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48651. Nagad hands over PPE  to RABPublished: May 05, 2021 17:54:21

Nagad has handed over more than a thousand pieces of personal protection equipment (PPE) to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to keep the elite force safe in the ongoing pandemic....


48652. ‘জনস্বার্থে’ মামলা করে শুনানিতে অনুপস্থিত থাকায় আইনজীবীকে জরিমানাPublished: May 05, 2021 17:33:10

‘জনস্বার্থে’ মামলা করার পর শুনানি না করে এবং আদেশের সময় হাজির না থেকে আদালতের ‘সময় নষ্ট করায়’ সুপ্রিম কোর্টের আইনজীবী ইউনুছ আলী আকন্দকে জরিমানা করেছে হাই কোর্ট। তার অনুপস্থিতি নিয়ে...


48653. করোনাভাইরাসের টিকার নিবন্ধন বন্ধ করে দেয়া হলো বাংলাদেশেPublished: May 05, 2021 17:28:00

বাংলাদেশে করোনাভাইরাস প্রতিরোধে টিকার যোগানে ঘাটতি থাকায় প্রথম ডোজ টিকা দেয়া বন্ধ করার পর এবার টিকা নিতে নিবন্ধন বন্ধ করে দিয়েছে স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তর। স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরের অতিরিক্ত মহাপরিচালক অধ্যাপক মীরজাদী সেব্রিনা...


48654. bKash offers up to 40pc instant cashback on Eid shoppingPublished: May 05, 2021 17:19:41

Customers will enjoy 5 to 40 per cent instant cashback on bKash payment at around 4,500 shopping outlets across the country on the occasion of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr...


48655. Myanmar doctors, students learn how to fire guns at military camps in junglePublished: May 05, 2021 16:55:08

A dozen armed recruits crawl along a dusty pathway, the cicadas masking any sound of their approach towards their target, a small village in the jungles of Myanmar. The ambush...


48656. Lawyer challenges Bangladesh lockdown in court, judges fine him for wasting timePublished: May 05, 2021 16:52:50

The High Court has turned down a lawyer’s petition that challenged the legality of the government’s coronavirus ‘lockdown’ restrictions Supreme Court Advocate Yunus Ali Akhand has been fined by two...


48657. আইপিএল স্থগিত হওয়ায় ২২০০ কোটি রুপি হারাতে পারে ভারতীয় ক্রিকেট বোর্ডPublished: May 05, 2021 16:49:54

এবারের আইপিএল থেকে ভারতের ক্রিকেট বোর্ডের আয় হওয়ার কথা ছিল ৪ হাজার কোটি রুপি। টুর্নামেন্ট মাঝপথেই স্থগিত হয়ে যাওয়ায় সেই আয় নেমে আসতে পারে অর্ধেকে। সব মিলিয়ে মোটা অঙ্কের অর্থ...


48658. বাংলাদেশে করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্ত হয়ে মৃত্যুর সংখ্যা আরো কমেছেPublished: May 05, 2021 16:41:03

বাংলাদেশে করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্ত হয়ে গত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় আরো ৫০ জন মানুষ মারা গেছেন। এই সময়ে নতুন করে কোভিড-১৯ রোগী শনাক্ত হয়েছেন ১,৭৪২ জন। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। কোভিড-১৯ পরিস্থিতি নিয়ে...


48659. Raihan’s death: SI Akbar among six charge-sheeted Published: May 05, 2021 16:33:07

Police pressed charges against six people, including the sacked sub-inspector Akbar Hossain Bhuiya of Bandarbazar Police outpost in connection with the death of Raihan Ahmed at the outpost last year....


48660. Turkey, Egypt start talks Wednesday after eight-year riftPublished: May 05, 2021 16:32:07

Turkey and Egypt will try to improve strained ties at talks starting in Cairo on Wednesday after an eight-year rift which led them to back rival factions in Libya's war...


48661. Bangladesh logs 1,742 virus cases, 50 deaths in 24 hoursPublished: May 05, 2021 16:23:57

Bangladesh has registered 50 new fatalities from the coronavirus in a day, taking the death toll to 11,755. The caseload jumped by 1,742 in a 24-hour count on Wednesday to...


48662. COVID scare at G7 meeting after Indian delegates test positivePublished: May 05, 2021 16:21:34

India's entire delegation to the Group of Seven summit in London is self-isolating after two of its members tested positive for COVID-19, the British government said on Wednesday. "Two delegates...


48663. Iraq pushes vaccine rollout amid widespread apathy, distrustPublished: May 05, 2021 16:14:50

Iraq’s vaccine roll-out had been faltering for weeks. Apathy, fear and rumors kept many from getting vaccinated despite a serious surge in coronavirus infections and calls by the government for...


48664. Saudi Arabia considers barring overseas Hajj pilgrims for second yearPublished: May 05, 2021 16:11:03

Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual Hajj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries grow about the emergence of new variants,...


