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49451. Govt suspends assignment activities for secondary school studentsPublished: April 24, 2021 19:21:59

The Bangladesh government has suspended all assignment activities for students of classes VI to IX across schools in the country in view of the worsening situation of Covid-19. The order...


49452. Application deadline for Buet admission test extended until May 3Published: April 24, 2021 19:08:47

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has stretched the application deadline of April 24 for its 2020-21 undergraduate programme to May 3. Now, the candidates can submit their application...


49453. Karunaratne, de Silva continue to trouble BangladeshPublished: April 24, 2021 18:43:27

Bangladeshi bowlers have failed to grab any wicket on day four of the Kandy Test against Sri Lanka despite bowling for two full sessions. At the tea break of day...


49454. Khaleda undergoes fresh Covid testPublished: April 24, 2021 18:32:55

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia underwent a fresh Covid test on Saturday to know whether she has recovered from the virus as she has been doing well with no visible symptom,...


49455. Experts emphasise industry-academia collaboration to meet market demand, 4IRPublished: April 24, 2021 18:32:13

Technological advancement and industry automation will replace many low-skilled jobs, and to remain competitive in the market globally we need to identify the skill gaps and preparedness, said Mr Rizwan...


49456. Beximco Pharma MD urges govt to press India for vaccinesPublished: April 24, 2021 18:24:46

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Managing Director Nazmul Hassan Papon has urged the government to step in as the Serum Institute of India failed to provide vaccine doses in keeping with their agreement....


49457. Cambodia closes markets to curb COVID-19, thousands plead for foodPublished: April 24, 2021 18:12:05

Cambodia closed all markets in the capital Phnom Penh on Saturday to contain a spike in coronavirus infections as thousands of families plead for food during a two-week lockdown. The...


49458. Bangladesh orders three-day institutional quarantine for air passengers without vaccinePublished: April 24, 2021 18:01:41

Any air passenger arriving in Bangladesh with the first dose of the COVID vaccine or no inoculation at all will have to undergo a three-day mandatory institutional quarantine. Even those...


49459. Navalny ends hunger strike, but political prospects darkenPublished: April 24, 2021 17:49:43

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Friday he would start gradually ending a hunger strike after getting medical care, even as the political prospects for him and his movement...


49460. Iran bans flights from India, PakistanPublished: April 24, 2021 17:39:15

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency is reporting the country’s civil aviation agency has banned all flights to and from India and Pakistan because of the dramatic surge in coronavirus cases...


49461. Hefazat leader Abul Hussain put on remandPublished: April 24, 2021 17:30:55

A Faridpur court on Friday sent vice-president of Faridpur district Hefazat-e-Islam Md. Abul Hussain on a seven-day remand. The court passed the order when Bhanga Police Station sub-inspector Bikash Mandal...


49462. কুড়িগ্রাম থেকে ধান কাটতে যাচ্ছেন শ্রমিকরাPublished: April 24, 2021 17:15:13

লকডাউনের মধ্যে কাজের সুযোগ পেয়ে দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিমাঞ্চলের পথে ছুটছেন কুড়িগ্রামের কৃষিশ্রমিকরা।  খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। গত কয়েক দিনে জেলা থেকে ৮৪৯ জন শ্রমিক ছাড়পত্র নিয়েছেন বলে জানিয়েছে কৃষি বিভাগ। জেলা কৃষি...


49463. শেষ হয়ে আসছে নিখোঁজ ৫৩ সাবমেরিন আরোহী উদ্ধারের আশাPublished: April 24, 2021 16:57:10

নিখোঁজ ইন্দোনেশীয় সাবমেরিনের অক্সিজেনের মজুদ শেষ হওয়ার শঙ্কা তুলে ধরে ৫৩ আরোহীকে জীবিত উদ্ধারে তেমন আশা দেখছেন না উদ্ধারকর্মীরা।  খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-এর। বালি উপকূল থেকে প্রায় ৬০ মাইল দূরে...


49464. 53 Indonesian sailors feared dead as rescuers find debris of missing submarinePublished: April 24, 2021 16:48:54

Indonesian searchers have recovered debris believed to be from the missing submarine lost in the Bali Sea on Wednesday, the country’s military chief said on Saturday Hopes for the 53...


49465. Three-day quarantine mandatory for inbound travellers without vaccinePublished: April 24, 2021 16:40:00

Any air passenger arriving in Bangladesh with the first dose of the COVID vaccine or no inoculation at all will have to undergo a three-day mandatory institutional quarantine. According to...


49466. ASEAN leaders discuss Myanmar crisis with junta chiefPublished: April 24, 2021 16:38:40

Southeast Asian leaders began a crisis meeting on Myanmar on Saturday aiming to persuade Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who led the military takeover that sparked turmoil in his country,...


49467. 114 road accident-prone locations identified across countryPublished: April 24, 2021 16:35:34

At least 114 road accident-prone locations have been identified in the country, according to a latest report. Of them, some 51 are categorised as extremely accident-prone while some 63 as...


