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127001. Roadside bomb kills 7 in AfghanistanPublished: December 24, 2017 19:17:49

Afghan officials say a roadside bomb has killed seven civilians in the southern Helmand province, reports Fox News.Haji Salam Khan, a provincial council member, said Sunday's explosion killed seven civilians...


127002. 200 scientists leave job opposing Trump’s policy Published: December 24, 2017 19:03:08

More than 700 employees including 200 scientists have left the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since President Donald Trump took office.  Besides, Trump appointed Scott Pruitt as Administrator of EPA, who...


127003. Gold prices go up againPublished: December 24, 2017 19:02:15

Gold prices in Bangladesh have gone up for the second time in two weeks. The price of 11.664 grams (1 Bhori) of 22 carat gold has increased by Tk 1,400....


127004. BD-China shopping outlet to be launched soonPublished: December 24, 2017 18:56:33

Online shopping outlet ‘10takabuy.com’ is set to be launched soon in Bangladesh. The China-Bangladesh joint venture will be open for both local and international customers. An agreement was signed between...


127005. Khaleda says Awami League fears freedom fightersPublished: December 24, 2017 18:55:38

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has mentioned that the ruling party Awami League is fearful of the freedom fighters (FFs). She also thinks that the AL and its allies are out...


127006. BNP have to accept election results: NasimPublished: December 24, 2017 18:25:04

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday said BNP will have to accept results of the next national election. "BNP tried to resist the January 5 election which...


127007. PM announces compensation for Ctg stampede victims' familiesPublished: December 24, 2017 18:22:24

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced compensation for the families of 10 victims died during a stampede at qulkhwani of former Chittagong Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury. The Prime Minister made...


127008. Scientists develop fast-charging aluminum-graphene batteryPublished: December 24, 2017 17:34:04

Researchers from Zhejiang University in China have developed a safe, flexible, fast-charging aluminum-graphene battery that can be charged in seconds, instead of hours. The team, led by professor Gao Chao,...


127009. BMCCI gets new leadershipPublished: December 24, 2017 17:10:44

The Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) has got new leadership for the 2018-2019 term. The BMCCI held the 16th annual general meeting (AGM) in Dhaka on Saturday, said...


127010. 37 die in Philippine shopping mall firePublished: December 24, 2017 16:58:56

At least 37 people died in a fire at a shopping mall in Philippines on Sunday, local city government officials said on Sunday. The vice mayor of the southern city...


127011. Cops arrest one over infant’s death during Dhaka muggingPublished: December 24, 2017 16:46:20

Police have arrested over the death of an infant during a mugging in Dhaka last week. Early on the morning of Dec 18, a couple travelling on a rickshaw with...


127012. Govt for tougher action against drug smuggling: KamalPublished: December 24, 2017 15:45:34

The government will be very tough to put an end to drug smuggling through differen points of the country, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. "Steps are being taken against those...


127013. US drops charges that UN economist underpaid BD workerPublished: December 24, 2017 15:11:04

Hamidur Rashid, a Bangladeshi national and economist at the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs, was charged with visa fraud in foreign labor contracting in June. However, the...


127014. RAB detains 2 JMB men in cityPublished: December 24, 2017 14:52:56

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh in the city on Saturday night. Acting on tip-off, a team of Rab-11...


127015. Pry teachers’ hunger strike continuesPublished: December 24, 2017 14:42:19

The indefinite hunger strike enforced by the assistant teachers of the primary schools demanding their salary hike, entered second day on Sunday. Over 1,000 assistant teachers of several primary schools...


127016. Natore T-Aman growers happy over fair pricePublished: December 24, 2017 14:37:23

Thousands of growers in Natore are delighted over the good market price of newly harvested T-Aman paddy. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office said farmers failed to get satisfactory...


127017. Canada sees deal as first step in Rohingya repatriationPublished: December 24, 2017 14:04:25

Canada's special envoy on the Rohingya crisis Bob Rae has said it would be 'unconscionable' for the member states of the UN to sanction a repatriation that was forced, or...


