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48751. খালেদা জিয়ার মেডিকেল বোর্ড বসছেPublished: May 04, 2021 13:25:47

হাসপাতালে করোনারি কেয়ার ইউনিটে (সিসিইউ) চিকিৎসাধীন খালেদা জিয়া স্বাস্থ্য পরিস্থিতি পর্যালোচনার জন্য মেডিকেল বোর্ড বসছে। মঙ্গলবার রাজধানীর এভারকেয়ার হাসপাতালে খালেদা জিয়াকে দেখে এসে তার ব্যক্তিগত চিকিৎসক অধ্যাপক এজেডএম জাহিদ হোসেন...


48752. কোভিড-১৯: ভারতে সংক্রমণ ‘কমছে’, শনাক্ত ২ কোটি ছাড়ালPublished: May 04, 2021 12:42:52

সংক্রমণের দ্বিতীয় ঢেউয়ে বিপর্যস্ত ভারতে সরকারি হিসাবেই শনাক্ত কোভিড-১৯ রোগীর সংখ্যা ২ কোটি ছাড়িয়ে গেছে। মঙ্গলবার সকালে দেশটির স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয় সর্বশেষ ২৪ ঘণ্টায় তিন লাখ ৫৫ হাজার ৮৩২ জনের দেহে...


48753. Bangladesh cricket: Why expectation and reality remain poles apartPublished: May 04, 2021 12:34:00

Every time Mustafiz bowls a good spell with deliveries fizzing past the bat and troubling the batsmen, the whole nation starts chanting our old Fizz is back; every time Mushfiq...


48754. India's tally of Covid-19 cases crosses 20 millionPublished: May 04, 2021 12:20:00

India's tally of coronavirus infections surged past 20 million on Tuesday, boosted by 357,229 new cases over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose 3,449 for a toll of 222,408,...


48755. Global coronavirus cases top 153 millionPublished: May 04, 2021 12:05:08

The global coronavirus (Covid-19) caseload surpassed 153 million on Tuesday morning, with the world literally struggling to contain the second outbreak of the virus. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),...


48756. Disabled teen boy burnt to death in BarishalPublished: May 04, 2021 12:02:55

A 15-year-old physically challenged boy was charred to death in a fire that broke out at his house in Dingamanik village of Barishal's Sadar upazila early on Tuesday morning. The...


48757. DSE gains, CSE falls at openingPublished: May 04, 2021 11:50:10

Dhaka stocks opened higher on Tuesday as bargain hunters showed their buying appetite riding on the regulatory move and better-than-expected corporate declarations by some companies. The market opened on a...


48758. Myanmar parcel bomb blasts leave five deadPublished: May 04, 2021 11:27:43

Blasts from at least one parcel bomb in Myanmar have killed five people, including an ousted lawmaker and three police officers who had joined a civil disobedience movement opposing military...


48759. Biden raises refugee cap to 62,500Published: May 04, 2021 11:07:49

US President Joe Biden said on Monday (local time) he has resurrected a plan to raise refugee admissions this year to 62,500 after drawing a wave of criticism from supporters...


48760. ‘Horrible’ weeks ahead as Covid deaths mounting with alarming speed in IndiaPublished: May 04, 2021 10:55:33

Covid-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the...


48761. Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriagePublished: May 04, 2021 10:44:49

Bill Gates and Melinda Gates said on Monday that they have decided to divorce, unnerving the philanthropic world. Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates have decided to seek a divorce...


48762. বিল ও মেলিন্ডা গেটসের বিয়ে ভাঙছেPublished: May 04, 2021 10:44:19

শত কোটিপতি দানবীর দম্পতি বিল গেটস ও মেলিন্ডা গেটস তাদের ২৭ বছরের সম্পর্কের ইতি টানার সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছেন। এই দম্পতির বিবাহ বিচ্ছেদের যৌথ ঘোষণা মানবহিতৈষী জগতকে নাড়িয়ে দিয়েছে বলে রয়টার্সের বরাত...