48665. WB contest brings creative solutions to combat plastic pollution in BangladeshPublished: May 05, 2021 16:05:16

The World Bank on Wednesday awarded the four winning teams of the competition titled ‘Plastic Circularity Innovation Challenge’, which sought innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution in Bangladesh. “Addressing plastic...


48666. Efforts intensified to get AstraZeneca vaccines from US, foreign minister saysPublished: May 05, 2021 15:45:56

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the government has intensified its efforts to get vaccine from the United States (US) as it will share up to 60...


48667. Actuarial career in BangladeshPublished: May 05, 2021 15:25:24

With far too many complexities lingering around the world, thanks to Covid-19 crisis, managing the risks of a business by correctly analysing predicted patterns has become much more significant. Life...


48668. Another 160 Bangladeshi workers return from LibyaPublished: May 05, 2021 14:46:59

Around 160 Bangladeshi workers who remained stranded in Libya were brought back home on Wednesday morning. The government has repatriated them with the support of International Organization for Migration (IOM),...


48669. Nearly 20 million more people hit by food crises in 2020: ReportPublished: May 05, 2021 14:25:38

Nearly 20 million more people faced food crises last year amid armed conflict, the Covid-19 pandemic and weather extremes, and the outlook for this year is again grim, according to...


48670. Indonesia economy shrinks 0.74pc in first quarterPublished: May 05, 2021 14:15:45

Indonesia’s economy shrank for the fourth straight quarter in January-March but at a much more modest pace, statistics bureau data showed on Wednesday. Southeast Asia’s largest economy contracted 0.74 per...


48671. লকডাউন: ঈদের ছুটিতে থাকতে হবে কর্মস্থলের এলাকায়Published: May 05, 2021 14:02:43

করোনাভাইরাস সংক্রমণ নিয়ন্ত্রণে চলমান বিধিনিষেধের মেয়াদ আগামী ১৬ মে পর্যন্ত বাড়িয়ে সরকার বলেছে, ঈদের ছুটিতে সবাইকে যার যার কর্মস্থলের এলাকাতেই থাকতে হবে এবার।  কিছু শর্তে গণপরিবহন চলার অনুমতি দিয়ে চলমান...


48672. Govt extends virus lockdown to May 16Published: May 05, 2021 13:50:45

The Bangladesh government has extended its current pandemic restrictions to May 16, taking into account the current pandemic situation, but eased the ban on public transport. Intra-district and intra-city buses...


48673. Mamata Banerjee takes oath as Bengal CMPublished: May 05, 2021 13:22:28

Mamata Banerjee, affectionately called Didi, on Wednesday took her oath as the chief minister of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal for the third time. The 66-year-old firebrand politician...


48674. India posts record daily rise in Covid-19 deathsPublished: May 05, 2021 12:10:26

India’s coronavirus deaths rose by a record 3,780 during the last 24 hours, a day after it became the second country to cross the grim milestone of 20 million infections...


48675. Myanmar's UN envoy tells US lawmakers tougher sanctions neededPublished: May 05, 2021 11:35:18

Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations told the US Congress on Tuesday that Washington should target the state-run Myanmar oil and gas company and a state-owned bank with sanctions. Ambassador...


48676. Chinese equipment makers Huawei, ZTE left out of India's 5G trialsPublished: May 05, 2021 11:33:17

India's Telecom Ministry has left out Chinese equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from its upcoming 5G trials, become the latest country to lock the firms out. The ministry granted permission...


48677. India’s massive Covid surge damages Modi’s image of competencePublished: May 05, 2021 11:09:04

India’s hospitals were packed with coronavirus patients, relatives of the sick scrambled to find supplies of oxygen, and crematoriums were running near full capacity to handle the dead. Yet despite...


48678. Stocks rise at opening amid rising turnoverPublished: May 05, 2021 11:08:13

Stocks opened higher on Wednesday as bargain hunters continued their buying appetite riding on regulatory initiatives and better than expected corporate declarations. The market opened higher and DSEX, the benchmark...


48679. Mutual Trust Bank declares 10pc stock dividendPublished: May 05, 2021 10:41:37

The board of directors of Mutual Trust Bank has recommended a 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2020. The final approval of the dividend...


48680. Shakib, Mustafizur must quarantine on return from IPL, DGHS saysPublished: May 05, 2021 10:38:54

Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman will have to be in a 14-day institutional quarantine, in a hotel, on their return after playing the Indian Premier League which is now...


48681. Trump launches new platform to postPublished: May 05, 2021 10:24:33

Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (US standard time) launched a space on his website where he can post messages that can be shared by others to Twitter and...


48682. Boro harvesting begins amid labour shortagePublished: May 05, 2021 10:17:54

Boro paddy harvesting has begun in Bogura district amid an acute shortage of farm labourers as the labourers from different adjacent districts could not visit the region due to the...


