of journalist Rozina Islam in Bangladesh. Urging for a safe environment for media workers, a UN official on Wednesday said...


47713. Russian businesses keen to invest in Bangladesh's ship building, heavy industriesPublished: May 19, 2021 12:42:07

CHATTOGRAM: President of Prime Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vladivostok of Russian Federation Boris Stupnitsky said Russian businessmen are interested to invest in ship building and heavy industry sectors...


47714. কোভিড: সাতক্ষীরায় ভারতফেরত দেড়শ জনের মধ্যে আক্রান্ত ১১Published: May 19, 2021 12:34:06

সাতক্ষীরায় ভারত থেকে আসার পর কোয়ারেন্টিনে থাকা দেড়শ জনের করোনাভাইরাস পরীক্ষায় ১১ জনের পজিটিভ এসেছে। এটা ভারতীয় ধরন কিনা পরীক্ষার জন্য আইইডিসিআরে নমুনা পাঠানো হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন জেলার সিভিল সার্জন...


47715. Tea producers seek wheat subsidy for workersPublished: May 19, 2021 12:31:41

The apex trade body of tea producers has requested the government to continue allocation of wheat at subsidised rate for labourers of the pandemic-hit tea industry, sources said. The Bangladesh...


47716. Vessels with 100-TEU boxes get priority berthing at Chittagong portPublished: May 19, 2021 12:28:17

Feeder vessels carrying 100-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) boxes bound for Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) will get priority berthing at Chattogram port. The port authorities in a notification this week...


47717. Most contracts under metro rail project expire before work endsPublished: May 19, 2021 12:14:31

Contracts under different packages of the first metro rail project have expired before completing necessary work, forcing the Dhaka metro rail company to extend the contract period for at least...


47718. কোভিড-১৯: ভারতে ফের একদিনে সর্বোচ্চ মৃত্যুর রেকর্ডPublished: May 19, 2021 12:11:03

করোনাভাইরাসের প্রাণঘাতী দ্বিতীয় ঢেউয়ে খাবি খেতে থাকা ভারত মহামারী শুরু হওয়ার পর থেকে একদিনে সবচেয়ে বেশি মৃত্যু দেখল। দেশটির স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ের তথ্যে দেখা গেছে, বুধবার সকালের আগের ২৪ ঘণ্টায় দেশটিতে...


47719. Google, Facebook, YouTube, Netflix, other non-resident foreign companies now to pay VAT directlyPublished: May 19, 2021 12:08:50

From now on non-resident foreign companies, such as Google, Facebook YouTube and Netflix, will be able to obtain VAT registration, submit VAT returns and pay VAT directly. The National Board...


47720. Experts, ex-diplomats for building capacity to produce vaccine locallyPublished: May 19, 2021 12:07:36

Bangladesh should focus on building its capacity to produce the vaccine locally in an effort to achieve the much-desired herd immunity against Covid-19, experts suggested at a webinar on Tuesday....


47721. Superyacht sales on the rise as wealthy seek Covid escapePublished: May 19, 2021 12:04:39

Wealthy people have so far spent more than £1bn on superyachts in 2021 as they seek to escape Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions, according to a luxury lifestyle publisher. Boat...


47722. India sees 4,529 more Covid-19 deaths in 24 hoursPublished: May 19, 2021 11:39:53

India's COVID-19 tally reached 25,496,330 on Wednesday, with 267,334 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, confirmed by the health ministry. The death toll rose to 283,248 with 4,529...


47723. Scores missing as cyclone hits Indian coast, killing at least 29Published: May 19, 2021 11:17:59

The Indian Navy mounted a massive air and sea rescue mission on Tuesday for 79 oil workers and crew whose barge sank in heavy seas following a powerful cyclone that...


47724. Taiwan to get another 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccinePublished: May 19, 2021 11:03:28

Taiwan will get 400,000 more AstraZeneca Covid-19 doses on Wednesday from the COVAX global sharing programme, the government said, as it faces a dwindling supply of shots during a spike...


47725. DSEX crosses 5900-mark at openingPublished: May 19, 2021 10:57:07

Stocks opened sharply higher on Wednesday with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossing the 5900-mark in early trading as investors continued their buying spree on major...


47726. 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal, injures threePublished: May 19, 2021 10:51:26

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit the Lamjung district in northern-central Nepal on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured, a local official said. With the epicenter in...


47727. How Myanmar army moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizensPublished: May 19, 2021 10:31:44

In the months before the Myanmar military’s Feb 1 coup, the country’s telecom and internet service providers were ordered to install intercept spyware that would allow the army to eavesdrop...


47728. G20 leaders snub Covid patent waiverPublished: May 19, 2021 10:17:13

Leaders of the world's largest economies back "voluntary licensing" of Covid-19 vaccine patents, the draft conclusions of a summit show, watering down a US push for waivers and earlier commitments...


47729. Supermodel Naomi Campbell welcomes baby girlPublished: May 19, 2021 10:04:17

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has become the mother of a baby girl. The 50-year-old announced the news on Instagram as she shared a picture of her hand holding the baby's feet....


47730. No sign of ceasefire in Israel-Gaza conflictPublished: May 19, 2021 09:59:54

Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants kept up cross-border rocket fire, with no firm sign on Wednesday of any imminent ceasefire despite international calls to end more...


47731. অফিসিয়াল সিক্রেটস অ্যাক্ট: কী আছে এ আইনেPublished: May 19, 2021 09:58:41

সাংবাদিক রোজিনা ইসলাম গ্রেপ্তার হওয়ার পর আলোচনায় এসেছে শতবর্ষ পুরনো আইন অফিসিয়াল সিক্রেটস অ্যাক্ট। প্রথম আলোর এই জ্যেষ্ঠ প্রতিবেদকের বিরুদ্ধে স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয় যে মামলা করেছে, তাতে ব্রিটিশ আমলের অফিসিয়াল সিক্রেট...


