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11801. PM to address UNGA focusing on ensuring world peacePublished: September 23, 2022 15:28:42

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address on Friday afternoon the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and focus on ensuring peace and stability in the lives of people...


11802. Poland distributes iodine pills as fears grow over Ukraine nuclear plantPublished: September 23, 2022 14:22:57

Poland, concerned about fighting around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, has distributed iodine tablets to regional fire departments to give to people in the event of radioactive exposure, a deputy...


11803. জাতিসংঘে কী বলবেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী? ধারণা দিলেন মোমেনPublished: September 23, 2022 14:13:37

বিশ্বে চলমান সংঘাত থেকে উত্তরণের পথ খুঁজতে জাতিসংঘের সদস্য রাষ্ট্রগুলোর মধ্যে বহুপক্ষীয় যোগাযোগে জোর দেবেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের।  জাতিসংঘের সাধারণ পরিষদের ৭৭তম অধিবেশনে শুক্রবার বাংলাদেশের অবস্থান তুলে...


11804. Bosses think workers do less from home, says MicrosoftPublished: September 23, 2022 13:52:13

A major new survey from Microsoft shows that bosses and workers fundamentally disagree about productivity when working from home. Bosses worry about whether working from home is as productive as...


11805. Australia's Optus says up to 10m customers caught in cyber attackPublished: September 23, 2022 13:51:15

Australian No. 2 telco Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, said it will contact up to 10 million customers whose personal details were taken in a "sophisticated" hack, but added...


11806. ফিলিস্তিন: দ্বি-রাষ্ট্র সমাধানের পক্ষে সমর্থন লাপিদেরPublished: September 23, 2022 13:06:46

কয়েক দশক ধরে চলা ইসরায়েল-ফিলিস্তিন সংঘাত অবসানে দ্বি-রাষ্ট্র সমাধানের পক্ষে সমর্থন জানিয়েছেন ইসরায়েলের প্রধানমন্ত্রী ইয়ার লাপিদ। খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। বৃহস্পতিবার জাতিসংঘের সাধারণ পরিষদের ৭৭তম অধিবেশনে দেওয়া ভাষণে তিনি একথা বলেন।...


11807. Sri Lanka to unveil debt restructuring plan to creditorsPublished: September 23, 2022 13:04:42

Sri Lankan authorities will formally hold talks with international creditors on Friday to start the process of restructuring billions of dollars of its debt and share plans to tackle the...


11808. Two die in separate Dhaka road accidentsPublished: September 23, 2022 12:44:16

Two people have died in separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Shobujbagh and Shahbagh. The victims have been identified as Marium Begum, 38, and Md Sohel, 37. The accidents occurred on...


11809. More than 30 migrants dead in Syrian watersPublished: September 23, 2022 12:16:22

Authorities rescue more than a dozen migrants off the coast of the northern port city of Tartus Syrian authorities have found 34 bodies and rescued more than a dozen migrants...


11810. PM Hasina places five proposals at UN to support RohingyaPublished: September 23, 2022 12:11:20

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has placed five proposals at the United Nations to support the Rohingya politically, financially and legally for their sustainable repatriation to Myanmar from Bangladesh. Speaking at...


11811. Bangladesh wants March 25 to be International Genocide Day: MomenPublished: September 23, 2022 11:40:13

Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh is working for getting recognition of March 25 as the International Genocide Day by all the countries in the world, reports...


11812. Western nations concerned by presence of extremist groups in AfghanistanPublished: September 23, 2022 10:58:09

Some western countries expressed grave concern about the presence and operations of extremist groups in Afghanistan and said the Taliban were not meeting their counter-terrorism commitments. Special envoys and representatives...


11813. US calls Iranian demand to end nuclear probes 'unreasonable'Published: September 23, 2022 10:43:44

Iran said on Thursday it saw no point reviving a 2015 nuclear pact without guarantees the United States would not withdraw again and unless UN inspectors close probes of Tehran's...


11814. Iran morality police under US sanctionPublished: September 23, 2022 10:36:35

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran's morality police over allegations of abuse of Iranian women, saying it held the unit responsible for the death of a 22-year-old...


11815. Dhaka, Phnom Penh to sign FTA for boosting trade cooperationPublished: September 23, 2022 10:33:06

Bangladesh and Cambodia are expected to sign Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as the Prime Ministers of both the countries have agreed to do it for further expanding the area of...


11816. Magnitude 4.5 earthquake briefly shakes Tokyo buildingsPublished: September 23, 2022 10:20:04

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 briefly struck the southern part of Japan's Ibaraki prefecture on Friday, authorities said, shaking buildings in Tokyo. Ibaraki is in the Kanto...


11817. US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as warning to North KoreaPublished: September 23, 2022 09:51:51

A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Friday for the first time in about four years, due to join South Korean ships in a military show of force...