127018. IU Science Faculty appoints new deanPublished: December 24, 2017 13:41:29

Dr M Momtazul Islam, professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering department has been appointed as the dean of Applied Sciences and Technology Faculty of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia. Momtazul...


127019. 10 die as buses crash into van in PakistanPublished: December 24, 2017 13:40:28

10 people have been killed and 17 others wounded when two speeding buses coming from the rear side collided and crashed into a van on a highway in central Pakistan,...


127020. BAPLC for digitising annual reports of listed companiesPublished: December 24, 2017 13:40:16

Bangladesh Assocation of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) has urged the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to digitise the annual reports of the listed companies. " We have made this...


127021. Adolescent brain makes learning easier: StudyPublished: December 24, 2017 13:13:03

The brains of adolescents react more responsively to receiving rewards, according to a study that shows it can make learning easier. "The adolescent brain is very sensitive to feedback. That...


127022. Mourinho berates 'childish' United after Leicester drawPublished: December 24, 2017 13:04:50

Manchester United fell further behind Manchester City at the top of the Premier League when defender Harry Maguire scored in the final minute of added time to earn Leicester City...


127023. Saima Wazed stresses on regulatory body for autismPublished: December 23, 2017 12:49:36

Saima Wazed Hossain, Chairperson of Bangladesh National Advisory Committee for Autism and Neuro developmental Disorders, stressed on the need for constituting a regulatory organisation comprising physiotherapists and other professionals concerned...


127024. Stairs being added to Moghbazar flyover for traffic policePublished: December 23, 2017 00:48:58

The government has taken a move to add stairs to the Moghbazar-Mouchak-Malibagh flyover to help traffic police monitor vehicular movement, officials said.    The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has taken...


127025. Muggers on the prowl, againPublished: December 23, 2017 00:44:56

Muggers are on the prowl again -this time with renewed vengeance. The other day a woman on a rickshaw in the city coming from Shariatpur for treatment of her son...


127026. Rohingyas: Lurching from crisis to crisisPublished: December 23, 2017 00:43:55

Ferdous Begum was cleaning her child after he had defecated in the open, using leaves she collected from a nearby tree at Bangladesh's Teknaf Nature Park. The settlement is packed...


127027. Exorcising the ghost of question leaksPublished: December 23, 2017 00:42:30

Curriculum theorist Aoki's planned curriculum reminds us of Leonard Cohen's (1992) song, The Anthem: There is a crack in everything. That's how the light comes in. The meaning of pedagogy...


127028. Feasting on nature’s wintry veg bountiesPublished: December 23, 2017 00:40:51

Eating more vegetables make you more attractive, veg can change your skin pigment and improve circulation causing a "natural glow". It can help you lose weight. Most vegetables are very...


127029. Rangpur in driving seat on Nasir's double tons in NCLPublished: December 23, 2017 00:39:16

All-rounder Nasir Hossain hit a magnificent unbeaten double hundred as Rangpur Division dominated the third day over Barisal Division in the four-day 19th National Cricket League (NCL) held on Friday...


127030. Oil dips from highs, but OPEC’s cuts still support marketPublished: December 23, 2017 00:37:57

Oil prices on Friday dipped away from some of their highest levels since 2015, weighed down by rising US output and the expected January re-opening of the Forties pipeline in...


127031. Japan's US LPG imports to hit record in 2017Published: December 23, 2017 00:35:07

Japan's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports from the United States are expected to double in 2017 to a record and account for around half of its total purchases, government and...


127032. StanChart vows to facilitate growth in trade, investment in EPZsPublished: December 23, 2017 00:33:41

Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) recently jointly organised a seminar on "Trade Finance Processes for Investors" for the companies based in the Chittagong Export...


127033. California wildfire becomes largest on record in the statePublished: December 23, 2017 12:26:53

A sprawling Southern California wildfire that has been burning through rugged, drought-parched coastal terrain since Dec. 4 has become the largest on record in the state, state fire officials said....


127034. Oil price inches higher in light volumesPublished: December 23, 2017 12:15:13

Oil prices rose in light volumes on Friday, steadying near their highest levels since 2015 on pledges from major oil producers that any exit from crude output cuts would be...