48683. BGMEA leaders seek Chattogram police helpPublished: May 05, 2021 10:13:35

CHATTOGRAM: The newly-elected leadership of BGMEA in Chattogram sought the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) cooperation to maintain law and order just before Eid in Chattogram. BGMEA leaders and CMP officials...


48684. Capital Market Stabilisation Fund Rules approvedPublished: May 05, 2021 10:12:52

The securities regulator has approved the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Capital Market Stabilisation Fund) Rules, 2021 on receipt of public opinion. The BSEC earlier formulated the rules aiming to...


48685. Tax receipts from DSE slump 30pc in AprilPublished: May 05, 2021 10:08:52

The government's revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slumped by 30 per cent month-on-month in April as share sales by sponsor-directors fell sharply. Market insiders said low amount...


48686. Stakeholders suggest making websites accessible to persons with disabilitiesPublished: May 05, 2021 10:04:55

Speakers at a programme on Tuesday urged the authorities concerned to make all the websites of different local organisations accessible to persons with disabilities. They said all websites should be...


48687. UCB to invest Tk 2b in venture capital, private equity fundsPublished: May 05, 2021 09:51:56

The United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) will invest an aggregate amount of funds worth Tk 2.0 billion in a venture capital fund and a private equity fund as well. The...


48688. No headway in lifting India's anti-dumping duty yetPublished: May 05, 2021 09:46:26

There is no development regarding lifting anti-dumping duty on Bangladeshi goods in Indian market and Dhaka is yet to hear from New Delhi despite sending a letter in this regard...


48689. Shoppers, traders equally non-compliant with market health rulesPublished: May 05, 2021 09:41:59

Despite repeated warnings, health safety rules were hardly followed by people in shopping malls and markets, raising concern among healthcare professionals over further deterioration of the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Not...


48690. Edible oil prices up again in Bangladesh marketPublished: May 05, 2021 09:37:04

The prices of edible oils, including the bottled soybean, have witnessed a fresh hike just in a week, thus amplifying woes of low-income consumers. The commoners' only respite is the...


48691. Economists, business leaders call for framing virus-centric budgetPublished: May 05, 2021 09:33:35

Economists and business leaders on Tuesday unequivocally criticised the existing budgetary provision for legalising 'black money' and said the opportunity is biased against the honest taxpayers. They also urged the...


48692. পদ্মা সেতুর রেল ও সড়ক পথ চালু হবে একই দিনে: রেলমন্ত্রীPublished: May 04, 2021 23:01:06

পদ্মা সেতুর উপর রেল ও সড়ক পথ একই দিনে চালু হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন রেলপথ মন্ত্রী মো. নুরুল ইসলাম সুজন। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। মঙ্গলবার মুন্সীগঞ্জের লৌহজং উপজেলার মাওয়ায় পদ্মা সেতুর...


48693. Need for a social safety netPublished: May 04, 2021 22:02:05

The country seems to be in a difficult position at the moment because of a number of reasons, namely, a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic with a fiercer damage...


48694. Mechanisation of agriculture and farm productivityPublished: May 04, 2021 21:57:54

No doubt, a silent revolution has taken place in the country's agricultural cultivation, much to the surprise of many.  This has been aptly revealed by a statement of the USAID...


48695. Youth shot dead by Indian locals along Sylhet borderPublished: May 04, 2021 21:54:26

A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead Tuesday allegedly by members of the Indian indigenous Khasia community near the border in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet. The deceased was identified as Moqbul...


48696. Footballers who fast during matches  Published: May 04, 2021 21:51:28

Remember the Tunisian goalkeeper who faked injury so that his team mates can break their fast in two consecutive World Cup qualifier games for the National Team? The story went...


48697. রাশিয়া থেকে টিকা আনতে জরুরি ভিত্তিতে চুক্তি করতে চায় বাংলাদেশPublished: May 04, 2021 21:48:19

রাশিয়া থেকে যতোটা সম্ভব বেশি সংখ্যায় করোনা ভ্যাকসিন আমদানির লক্ষ্যে দুই দেশের মধ্যে জরুরি ভিত্তিতে একটি চুক্তি সম্পাদন করতে চায় বাংলাদেশ। এ লক্ষ্যে বাংলাদেশের পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয়কে জানিয়েছে যে,...


48698. When telling truth isn't the rulePublished: May 04, 2021 21:47:52

We have reasons to be surprised if truly 'many Americans do not support journalistic values', as suggests a recent study titled "A new way of looking at trust in media:...


48699. Macroeconomic stance, revenue mobilisation for FY22 budgetPublished: May 04, 2021 21:27:43

Almost after a year since the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, the country is passing through a second wave of the pandemic. The second wave seems to...


48700. Gates’ marital split follows Melinda’s long journey away from Bill’s shadowPublished: May 04, 2021 21:26:09

When Melinda French Gates asked her husband, Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, to let her co-author the 2013 annual letter about their foundation, the conversation blew up into a fight....