11818. Israeli PM Lapid backs two-state solution with PalestiniansPublished: September 23, 2022 09:47:59

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called on Thursday for a two-state solution to decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict and reasserted that Israel would do "whatever it takes" to stop Iran from...


11819. Four Ukraine regions prepare to hold referendums on joining RussiaPublished: September 23, 2022 09:40:29

Four areas of Ukraine controlled by Russia and pro-Moscow forces were preparing to hold referendums on Friday on joining Russia, a move widely condemned by the West as illegitimate and...


11820. BSEC to probe into financial statements of Bay LeasingPublished: September 23, 2022 09:29:41

The stock market regulator has formed a three-member committee to investigate the financial statements of Bay Leasing & Investment for the year ended on December 31, 2021 as the company...


11821. UGC to strengthen monitoring effortPublished: September 23, 2022 09:25:20

The University Grants Commission (UGC) will enhance the monitoring effort at the country's public universities as most of the development projects made little progress in the implementation phase. The implementation...


11822. Steamer in BD embraces Titanic's nemesisPublished: September 23, 2022 09:19:38

Passenger steamer in Bangladesh now embraces Titanic's fate with the last state-run two docked Thursday as the imposing Padma Bridge conquered the mighty river and made them irrelevant. Sources said...


11823. Govt against egg import to protect interests of local poultry farmersPublished: September 23, 2022 09:16:32

Government will not allow import of eggs in order to protect interests of the local poultry farmers, Agriculture Minister Dr Mohammad Abdur Razzaque said on Thursday. "We (the government) will...


11824. New MRP of palm oil, sugar from SundayPublished: September 23, 2022 08:58:45

The government revised maximum retail price (MRP) of palm oil and sugar on Thursday by reducing prices of the essentials, effective from Sunday. The Ministry of Commerce (MoC), as per...


11825. Service Hub gets PSO licencePublished: September 23, 2022 08:55:57

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday issued a payment system operator (PSO) licence in favour of Service Hub Limited for providing online payment services in the country. The PSO's brand name...


11826. A double regression on poverty, child labour fearedPublished: September 23, 2022 08:53:30

Halima has sent her son to a motor workshop in Dhaka's Banglamotor area, at age as early as 11 years. It, evidently, represents a double regression, from progression in poverty...


11827. Dollar dearth, demand drop sink ship-breaking industryPublished: September 23, 2022 08:50:37

Scrap-ship imports have drastically dropped for dollar dearth and demand-side problems in Bangladesh, sources say, thus imperiling linkage industries and construction sector under knock-on impacts. Local ship-breakers have informed that...


11828. Bangladesh Bank allows return of six banks' MDsPublished: September 22, 2022 22:05:52

Bangladesh Bank has allowed the return of the managing directors (MDs) of six banks, who were removed from their positions for making "excessive profits by trading dollars, ignoring banking norms...


11829. Bangladesh needs proper strategies to counter terrorism, say speakersPublished: September 22, 2022 22:02:08

President of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) Major General (Retd) ANM Muniruzzaman on Thursday stressed the need for a comprehensive strategy to counter the threat of terrorism...


11830. ডলারে অতি মুনাফা: ৬ ব্যাংকের ট্রেজারি প্রধানকে পুনর্বহালের সুযোগPublished: September 22, 2022 21:47:15

বৈদেশিক মুদ্রা বিনিময়ে ‘অস্বাভাবিক’ মুনাফা করায় যে ছয় ব্যাংকের ট্রেজারি প্রধানকে দেড় মাস আগে দায়িত্ব থেকে সরানোর নির্দেশ দেওয়া হয়েছিল; ‘শর্ত পূরণ করে’ তাদের আবার পুনবর্হালের সুযোগ দিয়েছে বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক।...


11831. The fading dominance of motor-launchesPublished: September 22, 2022 21:30:48

The most common river vessels in Bangladesh chiefly comprise country boats. They are followed by motor launches, plying a number of fixed routes on the country's small and large rivers....


11832. Spillovers of India's economic climbPublished: September 22, 2022 21:27:30

One new development may soon exert enormous reverberations for a long time to come: India's economic size overtaking Great Britain's, its colonial master's. When Great Britain first arrived in India...


11833. Motivating people to pay taxPublished: September 22, 2022 21:26:47

That only a tiny percentage of the people with taxable income is paying tax is an undisputed reality. Bangladesh has the lowest tax-GDP ratio in the South Asia region. A...


11834. No way to turn a blind eye to hunger when it claims livesPublished: September 22, 2022 21:18:09

It is mind-boggling to think that one person is dying of hunger every four seconds in this world of advanced science and technology. In terms of number, on an average...


11835. Addressing gas shortage in industriesPublished: September 22, 2022 21:16:09

Gas shortage that seemed to have affected industrial production in a few selected areas since the past months has by now become a major threat to almost the entire range...


