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751. icddr,b launches new climate change websitePublished: February 13, 2023 17:59:58

The Initiative for Climate Change and Health of icddr,b launched a climate change and health related web-based platform https://cch.icddrb.org/ on Monday, with support from USAID’s Research for Decision Makers (RDM)...


752. CUET student Toukir wins Silver Medal from the United States Published: February 13, 2023 17:55:04

A Bangladeshi engineering student won an award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), one of the most well-known names in the field of engineering.  This year, two students...


753. PM urges coast guard members to be true friends of coastal peoplePublished: February 13, 2023 17:51:42

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) to be "true friend" of the coastal people by establishing guardianship at the sea. "The motto of the...


754. রাষ্ট্রপতি পদে মো. সাহাবুদ্দিন বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নির্বাচিতPublished: February 13, 2023 17:44:10

রাষ্ট্রপতি পদে মো. সাহাবুদ্দিনকে বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নির্বাচিত ঘোষণা করেছে নির্বাচন কমিশন (ইসি)। রাষ্ট্রপতি নির্বাচনের ফরম বাছাই শেষে প্রধান নির্বাচন কমিশনার (সিইসি) কাজী হাবিবুল আউয়াল আজ তাঁর কার্যালয়ে এ ঘোষণা দেন।...


755. DC Universe finally steps into Multiverse with 'The Flash'Published: February 13, 2023 17:40:40

After the massive success of The Batman, the DC Extended Universe was rife with problems. Black Adam didn't get its expected success, Henry Cavill left his role as Superman and Ezra Miller, who...


756. Nine Covid-19 cases, one death reported in a dayPublished: February 13, 2023 17:34:58

Bangladesh has recorded nine new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,688. The death toll from the disease climbed by one to 29,445...


757. 6.1-magnitude quake hits New ZealandPublished: February 13, 2023 17:31:02

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 09:18:07 GMT on Monday, reports Xinhua citing the US Geological Survey. The epicenter, with a depth of...


758. বাংলাদেশের কোনো বন্দরে ভিড়তে পারবে না রাশিয়ার ৬৯টি জাহাজPublished: February 13, 2023 17:23:58

রাশিয়ার যেসব জাহাজ মার্কিন নিষেধাজ্ঞায় রয়েছে, সেসব নৌযানের বাংলাদেশের সমুদ্রসীমায় প্রবেশে নিষেধাজ্ঞা দিয়েছে সরকার। এই নিষেধাজ্ঞার ফলে রাশিয়ার সাতটি কোম্পানির ৬৯টি মাদার ভেসেল বাংলাদেশের কোনো বন্দরে ভিড়তে পারবে না। পণ্য...


759. Fugitive convict arrested after 13 yearsPublished: February 13, 2023 16:36:12

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a fugitive convict from the capital's Gulshan area on Monday, reports UNB. The arrestee was Ibrahim Khalil, 40 son of Nurul Islam, a resident...


760. ত্রিপুরা ক্লাব থেকে কুমিল্লা ক্লাব: ঐতিহ্যের শত বছরPublished: February 13, 2023 16:06:15

বাংলাদেশের অন্যতম পুরনো ক্লাবগুলোর মধ্যে কুমিল্লা ক্লাবের নাম প্রথম সারিতেই উঠে আসে। ১০০ বছরেরও বেশি সময় ধরে কুমিল্লার ‘এলিট’ শ্রেণির মানুষদের একমাত্র সংগঠন হিসেবে রয়েছে ক্লাবটি। ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্যের দিক...


761. Bangladesh bars entry of 69 Russian ships after US, EU sanctionsPublished: February 13, 2023 15:51:51

The government of Bangladesh has imposed restrictions barring the entry of 69 Russian ships into its maritime waters in line with US and EU sanctions. This means that Russian vessels...


762. Adani saga spotlight shifts to Indian regulatorPublished: February 13, 2023 15:36:37

India's market regulator is set to brief the federal government on its investigation into Adani group's shelved share sale, two sources said, thrusting the watchdog into the limelight in a...


763. চাঁদাবাজির ঘটনায় ঢাবির একুশে হল ছাত্রলীগের সাধারণ সম্পাদককে অব্যাহতিPublished: February 13, 2023 15:23:53

রাজধানীর বঙ্গবাজারে এক ব্যবসায়ীর কাছ থেকে চাঁদাবাজির ঘটনায় ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অমর একুশে হল ছাত্রলীগের সাধারণ সম্পাদক ইমদাদুল হাসান সোহাগকে অব্যাহতি দেওয়া হয়েছে। রোববার ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ছাত্রলীগের সভাপতি মাজহারুল কবির শয়ন...


764. Truck-autorickshaw collision leaves five dead in JoypurhatPublished: February 13, 2023 15:16:15

A head-on collision between a truck and a CNG-run autorickshaw has left five people dead in Joypurhat’s Khetlal. The incident occurred on the Joypurhat-Khetlal road in the Majhipara area around...


