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49001. বিশ্বজুড়ে এক কোটি নতুন করোনা রোগী শনাক্ত হয়েছে ১২ দিনেPublished: April 30, 2021 19:56:31

ভারত ও ব্রাজিলে মর্মান্তিক বিপর্যয়ের মধ্যে বিশ্বজুড়ে করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্তের সংখ্যা ১৫ কোটি ছাড়িয়ে গেল, যার শেষ এক কোটি রোগী শনাক্ত হয়েছে মাত্র ১২ দিনে। এইতো গত ২৭ জানুয়ারি বিশ্বে মোট...


49002. PM extends humanitarian gesture towards people in needPublished: April 30, 2021 19:55:59

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is manifesting her humanitarian gesture towards the needy people hit hard by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as she did during the first wave...


49003. Bangladesh lauds IOC WESTPAC for taking initiatives amid pandemicPublished: April 30, 2021 19:38:34

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has appreciated the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) for its admirable initiatives amid the trying times of pandemic. He urged for prioritising capacity...


49004. India extends ban on international flights until May 31Published: April 30, 2021 19:24:42

India has further extended the suspension of scheduled international flights until May 31 amid an aggressive sweep of the second coronavirus wave. "However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on...


49005. BNP accuses govt of doing business in the name of CovidPublished: April 30, 2021 19:18:28

Taking a swipe at the government for the current crisis over the Covid vaccine, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday accused it of indulging in business in...


49006. AstraZeneca's CEO defends COVID-19 vaccine supplyPublished: April 30, 2021 18:44:54

Pascal Soriot, who is under intense fire from the European Union over the delivery of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines, said on Friday the drugmaker he runs had not overpromised on the...


49007. Transport owners demand bus services be resumed amid lockdownPublished: April 30, 2021 18:27:27

The transport owners' association urged the government to resume bus services during the ongoing lockdown. Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Malik Samity (Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association) in a statement on Friday...


49008. Singapore to block visitors from Bangladesh, other South Asian countriesPublished: April 30, 2021 18:24:34

Singapore will block entry to visitors with recent travel history to Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka from May 2 due to sustained increases in COVID-19 cases in the region,...


49009. 'Second wife' files rape case against MamunulPublished: April 30, 2021 18:15:23

Hefajat-e-Islam's Former Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque has been accused of rape in a case filed by a woman, whom he claimed to be his second wife. Jannat Ara Jharna...


49010. Indian states run out of COVID vaccines, nationwide inoculation delayedPublished: April 30, 2021 18:14:11

Several Indian states have run out of COVID-19 vaccines a day before a planned widening of a nationwide inoculation drive, authorities said on Friday, as new infections in the crisis-hit...


49011. উক্তিতে খুঁজি জীবনের মুক্তিPublished: April 30, 2021 17:45:33

অন্তবিহীন পথ চলাই জীবন, শুধু জীবনের কথা বলাই জীবন— নচিকেতার একটি বিখ্যাত গান। এ গানের পরতে পরতে ঝলমল করে গভীর সারমর্ম, যা কিনা বারবার আমাদের মগজে স্থাপন করে দেয়— জীবন...


49012. Republicans need new leadership, Trump saysPublished: April 30, 2021 17:19:08

Former President Donald Trump kept up his attack on US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday, saying Republicans would do well to find a new leader if they hope...


49013. Pandemic, coup may push nearly 50pc Myanmar citizen into poverty by 2022Published: April 30, 2021 17:03:24

The dual impacts of the pandemic and Myanmar's political crisis triggered by a military coup could result in nearly half the population, or as many as 25 million people, dropping...


49014. করোনার নতুন সংক্রমণ, মৃত্যুর সংখ্যা কমে আসতে শুরু করেছেPublished: April 30, 2021 16:33:15

করোনাভাইরাসের দ্বিতীয় ঢেউয়ের কঠিন সময়টা পার করে নতুন সংক্রমণের পাশাপাশি মৃত্যুর সংখ্যাও কমে আসতে শুরু করেছে; তিন সপ্তাহ পর দেশে এক দিনে ষাট জনের কম মৃত্যুর খবর দিয়েছে সরকার।  স্বাস্থ্য...


49015. Boris Johnson's phone number was online for 15 years, report saysPublished: April 30, 2021 16:32:22

The British government downplayed allegations Friday of security risk after it was reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cell phone number was openly available on the internet for 15 years,...


49016. Bangladesh reports 2,177 virus cases, 57 deaths in 24 hoursPublished: April 30, 2021 16:26:16

Bangladesh has registered 57 new fatalities from the coronavirus, the lowest daily count since April 5, taking the death toll to 11,450. In the 24 hours to 8:00 am on...