47732. Journalist Rozina must get justice, Law Minister saysPublished: May 19, 2021 09:36:50

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam must get justice. He said this to reporters at his residential office in the capital's...


47733. বিধ্বস্ত গাজা: ইসরায়েলের নতুন আরব বন্ধুরা কী ভাবছে?Published: May 19, 2021 08:54:13

গাজায় গত এক সপ্তাহের ধ্বংসযজ্ঞের চিত্র ইসরায়েলের সবচেয়ে বড় কূটনৈতিক অর্জনের সম্ভাবনাকে আরো কঠিন করে তুলছে বলেই মনে হচ্ছে। কী হতে পারত সেই কূটনৈতিক সাফল্য? উত্তর হল: সৌদি আরবের স্বীকৃতি...


47734. Bangladesh to receive 106,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine under COVAX in JunePublished: May 19, 2021 08:25:32

Bangladesh will receive a consignment of 106,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine under the global programme, COVAX. The government said the consignment under the programme co-led by the World...


47735. Lightning strikes kill 16 people including eight in NetrokonaPublished: May 18, 2021 22:59:23

At least 16 people died on Tuesday after being struck by lightning in Netrakona, Faridpur, Manikganj and Kishoreganj. Of them, eight people were killed in Netrakona, four in Faridpur, two...


47736. FBCCI donates Tk 80m to prime minister’s two fundsPublished: May 18, 2021 22:16:31

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), country's top business organisation, has donated Tk 50 million to prime minister's assistance fund and Tk 30 million to the...


47737. Chinese citizen stabbed to death in SylhetPublished: May 18, 2021 22:05:22

A Chinese citizen was stabbed to death by his fellow countryman as they got into a fight in Pathantula area of Sylhet on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Wei...


47738. Editors’ Council demands unconditional release of Rozina IslamPublished: May 18, 2021 21:55:36

Editors’ Council has expressed concern over the arrest of Prothom Alo's senior reporter Rozina Islam in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act of 1923 and said it will...


47739. Shakib, Mustafiz join national team ahead of SL seriesPublished: May 18, 2021 21:51:30

With two days to complete a 14-day quarantine, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman joined the national team practice camp Tuesday. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are...


47740. Exposed to decaying bodies on the Ganges banks?Published: May 18, 2021 21:44:30

Nature doesn't see the lines of political boundaries between countries despite all attempts by modern states to purposefully unite or in other words divide people. Constrained by maps the people...


47741. Taking stock of services sectorPublished: May 18, 2021 21:42:18

Services sector in the country is perhaps one of the grey areas where information and data are the most chaotic in the absence of any methodical attempt to put on...


47742. Efficient use key to energy security  Published: May 18, 2021 21:39:51

Demand for energy to meet the ever-growing requirements of the industrial sector would increase nearly threefold (2.84 times) by 2030. For the residential sector, on the other hand, the increase...


47743. 33 Bangladeshi migrants rescued off Tunisia coastPublished: May 18, 2021 21:32:28

More than 50 migrants have drowned or disappeared off the coast of Tunisia, while 33 Bangladeshi migrants were rescued by workers from an oil platform, the Tunisian defence ministry said...


47744. Road accidents claim 249 lives during Eid holidaysPublished: May 18, 2021 21:20:34

The number of deaths in road crashes during the Eid holiday rush increased in comparison to that of last Eid-ul-Azha, despite a ban on inter-district bus operations due to the...


47745. অফিসিয়াল সিক্রেটস অ্যাক্ট কি সাংবাদিকতার ক্ষেত্রে প্রযোজ্য?  Published: May 18, 2021 21:20:23

বাংলাদেশের অন্যতম শীর্ষ স্থানীয় সংবাদপত্র দৈনিক প্রথম আলোর সাংবাদিক রোজিনা ইসলামের বিরুদ্ধে অফিসিয়াল সিক্রেটস অ্যাক্টে মামলা দায়ের করার পর তিনি এখন কারাগারে রয়েছেন। এর আগে সোমবার সচিবালয়ের স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ের একটি...


47746. Prothom Alo demands release of reporter Rozina Islam, justice for ‘harassment’Published: May 18, 2021 21:10:52

Journalist Rozina Islam’s colleagues at the daily Prothom Alo have demanded her “unconditional” release from jail, withdrawal of an official secrets law case against her, and justice for the “harassment”...


47747. China bans financial institutions, payment cos from cryptocurrency businessPublished: May 18, 2021 21:02:14

China has banned financial institutions and payment companies from providing services related to cryptocurrency transactions, and warned investors against speculative crypto trading, reports Reuters. Under the ban, such institutions, including...


47748. Gaza, apartheid Israel and the last stand of settler colonialismPublished: May 18, 2021 20:48:36

The current crisis of Palestine/Israel deepens and widens as casualties mount, smoke from destroyed buildings fills the air in Gaza, rioting on the streets of many Israeli and West Bank...


47749. New plan for power sector: An analysisPublished: May 18, 2021 20:48:21

The power and energy sector has made significant progress in ensuring access to electricity over the last one decade.  Despite the progress, the sector has confronted a number of weaknesses...


47750. Gaza 2021 & Israel's crime: An apartheid déjà vuPublished: May 18, 2021 20:40:51

In 2019, I wrote a piece for Al Jazeera, in which I reiterated that we, Palestinians of Gaza, have already made our choice. I wrote: "We will not die a...