765. Explosions rock Gaza, Israel says it hit Hamas rocket factoryPublished: February 13, 2023 14:47:03

Several explosions rocked the Gaza Strip early on Monday, according to a Reuters witness, as Israel's military said it attacked an underground site used by the Palestinian enclave's Hamas Islamists...


766. EC declares Shahabuddin as next Bangladesh presidentPublished: February 13, 2023 14:18:02

The Election Commission has declared Mohammed Shahabuddin as the next president of Bangladesh. A notice on the Awami League candidate as the head of state will be issued later on...


767. গল্পে গল্পে ইতিহাস জানান তারাPublished: February 13, 2023 14:04:22

একজন প্রকৌশল শাস্ত্রে স্নাতক, অপরজন স্নাতকোত্তর ও পিএইচডি করেছেন প্রত্নতত্ত্বে। কিন্তু দুজনেই হঠাৎ আগ্রহী হয়ে উঠলেন ইতিহাস বিষয়ে। প্রকৌশল শাস্ত্রে পড়া ছেলেটির ছিল ছোটবেলা থেকেই প্রচুর বই পড়ার অভ্যাস, তারপর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় জীবনের...


768. Community Bank achieves 'ISO 27001:2013' certificationPublished: February 13, 2023 13:24:50

Community Bank Bangladesh Limited has been awarded internationally acclaimed ISO 27001:2013 certification by Intertek Bangladesh, says a press release. The bank was awarded this for attaining the United Kingdom Accreditation...


769. Two men die as covered van rams motorcycle in Cox’s BazarPublished: February 13, 2023 12:28:04

Two motorcycle riders have died after a covered van ploughed into their vehicle in Cox’s Bazar's Idgaon. The incident occurred on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway in the upazila's Chander Ghona...


770. Europe's spend on energy crisis nears 800b eurosPublished: February 13, 2023 12:16:48

European countries' bill to shield households and companies from soaring energy costs has climbed to nearly 800 billion euros, researchers said on Monday, urging countries to be more targeted in...


771. রঙিন ফুলকপির পুষ্টিগুণ আর স্বাদ নিয়ে যা বলছে কৃষি বিভাগPublished: February 13, 2023 11:29:50

যুগ যুগ ধরে বাজারে প্রচলিত সাদা ফুলকপির পাশাপাশি নতুনমাত্রা যোগ করেছে সবজিটির নানা রঙের জাত; যার পুষ্টিগুণ ও স্বাদ তুলনামূলক বেশি বলে জানাচ্ছে কৃষি বিভাগ। এ ছাড়া দাম ও লাভ...


772. ChatGPT frenzy sweeps China as firms scramble for home-grown optionsPublished: February 13, 2023 11:11:00

Microsoft-backed OpenAI has kept its hit ChatGPT app off-limits to users in China, but the app is attracting huge interest in the country, with firms rushing to integrate the technology...


773. US military brings down flying object over Lake HuronPublished: February 13, 2023 10:36:10

US military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security...


774. Cut import duty on sugar to keep its price stablePublished: February 13, 2023 09:20:19

Traders demanded on Sunday that the government cut duties on sugar import aiming to keep its prices within the purchasing capacity of the commoners during the upcoming holy month of...


775. Widen tax gap by 15pc to lure more cos to market; DSE, CSE & merchant banksPublished: February 13, 2023 09:18:10

Stock exchanges and the merchant bankers association urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to widen the tax rate gap between listed and non-listed companies to encourage good companies to...


776. Shipping Corp's sole right to handle state imports sends stock flyingPublished: February 13, 2023 09:16:50

State-run Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) soared 18 per cent in just a week as the ocean-going vessel management company won an almost exclusive right to transport government-funded cargoes. The Ministry...


777. BB plans 75pc cashless transaction by 2027Published: February 13, 2023 09:13:26

Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Abdur Rouf Talukder on Sunday said the central bank will take various measures to make 75 per cent of the country's overall transaction cashless by 2027....


778. Gas supply crunch keeps new ventures at bay: BTMAPublished: February 13, 2023 08:33:58

The country's primary textile sector that witnessed billions of dollars in investment in last two consecutive years is now staring at uncertainty in the case of new ventures mainly because...


779. ‘Free small businesses from corporate chokehold’Published: February 13, 2023 08:31:18

An oft-voiced call now comes from the revenue-board chief that large industries should yield space to small ones, save some investment-intensive sectors, to allow potential growth of small-and medium-scale enterprises....


780. Domestic helps cannot make ends meet with scanty wages, finds BILS surveyPublished: February 13, 2023 08:28:14

Around 96 per cent of the house helps surveyed in a study cannot fulfil their basic needs with the scanty monthly wages they receive, reveals a study report unveiled on...


781. BAB, BIA place budget proposalsPublished: February 13, 2023 08:19:32

Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) has placed a set of proposals to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for inclusion in the fiscal budget 2023-24. The proposals include requests to...


782. Inflation bites book and flower businessPublished: February 13, 2023 08:17:36

The publishing industry and flower business are hard hit this year, primarily because of inflationary pressure and the Covid-19 pandemic that is now on the retreat. Among the items that...