127035. Two Palestinians die in clashes with Israeli troopsPublished: December 23, 2017 09:53:26

Israeli troops shot dead at least two Palestinians and wounded about 60 with live fire on Friday, the Health Ministry in Gaza said, as protests intensified against Washington’s recognition of...


127036. Bangladesh ranks lowest in food security indexPublished: December 23, 2017 20:59:58

Bangladesh stands on the 89th position in the recently published Global Food Security Index-2017, which is the lowest among the South-Asian countries.  The general secretary of Bangladesh Food Security Network,...


127037. Dhaka will request Delhi to review anti-dumping duty on jute goodsPublished: December 23, 2017 00:47:38

Dhaka has decided to formally request Delhi to review the anti-dumping duty it imposed on the import of Bangladeshi jute goods, sources said. To this end, Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC)...


127038. 'Get tough dealing with bad banks'Published: December 23, 2017 09:44:51

The central bank should take stricter stance while dealing with ongoing controversies over some "non-performing" commercial banks, a former Bangladesh Bank governor suggests. In the wake of such developments, especially...


127039. Kamal credits law enforcing agencies over missing people returPublished: December 23, 2017 11:31:16

The home minister has credited the law enforcers for the some of the missing people resurfacing recently despite no visible police action to find them. Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said to...


127040. Over 100 dead in Philippine mudslidesPublished: December 23, 2017 11:56:09

A tropical storm in the southern Philippines triggered mudslides and flash floods that killed more than 100 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster officials said on Saturday.  The...


127041. 32 die as bus plunges into Rajasthan riverPublished: December 23, 2017 12:01:44

At least 32 people have been killed and 7 others injured after a bus carrying passengers veered off a bridge and plunged into a river in Sawai Madhopur district of...


127042. Cops sue 22 in Sylhet over death of accused in police firingPublished: December 23, 2017 12:04:52

Police filed a case against 22 people for preventing police from performing their duty after death of an accused in police firing during their bid to arrest at Choripara Majdodi...


127043. Cops find, arrest ‘missing’ Kalyan Party leaderPublished: December 23, 2017 13:19:25

Police have found and arrested missing Kalyan Party Secretary General MM Aminur Rahman, nearly four months after his missing. The leader of the BNP-allied party went missing on the night...


127044. Tannery relocation marginally revives Buriganga riverPublished: December 23, 2017 18:10:17

The quality of Buriganga water has improved slightly following the relocation of tanneries to Savar from the capital's Hazaribagh area.  The improvement of water quality of this vital river is...


127045. More rice on the way from MyanmarPublished: December 23, 2017 13:25:15

Bangladesh has offered to buy an additional 0.20 million (200,000) tonnes of rice from Myanmar under a government to government agreement before the end of December, said associate secretary Lu...


127046. Baby girl receives 65 stitches after raccoon attackPublished: December 23, 2017 14:03:55

A baby girl has been attacked in her room by a raccoon in the US city of Philadelphia, her family says. Four-month-old Jourini Black suffered claw marks to the face...


127047. China, Gambia agree on closer cooperationPublished: December 23, 2017 14:05:42

China is set to promote cooperation with Gambia in agricultural technology, fishery processing, infrastructure development and tourism to achieve win-win results, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday. Chinese Premier...


127048. India for regional connectivity: VK SinghPublished: December 23, 2017 15:07:09

Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (retd) Dr Vijay Kumar Singh said India is steadfast in its commitment to regional cooperation, connectivity and economic integration. India believes that...


127049. Observer praises EC on Rangpur city pollsPublished: December 23, 2017 15:44:26

The Election Working Group has praised the Election Commission for holding a peaceful and fair Rangpur City Corporation election. “The election was held without violence or irregularities,” EWG President Abdul...


127050. Promotion of 193 deputy secys ‘obscure’: BNPPublished: December 23, 2017 16:09:59

BNP on Saturday has said the recent promotion of 193 deputy secretaries and its equivalent officials to joint secretaries is confusing. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said...