48763. Tailors idling away timePublished: May 04, 2021 10:37:39

TANGAIL: Dressmakers of different tailoring shops are idling away time in the district for no noticeable number of orders placed, while only a few days are left for the Eid-...


48764. SM Group sets up Tk 1.3b RMG accessories factoryPublished: May 04, 2021 10:30:52

When the country's economy is going through a tough ride due to the Covid-19 pandemic, SM Group, a leading conglomerate of ready-made garment (RMG) and textile sector in the country,...


48765. Foreign companies allowed to be sponsor of mutual fundsPublished: May 04, 2021 10:24:30

Foreign companies from now on will be allowed to be the sponsor of mutual funds (MFs) managed by local fund managers. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Monday...


48766. Traders demand that shops be allowed to keep open until midnightPublished: May 04, 2021 10:21:22

President of Bangladesh Shop Owners Association (BSOA) Helal Uddin said they were expecting the government permission to keep shops open until midnight. They had sent a letter to the Prime...


48767. NBR to settle 30,000 'short shipments' thru' AsycudaPublished: May 04, 2021 10:14:52

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to settle some 30,000 export shipments using Asycuda system following difficulties of the exporters concerned to avail cash incentives from the central...


48768. India disburses only 12pc of pledged credit so farPublished: May 04, 2021 10:10:50

India has disbursed only US$895 million worth of assistance in last one decade against its commitment of $7.50 billion worth of three lines of credit (LoCs) during the period, officials...


48769. Industrial raw material 'soda ash' now costlierPublished: May 04, 2021 10:07:10

The prices of 'chemical soda ash', a key industrial raw material, have surged by more than 30 per cent to approximately Tk 40 a kg in the local market, as...


48770. Lafarge ordered to pay gas bill dues of Tk 902mPublished: May 04, 2021 10:00:17

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd, multinational cement manufacturing company, will have to pay an outstanding gas bill of around Tk 902.50 million to state-run Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution Systems Ltd (JGTDSL)...


48771. Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserve crosses $45b markPublished: May 04, 2021 09:55:45

Bangladesh's foreign exchange (forex) reserve crossed US$45 billion-mark for the first time on Monday following lower import payment obligations and higher growth of inward remittance, officials said. The forex reserve...


48772. Bangladesh to procure oxygen tools from US: FMPublished: May 04, 2021 09:51:34

Bangladesh is trying to procure equipment for ventilation and manufacturing oxygen from countries like the US and Germany. Bangladesh also requested the US recently for providing vaccines from its surplus...


48773. Myanmar rebels say they downed helicopter, pro-junta official killedPublished: May 03, 2021 22:44:31

An ethnic rebel group in Myanmar said it had shot down a military helicopter on Monday as fighting in the country's northern and eastern frontier regions intensified following an army...


48774. Behind Antonio Conte’s Champions League woes  Published: May 03, 2021 22:22:59

Antonio Conte is en route to dethrone Juventus by clinching Inter Milan's first Serie A title since the unprecedented 2009-10 season, when the team won the continental treble as the...


48775. Trainee Indian doctors pulled from exams to fight world’s biggest COVID surgePublished: May 03, 2021 22:14:14

India postponed exams for trainee doctors and nurses on Monday, freeing them up to fight the world’s biggest surge in coronavirus infections, as the health system crumbles under the weight...


48776. Toddler drowns in BoguraPublished: May 03, 2021 22:09:07

A four-year-old child on Monday drowned in Bogura's Nandigram upazila. The deceased was identified as Soraiya Khatun, the daughter of Firoz Hossain of Pathan village. Chairman of Thalta Majgram Union...


48777. Ramadan fasting may boost immune systemPublished: May 03, 2021 21:55:19

For the second consecutive year, Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan amid a terrible microscopic giant called coronavirus disease 2019 or Covid-19, which has infected millions and killed thousands,...