49468. গণপরিবহন চালুর চিন্তা করছে সরকার: সড়ক পরিবহন মন্ত্রীPublished: April 24, 2021 16:34:52

চলমান ‘লকডাউনের পর’ জনস্বার্থ বিবেচনায় স্বাস্থ্যবিধি মেনে ‘শর্তসাপেক্ষে’ সরকার গণপরিবহন চালুর সক্রিয় চিন্তা ভাবনা করছে বলে জানিয়েছেন সড়ক পরিবহন ও সেতুমন্ত্রী ওবায়দুল কাদের। শনিবার বরিশাল সড়ক জোন, বিআরটিসি ও বিআরটিএর...


49469. সেরামকে অগ্রিম টাকা দিয়েছি, টিকার চালান ভারত আটকাতে পারে না: পাপনPublished: April 24, 2021 16:34:19

ভারতের সেরাম ইনস্টিটিউট থেকে করোনাভাইরাসের টিকা আমদানিকারক বাংলাদেশি প্রতিষ্ঠান বেক্সিমকো ফার্মাসিউটিক্যালস বলছে, সেরামকে দেড় কোটি ডোজ টিকার জন্য অগ্রিম অর্থ দিয়েছে বাংলাদেশ, তাই সেটি ভারত আটকাতে পারে না। বেক্সিমকোর ব্যবস্থাপনা...


49470. Experts discuss labour market challengesPublished: April 24, 2021 16:33:46

ICSA Bangladesh, a non-profit service organisation arranged its 19th dialogue titled ‘Labour Market Challenges in Covid-19 Situation: Bangladesh Perspective,' on April 17. Professor Aynul Islam, department of Economics at Jagannath...


49471. Dhaka’s air quality improved in lockdownPublished: April 24, 2021 16:20:13

The air quality of Dhaka city has made a marked improvement by some 45pc on average a day during the first seven days of the Covid-19 lockdown due to the...


49472. Bangladesh logs 83 virus deaths, 2,697 cases in a dayPublished: April 24, 2021 16:17:34

Bangladesh has registered 83 new fatalities from the coronavirus in a day, taking the death toll to 10,952. The caseload surged to 742,400 after 2,697 people tested positive for COVID-19...


49473. Govt mulls resuming public transport servicesPublished: April 24, 2021 16:14:07

The government is working on a plan to allow the public transport to resume operations once the current lockdown is over, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on...


49474. Fourth instalment of 'Captain America' in developmentPublished: April 24, 2021 16:01:04

The head writer and creator of Disney+ and Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is developing a fourth instalment of the Captain America film franchise for Marvel Studios. Spellman...


49475. At least eight die in glacier avalanche in India's Himalayan statePublished: April 24, 2021 15:47:43

At least eight people died and 384 were rescued after a glacier broke triggering an avalanche close to the Indo-China border in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday, a...


49476. দোকানপাট খুললেও লাগবে ‘মুভমেন্ট পাস’Published: April 24, 2021 15:35:25

চলমান ‘সর্বাত্মক লকডাউনে’২৫ এপ্রিল থেকে দোকানপাট খোলার নির্দেশনা এলেও চলাচলের জন্য জনসাধারণের ‘মুভমেন্ট পাস’ নেওয়ার আগের সিদ্ধান্ত বহাল আছে। পুলিশ সদর দপ্তরের এআইজি (মিডিয়া) সোহেল রানা শনিবার বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমকে...


49477. India Covid-19 patients suffocate from low oxygen amid surgePublished: April 24, 2021 15:28:25

In this April 23, 2021, file photo, Health workers carry a patient after a fire in Vijay Vallabh COVID-19 hospital at Virar, near Mumbai, India. India is battling the world’s...


49478. Myanmar junta leader arrives in Jakarta for ASEAN crisis summitPublished: April 24, 2021 15:27:11

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s junta chief, arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for a summit of Southeast Asian leaders centred on the crisis in his country, video footage released...


49479. কোভিড-১৯: মজুদ টিকা শেষ হতে ‘দুই সপ্তাহ’Published: April 24, 2021 15:14:14

বাংলাদেশে করোনাভাইরাসের টিকা যে হারে প্রয়োগ করা হচ্ছে, তাতে মজুদ টিকা দুই সপ্তাহের মধ্যে শেষ হয়ে যাবে বলে কর্মকর্তারা জানিয়েছেন। তারা বলছেন, সেরাম ইনস্টিটিউট অব ইন্ডিয়া থেকে কেনা টিকার পরের...


49480. Hope fades for Indonesian missing submarinePublished: April 24, 2021 15:09:51

The United States is deploying a P-8 Poseidon aircraft to assist in the search and rescue operation for a missing Indonesian navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea, as hopes...


49481. Vaccine stock in Bangladesh runs short, resupply uncertainPublished: April 24, 2021 15:08:40

At the current rate of use, the government’s stock of COVID-19 vaccine doses could run out within two weeks. The current stock could be administered until the first week of...