783. Coming separate TIN for non-taxablePublished: February 13, 2023 08:15:35

A major overhaul in the existing TIN system has been planned for introducing temporary registration number for marginal- income people, which may remove a current tax-receipt mismatch. Under the government...


784. Hefty $5.5b cost comes under scrutinyPublished: February 13, 2023 08:12:02

Cost of a foreign-aided Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-5 project, estimated at US$5.5 billion, comes under scrutiny on afterthought as official circles find it highest in the region. Sources said...


785. Hazardous air pollution in classroomsPublished: February 12, 2023 23:06:32

Dhaka City has the dubious distinction of topping the list of the worst polluted cities in the world perhaps for longer than any other city in the world of late....


786. Lessons from Turkey-Syria earthquakePublished: February 12, 2023 22:58:39

The survival rate of the victims of earthquake of such gigantic magnitude (7.8 on the Moment Magnitude, or Mw, scale), as it happened on the Turkey-Syria border, falls very fast...


787. Plight of highways, roadsPublished: February 12, 2023 22:50:35

That the country's highways and roads show wear and tear within years or, in some cases, even months of their construction is not uncommon. After the post-construction hype begins subsiding,...


788. More funds sought for running Rohingya genocide casePublished: February 12, 2023 22:45:40

Gambian foreign minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara has hoped that more countries will make contributions to the Gambia regarding the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as...


789. GP makes outgoing calls to Türkiye, Syria freePublished: February 12, 2023 22:37:57

Grameenphone has made calls from Bangladesh to Türkiye and Syria free till February 15, as anxious family and friends attempt to speak to their loved ones caught up in the...


790. বাংলাদেশ ও বতসোয়ানা তিন খাতে কাজ করতে সম্মতPublished: February 12, 2023 22:29:07

পররাষ্ট্র প্রতিমন্ত্রী মো. শাহরিয়ার আলম এবং বতসোয়ানার কৃষিমন্ত্রী  ফিদেলিস এম মালাওয়ের মধ্যে দেশটির রাজধানী গাবোরোনেতে অনুষ্ঠিত দ্বিপক্ষীয় বৈঠকে কৃষি, মৎস্য ও একোয়াকালচারের ক্ষেত্রে বাংলাদেশ ও বতসোয়ানার মধ্যে প্রযুক্তিগত জ্ঞান ও...


791. Antony Blinken's visit to the Middle East with a  geo-strategic visionPublished: February 12, 2023 22:04:17

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his latest visit to the Middle East urged Israel and Palestine to calm tensions and also reaffirmed the long-stalled peace vision for a...


792. More countries will contribute to running Rohingya genocide case, Gambia hopesPublished: February 12, 2023 22:02:22

Gambian Foreign Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara has expressed his hope that more countries will make contributions to Gambia regarding the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...


793. BGMEA seeks Indian High Commission’s support to boost tradePublished: February 12, 2023 21:58:50

A delegation of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) led by President Faruque Hassan has met Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md. Mustafizur Rahman in New Delhi and sought...


794. ‘Ensure tolerable prices, adequate supply of essential commodities during Ramadan’Published: February 12, 2023 21:54:16

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Sunday urged traders to pledge to maintain tolerable prices alongside adequate supply of essential commodities in the upcoming Ramadan....


795. Turkey detains building contractors as quake deaths pass 33,000Published: February 12, 2023 21:18:41

Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors, including a pregnant woman and two small children, six...


796. Reimagining legal services in BangladeshPublished: February 12, 2023 21:08:49

"After my father passed away last year, I had to face a lot of challenges in dealing with legal issues. I didn't know how to claim his accounts from the...


797. রাজধানীতে প্রতারণার অভিযোগে গ্রেপ্তার ৫ এজেন্টPublished: February 12, 2023 21:06:21

প্রতারণার মাধ্যমে টাকা হাতিয়ে নেওয়ার অভিযোগে বাংলালিংক ও বিকাশের পাঁচজন এজেন্টকে গ্রেপ্তার করেছে ঢাকার মিরপুর থানা পুলিশ। রোববার ভোরে রাজধানীর বিভিন্ন স্থান থেকে তাদের গ্রেপ্তার করা হয়। তারা হলেন- খোরশেদ...


798. Four injured during skirmishes between students of City, Ideal collegesPublished: February 12, 2023 20:59:51

Police have detained 10 students during a clash between two groups of Dhaka City College and Dhanmondi Ideal College students in the capital. At least four students sustained minor injuries...


799. BNP-Jamaat starts arson terrorism again: Obaidul QuaderPublished: February 12, 2023 20:56:21

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP-Jamaat has started arson terrorism once again in the country. "BNP-Jamaat has started the arson terrorism once again in the country. They...


800. NBR chairman for conserving some sectors for small businessesPublished: February 12, 2023 20:47:45

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem has said that some sectors should be conserved for small businesses to boost the country’s Small and Medium Enterprises....