11836. Actions needed to combat AMR, save millions of lives: PMPublished: September 22, 2022 20:49:45

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the world needs sustainable political will and action to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to save millions of lives across the world. "It (AMR)...


11837. পণ্যের অস্বাভাবিক মূল্যবৃদ্ধি: ৪৪ কোম্পানির বিরুদ্ধে মামলা প্রতিযোগিতা কমিশনেরPublished: September 22, 2022 20:22:20

পণ্যের দাম অস্বাভাবিকভাবে বাড়িয়ে বাজার ‘অস্থিতিশীল’ করার অভিযোগে নিত্যপণ্য প্রস্তুতকারক ও সরবরাহকারী ৪৪টি কোম্পানির বিরুদ্ধে মামলা করেছে বাংলাদেশ প্রতিযোগিতা কমিশন। চাল, তেল, সাবান, আটা, ডিম ও মুরগি উৎপাদন ও সরবরাহ...


11838. Writ challenging appointment of administrator for Cold Storage Association rejectedPublished: September 22, 2022 20:16:56

The High Court on Thursday rejected a writ petition filed challenging the legality of a government decision that appointed an administrator for the Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA). The High...


11839. Palm oil price drops by Tk 12, sugar by Tk 6Published: September 22, 2022 20:09:52

The government has reduced the price of palm oil by Tk 12 per litre to be sold at Tk 133 while the price of sugar by Tk 6 per KG...


11840. Jobs in renewable energy sector rise to 12.7m globallyPublished: September 22, 2022 20:02:53

Despite the lingering impacts of Covid and the growing energy crisis, people employed globally in the renewable energy sector reached 12.7 million last year, an increase of 700,000 new jobs...


11841. Power Division warns city corporations against due energy billsPublished: September 22, 2022 19:53:38

Power Division or any distributing entity will not take responsibility if any accident occurs when city corporations or municipalities illegally connect their networks to electricity lines. Such a warning was...


11842. সাফজয়ী ফুটবলার আঁখির বাবাকে শাসানো ২ পুলিশ প্রত্যাহারPublished: September 22, 2022 19:41:49

নারী সাফ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ জয়ী দলের সদস্য আঁখি খাতুনের বাবার সঙ্গে অসদাচরণের অভিযোগে সিরাজগঞ্জে দুই পুলিশ সদস্যকে দায়িত্ব থেকে প্রত্যাহার করে পুলিশ লাইনে সংযুক্ত করা হয়েছে। বৃহস্পতিবার বিকালে সিরাজগঞ্জ পুলিশ সুপার...


11843. Manchester United announce net loss of £115.5m for 21-22Published: September 22, 2022 19:37:34

Manchester United have announced a net loss of £115.5m for the 2021-22 season even though revenues rose by 18 per cent to £583.2m. Figures released incorporating the end of their...


11844. Trial of graft case against PK Halder beginsPublished: September 22, 2022 19:33:52

The trial of a corruption case against Prashanta Kumar Halder (PK Halder), disgraced director of International Leasing and Finance Service Ltd (ILFSL), and 13 others began at a Dhaka court...


11845. Progress of development projects at public universities unsatisfactoryPublished: September 22, 2022 19:21:36

The University Grants Commission (UGC) will enhance monitoring efforts at the country’s public universities as most of the development projects made little progress in the implementation phase. The implementation progress...


11846. পাম তেল ও চিনির দাম কমলোPublished: September 22, 2022 19:15:49

বেশ কিছু দিন থেকে বাড়তে থাকা চিনির দাম কমিয়ে তিন স্তরে নতুন মূল্য নির্ধারণ করে দিয়েছে সরকার। একইভাবে কমানো হয়েছে পাম সুপার তেলের দরও। এতে এ দুটি পণ্যের দাম কিছুটা...


11847. Iran's Revolutionary Guards issue warning as protests over woman's death spreadPublished: September 22, 2022 19:13:56

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards called on the Islamic Republic's judiciary on Thursday to prosecute "those who spread false news and rumours" about a young woman whose death in police custody...


11848. Pakistan former prime minister Khan apologises in contempt of court casePublished: September 22, 2022 19:11:35

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday tendered an apology in a contempt of court case, his defence lawyer said, a step back that could help him avoid disqualification...


11849. 'Prize money for women footballers, houses if necessary'Published: September 22, 2022 19:08:11

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced providing prize money to all the players of the Bangladesh Women Football Team in recognition of clinching the maiden title of the SAFF Women's...


11850. UN rights envoy warns that Myanmar's election will be a 'fraud'Published: September 22, 2022 19:06:22

The United Nations human rights expert on Myanmar said on Thursday that an election planned by the country's junta will be a "fraud" and warned other countries against offering assistance...