49017. ভারতে করোনায় মৃত্যুর মিছিল, কুলাতে পারছে না দিল্লির শ্মশানPublished: April 30, 2021 16:20:23

ভারতে করোনাভাইরাসের মৃত্যুর মিছিলের মধ্যে দিল্লিতে মৃতদেহ সৎকারের জায়গার সংকট তৈরি হয়েছে। রাজধানী নয়াদিল্লি পুলিশ শ্মশানের সংখ্যা বাড়ানোর আহ্বান জানিয়েছে বলে ভারতীয় সংবাদ মাধ্যম এনডিটিভি জানিয়েছে। জ্যেষ্ঠ এক পুলিশ কর্মকর্তার...


49018. Indonesia approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccinePublished: April 30, 2021 16:18:01

Indonesia's drug regulator on Friday approved the COVID-19 vaccine of China's Sinopharm, which it will use in a private immunisation scheme where companies buy government-procured vaccines to inoculate their staff,...


49019. Alibaba freezes executive pay amid China's curbs on big techPublished: April 30, 2021 16:14:07

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding has frozen pay for senior executives in 2021 and is instead giving junior staff bigger salary increases, sources said, in an effort to preserve...


49020. Malaysian teen slams rape jokes by teacher in viral videoPublished: April 30, 2021 16:07:35

Malaysian teenager Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam came home from school last week and posted a video on TikTok, taking a male teacher to task over an alleged joke about rape...


49021. Thousands of Myanmar villagers poised to flee violence to Thailand, group saysPublished: April 30, 2021 16:01:10

Thousands of ethnic Karen villagers in Myanmar are poised to cross into Thailand if, as expected, fighting intensifies between the Myanmar army and Karen insurgents, joining those who have already...


49022. CEO says AstraZeneca didn't overpromise on COVID-19 vaccine supplies  Published: April 30, 2021 15:52:50

Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said on Friday the drugmaker had not overpromised on the supply of COVID-19 vaccines around the world, as he defended big cuts in deliveries that prompted...


49023. What we know about the Indian variant as coronavirus sweeps South AsiaPublished: April 30, 2021 15:47:19

India has recorded the world’s sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. Scientists...


49024. Hefazat leader Mufti Masood, five others heldPublished: April 30, 2021 15:45:36

Six more people, including top Hefazat-e-Islam leader in Sylhet’s Zakiganj, have been arrested in the past 24 hours in connection with last month's mayhem in Brahmanbaria, police said on Friday....


49025. Workers seek lifting of public transport ban, announce nationwide protestsPublished: April 30, 2021 15:41:35

Transport workers have called for a nationwide protest, urging the government to reopen the public transport system amid the prevailing pandemic. The transport ban has left at least 50 per...


49026. মামুনুলের বিরুদ্ধে ধর্ষণের মামলা করলেন ‘দ্বিতীয় স্ত্রী’Published: April 30, 2021 15:40:26

হেফাজতে ইসলামের সাবেক যুগ্ম মহাসচিব মামুনুল হকের বিরুদ্ধে ধর্ষণের অভিযোগে মামলা করেছেন তার কথিত ‘দ্বিতীয় স্ত্রী’ জান্নাত আরা ঝর্ণা। শুক্রবার সকালে নারায়ণগঞ্জের সোনারগাঁও থানায় নারী ও শিশু নির্যাতন দমন আইনে...


49027. গণপরিবহন চালুর দাবিতে দেশজুড়ে বিক্ষোভের ডাকPublished: April 30, 2021 14:52:13

স্বাস্থ্যবিধি মেনে অর্ধেক আসন ফাঁকা রেখে গণপরিবহন চালুর দাবিতে রোববার সারা দেশে বিক্ষোভের ডাক দিয়েছেন সড়ক পরিবহন শ্রমিকরা। শুক্রবার জাতীয় প্রেস ক্লাবে আয়োজিত বাংলাদেশ সড়ক পরিবহন শ্রমিক ফেডারেশনের এক সংবাদ...


49028. Studying economics: Science-arts confusionPublished: April 30, 2021 13:44:10

Bangladesh offers different streams of education such as science, commerce and arts at the secondary and higher secondary level. And the social order of precedence puts science first, commerce second...


49029. India posts another record rise in Covid-19 casesPublished: April 30, 2021 13:22:14

All vaccination centres in India’s financial capital of Mumbai were shut for three days starting Friday due to a shortage of vaccines, said authorities, as the country posted another record...


49030. Raushon Ershad hospitalisedPublished: April 30, 2021 13:05:50

Raushon Ershad, the leader of the opposition in parliament, has been hospitalised after suffering from 'dehydration'. The Jatiya Party leader was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka around...