48778. Of pandemic-time volunteerismPublished: May 03, 2021 21:48:34

The fear of being infected by the Covid-19 virus allegedly carried by the body of a dead novel corona patient was a dreaded feeling just over a month ago. The...


48779. Workers' welfare overlooked  Published: May 03, 2021 21:42:53

Death of a large number of workers at their workplaces is a clear evidence of underdevelopment. Coalmine accidents may not be preventable but those at factories and manufacturing plants or...


48780. ADB launches tax hub to enhance domestic resource mobilisationPublished: May 03, 2021 21:28:33

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Monday launched an Asia Pacific Tax Hub to create an open and inclusive platform to promote strategic policy dialogue, improve knowledge sharing, and strengthen coordination...


48781. Mamata Banerjee, India's tallest political leaderPublished: May 03, 2021 21:10:30

To paraphrase Charles de Gaulle, Mamata Banerjee has lost a battle, in Nandigram, but she has won the war in West Bengal. Having beaten the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) so...


48782. Looking forward to a budget for survivalPublished: May 03, 2021 21:06:05

Bangladesh is preparing itself to brave the fallouts of the unprecedented pandemic through yet another unconventional budget in a couple of months' times. Last year too it was equally challenging. ...


48783. Covid-19 and the moms' emergencyPublished: May 03, 2021 21:04:48

A year ago, the world changed. While the pandemic's effect on workers has varied worldwide, the new reality has left many mothers scrambling. With schools and day-cares closed, many were...


48784. দুই নৌযানের সংঘর্ষে পুরো প‌রিবার হারিয়ে নিঃস্ব শিশু মীমPublished: May 03, 2021 21:02:14

মাদারীপুরে পদ্মায় দুই নৌযানের সংঘর্ষে মা-বাবা ও দুই বোনকে হারিয়ে নিঃস্ব হয়েছে শিশু মীম। শিবচর উপজেলা প্রশাসন তেরখাদা উপজেলা প্রশাসনের সঙ্গে যোগাযোগ করে মীমকে তার পরিবারের এই চার জনের মরদেহসহ...


48785. Rights groups, jurnos observe World Press Freedom DayPublished: May 03, 2021 20:48:50

Journalists, rights activists, and civil society representatives urged the government to take effective steps to ensure freedom of the press. Speaking at a webinar, the distinguished speakers called for the...


48786. Lightning kills two farmers in BholaPublished: May 03, 2021 20:42:54

Two farmers were killed by lightning strike in Char Fasson upazila of Bhola. The deceased have been identified as Md Shahe Alam and Alauddin Bepari. Noore Alam Master, president of...


48787. Bottled cooking oil price fixed at Tk 141 per litrePublished: May 03, 2021 20:42:02

The maximum retail price of bottled cooking oil has been fixed at Tk 141 per litre. The new price was determined in a meeting between the Ministry of Commerce and...


48788. বিদেশি প্রতিষ্ঠানকে মিউচ্যুয়াল ফান্ডের উদ্যোক্তা হওয়ার সুযোগ দিচ্ছে বিএসইসিPublished: May 03, 2021 20:16:53

দেশের পুঁজিবাজারে আরো বিদেশি বিনিয়োগ টানতে বিদেশি প্রতিষ্ঠানকে মিউচ্যুয়াল ফান্ডের উদ্যোক্তা হওয়ার সুযোগ দেওয়া হচ্ছে। সোমবার পুঁজিবাজার নিয়ন্ত্রক সংস্থা বিএসইসি বিদেশি সরকারি বা বেসরকারি প্রতিষ্ঠানকে বাংলাদেশে মিউচ্যুয়াল ফান্ড গঠনে উদ্যোক্তা...


48789. Sundarbans fire proving difficult to dousePublished: May 03, 2021 20:10:01

A fire broke out this morning at Daser Bharani area under Sharankhola Range of Sundarbans East Forest Division. The flames could not be doused while filing this report at around...