49482. eGeneration bags SAP Emerging Partner of Bangladesh AwardPublished: April 24, 2021 14:55:33

eGeneration has been awarded the Emerging Partner of Bangladesh at the SAP Partner Success Summit 2021 held on Thursday virtually. This is the first time any Bangladeshi company has received...


49483. US lawmakers urge Biden to back 'moral' patent waiver to hasten vaccine accessPublished: April 24, 2021 14:29:00

US lawmakers and nonprofit groups on Friday heaped pressure on the Biden administration to back a temporary patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines to help poor countries contain the pandemic. The...


49484. India's daily virus cases climb to new world recordPublished: April 24, 2021 14:25:31

India's coronavirus infections rose by 346,786 overnight, the health ministry said on Saturday, setting a new world record for the third consecutive day, as overwhelmed hospitals in the densely-populated country...


49485. 25 Covid patients die in Delhi hospital due to oxygen shortagePublished: April 24, 2021 14:13:38

The oxygen crisis in the Indian capital is escalating by the day. At least 25 Covid patients on life support have died at a leading Delhi hospital due to a...


49486. Dhaka again world's most polluted cityPublished: April 24, 2021 13:55:33

The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality. Dhaka's air quality index (AQI) at 6.29 am read 489,...


49487. How Real Madrid’s Perez struck a deal too farPublished: April 24, 2021 13:44:58

Florentino Perez is not used to losing, either when signing soccer stars to grace the immaculate turf of Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium or in pulling off multi-billion dollar deals for...


49488. Male breast cancer: A lesser-known threat to lifePublished: April 24, 2021 13:30:45

If a question is put to the general population of Bangladesh right now about males suffering from breast cancer, most of us would be a bit sceptical whereas some of...


49489. মনোবলই সম্পদ, আত্ননিয়ন্ত্রণই সুন্দরPublished: April 24, 2021 12:47:27

স্বাধীনতা — মানুষ ভেদে যার পাল্টে যায় সংজ্ঞা, তার ব্যাখ্যা। আমরা যদি 'স্বাধীনতা' শব্দের অর্থ হিসেবে ‘স্ব অধীন’ ব্যবহার করি, তবে তার তাৎপর্য ঠিক কতখানি? বলা হয়, মানুষের মন গিরগিটির...


49490. AKM Shamsuzzaman, director of laboratory medicine institute, passes awayPublished: April 24, 2021 12:27:04

Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, the director of the National Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Referral Centre, has died after contracting COVID-19. Shamsuzzaman passed away on Saturday morning while undergoing treatment...


49491. K-pop's BTS notch up marketing dealsPublished: April 24, 2021 12:13:37

Mixing high- and low-cost styles is a well-worn fashion trick, and Korean pop sensations BTS are taking the approach to a whole new level in marketing deals announced this week....


49492. Facebook starts testing ads in Instagram ReelsPublished: April 24, 2021 11:33:58

Facebook Inc on Thursday said it will begin testing ads on its TikTok clone Instagram Reels in India, Brazil, Germany and Australia, as the social media giant aims to make...


49493. Activists dump fake coal in fossil fuel protestPublished: April 24, 2021 11:24:09

Climate activists dumped fake coal outside Lloyd's of London's headquarters on Friday, targeting the global insurer in a protest against the industry's backing for major fossil fuel mining projects including...


49494. Musk's SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space stationPublished: April 24, 2021 11:22:54

NASA and Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station on Friday, the first crew ever propelled into orbit...


49495. Can the Saudis' oil money help him save the planet?Published: April 24, 2021 11:16:00

Spanish biologist Carlos Duarte had been at a Saudi royal palace until three o'clock in the morning, waiting for the country's most powerful man. Finally in his hotel room, Duarte...


49496. US lifts pause on J&J Covid-19 vaccinePublished: April 24, 2021 11:10:52

US health regulators have lifted an 11-day pause on the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 jab, but will add a warning label about the potential for extremely rare blood clots....


49497. Pandemic hits hard Bangladesh's aquaculture sector: StudyPublished: April 24, 2021 10:58:11

Despite having potentials, the aquaculture sector in Bangladesh has been affected badly in the wake of the pandemic mainly due to the increased cost of fish feed and sluggish demand,...


49498. Careless behaviour, excessive dependence on groundwater may cause water scarcityPublished: April 24, 2021 10:42:46

High dependency on groundwater and careless behaviour towards surface water is one of the major reasons behind environment pollution which may cause disasters like water scarcity in near future. Besides,...


49499. Rights groups want buyers to sign new deal on AccordPublished: April 24, 2021 10:25:30

Global rights and investors groups on Thursday called upon the apparel brands and buyers to sign a new legally binding agreement for the maintenance and expansion of the Bangladesh Accord...


49500. Hifazat leader resigns over Brahmanbaria violencePublished: April 24, 2021 10:11:30

Hifazat-e Islam leader Abdur Rahim Quasemi has resigned from the radical organisation citing recent violence unleashed by its activists in Brahmanbaria and other parts of Bangladesh. A member of the...