49031. What we know about the Indian variant of coronavirusPublished: April 30, 2021 11:56:25

India has recorded the world's sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. Scientists...


49032. Global coronavirus cases cross 150 millionPublished: April 30, 2021 11:13:20

With new variants of Covid-19 spreading rapidly, the global coronavirus caseload on Friday crossed the grim milestone of 150 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count...


49033. Organic vegetable farming gaining momentum in Bogura's char areasPublished: April 30, 2021 10:59:55

Organic vegetable farming in the Jamuna Char basin under Dhunot, Sariakandi and Sonatola upazilas of Bogura district is gaining momentum. The farmers are seen happy over organic vegetable farming in...


49034. 'Bangladesh has to make doing business easy'Published: April 30, 2021 10:59:18

CHATTOGRAM: After its United Nations status graduation in 2026, Bangladesh may lose most of the preferential trade benefits from countries and blocs of its main export destinations if the South...


49035. Blast disease damages vast tracts of paddy fieldPublished: April 30, 2021 10:52:31

Hundreds of farmers of Lalmonirhat district have become frustrated about the attack of blast diseases in their paddy fields. Just before the ripening blast diseases are damaging the whole paddy...


49036. The attention women entrepreneurs needPublished: April 30, 2021 10:36:58

Despite having a significant quantity of quality products at very low prices, the women entrepreneurs are unable to sell the items in the international markets, even in the neighbouring countries...


49037. GPH to supply free oxygen to Covid-19 patientsPublished: April 30, 2021 10:33:30

CHATTOGRAM: With more than 2,900 new coronavirus cases recorded nationwide till the morning of April 28 and a majority of them needed immediate hospitalisation after detection, the demand for medical...


49038. Urban planners call for pragmatic decision on subwayPublished: April 30, 2021 10:26:58

Urban experts have said the decision to implement the costly subway project in Dhaka should be more pragmatic, given the country's socio-economic status. There is no strategic direction for such...


49039. RHD waits for Padma Bridge opening for imposing highway tollPublished: April 30, 2021 10:22:31

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is likely to bring the Dhaka-Mawa highway under toll system simultaneously with the Padma Bridge after its inauguration, officials said. They said the department...


49040. 538 industrial units risk labour unrest, officials tell factory ownersPublished: April 30, 2021 10:20:21

At least 538 manufacturing units, including textile mills and readymade garment (RMG) factories, across the country have the risks of facing labour unrest over payment of wages and festival allowance...


49041. Dozens die in stampede Israeli religious bonfire festivalPublished: April 30, 2021 10:19:56

Dozens of people were killed in a crush at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a "heavy disaster"....


49042. Apparel workers’ woes mounted during lockdown: ReportPublished: April 30, 2021 09:35:23

Vulnerability of garment workers, who underwent a significant pay cut during the last coronavirus lockdown months, multiplied in Bangladesh due to the pandemic, according to a latest report. The report...


49043. Minister admits negligence in health sector developmentPublished: April 30, 2021 09:24:49

Health minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday acknowledged negligence on part of the authorities in developing the health sector as the result of which was being experienced amid the coronavirus pandemic....


49044. Energy regulator cuts LPG prices by 7pcPublished: April 30, 2021 09:19:37

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) reduced retail prices of LPG by around 7.0 per cent for trading in domestic market in May. The commission adjusted the LPG prices considering...


49045. Health experts ask authorities to find alternative sources of oxygenPublished: April 30, 2021 09:16:21

Health experts have urged the government to urgently look for alternative sources of oxygen import and adopt medium-and long-term national plans to increase local production and supply of the lifesaving...


49046. Auto-rickshaw, light vehicle workers demand food supportPublished: April 29, 2021 22:27:03

Auto-rickshaw drivers and light vehicle workers organised a human chain in front of the National Press Club on Thursday demanding food support and allowing their operation by ensuring health safety...


49047. Facebook to pay $5.0m to US independent journalistsPublished: April 29, 2021 22:09:05

Facebook Inc on Thursday said it will give $5.0 million to pay local journalists in multiyear deals as part of its new publishing platform to help independent writers attract an...


49048. Walton to manufacture electric bikes soonPublished: April 29, 2021 22:07:33

Local electronic giant Walton is going to introduce electric bikes or scooters to the market soon. The e-bikes will run up to 60 kilometres on a single charge and running...


49049. Bangladesh allows changing Covid vaccination centre for second dosePublished: April 29, 2021 22:03:02

Citizens who have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine can change the immunisation centre for their second dose, reports bdnews24.com. But the changed centre for the second dose...


49050. Lower the stock is higher the pricesPublished: April 29, 2021 21:36:51

One would always notice one or two or even more surprising or confusing developments involving the state agencies in this part of the world. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the...