48790. Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politicsPublished: May 03, 2021 19:57:33

As a catastrophic surge of the coronavirus sweeps through India, the leaders of 13 opposition parties urged the government to launch a free vaccination drive and ensure an uninterrupted flow...


48791. ভোজ্যতেলের দাম লিটারে বাড়ল ২ টাকা, ব্যবসায়ীরা বললেন ‘কমলো’Published: May 03, 2021 19:54:53

খুচরা পর্যায়ে বোতলজাত ভোজ্যতেলের দর লিটারপ্রতি ১৪১ টাকা নির্ধারণ করা হয়েছে। সোমবার বাণিজ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ে ব্যবসায়ীদের সঙ্গে এক বৈঠকের পর নতুন এই দর নির্ধারণ করা হয়। এদিনই নতুন দর কার্যকর হচ্ছে,...


48792. ‘No chance of oxygen crisis unless situation worsens drastically’Published: May 03, 2021 19:49:05

Amid the growing worries over a steady supply of oxygen, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has assured the people of the country that there will not be any shortage of oxygen...


48793. Farmers hope bumper summer vegetable output in Rangpur regionPublished: May 03, 2021 19:30:29

Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) are expecting a bumper summer vegetables’ output as farmers have exceeded its farming target during this Kharif-1 season in Rangpur agriculture region....


48794. Bangladesh may get 500,000 Chinese vaccine doses by May 10Published: May 03, 2021 19:27:34

Health Minister Zahid Maleque hopes that as many as 500,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Dhaka by May 10. "China will send us 500,000 doses of...


48795. কোনো সংবাদ প্রকাশ কিংবা না প্রকাশের সিদ্ধান্ত গণমাধ্যমই নিয়ে থাকে: তথ্যমন্ত্রীPublished: May 03, 2021 19:19:14

সম্প্রতি এক কলেজছাত্রীকে আত্মহত্যায় প্ররোচনা দেওয়ার অভিযোগে বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপের ব্যবস্থাপনা পরিচালকের বিরুদ্ধে মামলার খবরটি কিছু গণমাধ্যমে না আসার বিষয়ে তথ্যমন্ত্রী হাছান মাহমুদ বলেছেন, কোনো সংবাদ প্রকাশ কিংবা না প্রকাশের সিদ্ধান্ত...


48796. Walton AC registers 450pc sales growth in January-April periodPublished: May 03, 2021 18:29:39

Local electronics giant Walton has registered a sharp growth of 450 per cent in its sales of air conditioners (ACs) in January to April period of this year compared to...


48797. Will be clear soon whether Indian variant reached Bangladesh, says DGHS  Published: May 03, 2021 18:15:07

The government will be confirmed within a few days whether the highly contagious Indian variant of coronavirus has already reached Bangladesh as an investigation is going on in this regard,...


48798. Local pharma seeks permission to bring Moderna vaccinePublished: May 03, 2021 17:56:39

A Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company has sought permission from the government to import Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. Director General of the Directorate of Health Services Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam made...


48799. ‘করোনার ভারতীয় ধরন দেশে এসেছে কিনা তা জানতে কিছুদিন অপেক্ষা করতে হবে’Published: May 03, 2021 17:54:30

করোনাভাইরাসের ভারতীয় ধরন বাংলাদেশে এসেছে কিনা তা জানতে আরো কিছুদিন অপেক্ষা করতে হবে বলে জানিয়েছে স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তর। সোমবার দুপুরে স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তরের মুখপাত্র অধ্যাপক ডা. নাজমুল ইসলাম ভার্চুয়াল সংবাদ বুলেটিনে এ...


48800. SC orders LafargeHolcim to pay Tk 902.50m due gas billsPublished: May 03, 2021 17:52:26

Multinational cement manufacturing company LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd will have to pay  around Tk 902.50 million to state run Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution Systems Ltd (JGTDSL) on account of pending...