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128101. India mulls developing own civilian aircraftPublished: December 11, 2017 22:45:28

Indian government is considering manufacturing civilian aircraft and would like to move ahead with the plan "very fast", a civil aviation ministry official said. The South Asian country's domestic aviation...


128102. Germany accuses China of cyber spyingPublished: December 11, 2017 10:35:55

China is using fake LinkedIn profiles to gather information on German officials and politicians, the German intelligence agency (BfV) has said. The agency alleges that Chinese intelligence used the networking...


128103. India in talks with Singapore for cruise tourismPublished: December 11, 2017 22:30:28

India’s Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that talks are on with Singapore for cruise connectivity. Keen on promoting cruise tourism on a mega scale, India has huge potential for...


128104. Bitcoin futures surge past $17,000Published: December 11, 2017 10:15:15

The front-month bitcoin futures contract XBTc1 on the Chicago-based CBOE Futures Exchange surged past $17,000 on Monday, the first day of trading. The January contract opened at $15,460 in New...


128105. Hawaii plane crash leaves two deadPublished: December 11, 2017 10:08:16

Maui fire officials say two people have died in a plane crash on Molokai, a Hawaiian island located between Oahu and Maui. Hawaii News Now reports that the plane crashed...


128106. Market sees hefty rise in rights fund in 2017Published: December 11, 2017 09:53:59

Funds raised by listed companies from rights shares soared more than three-fold in the outgoing calendar year 2017 compared to the previous year. Four listed firms netted around Tk 11.14...


128107. IOM scales up Rohingya healthcare operationsPublished: December 11, 2017 21:53:01

The UN migration agency International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has scaled up its healthcare operations. IOM now runs 13 health posts and one primary healthcare centre for Rohingya people in...


128108. BNP forms steering committee to monitor Rangpur pollsPublished: December 11, 2017 21:32:44

Vice-Chairman of BNP Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku has been made chief of his party’s central election steering committee formed to monitor Rangpur City Corporation polls. The Election Commission has set...


128109. Bangladeshi behind Manhattan explosion?Published: December 11, 2017 21:22:35

The New York City Police Department has arrested a man after the explosion at Manhattan bus terminal on Monday. Some global media outlets have claimed that the 27-year-old man was...


128110. Winter and rising mosquito menacePublished: December 11, 2017 21:21:10

ONE of the many difficulties faced by Dhaka city-dwellers is mosquito bite in winter. The City Corporation people are seen spraying mosquito repellants in different localities to drive away mosquitoes,...


128111. Respecting human rightsPublished: December 11, 2017 21:07:48

This year's International Human Rights Day marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of the seven decades since the proclamation of one of the most significant agreements in human history...


128112. Sound pollution in the skyPublished: December 11, 2017 20:38:08

Sound pollution on roads and streets is one factor that has turned big cities, especially in the developing world, 'worst livable' ones. Added to this is the hell that is...


128113. UCL knockout round: Favourites face uphill taskPublished: December 11, 2017 20:06:52

Zinedine Zidane’s men must overcome Paris Saint-Germain if they are to defend their title, while Manchester United have been drawn against Sevilla in the last 16 of the Champions League...


128114. Behaviouralism: Political status of BangladeshPublished: December 11, 2017 19:46:55

Behaviouralism focuses on the behaviour of individuals and groups while analysing politics and society. But people and groups do not operate in a vacuum. Numerous forces are at work in...


128115. Global leadership & baton-passing: A fickle yearPublished: December 11, 2017 19:26:15

On the 30th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's 'tear down this wall' speech to a financially imploding Soviet Union leader during his June 12, 1987 Berlin visit, Donald J. Trump, who...


128116. The UK's multilateral trade futurePublished: December 11, 2017 19:17:28

As the United Kingdom negotiates the terms of its divorce from the European Union, it would be wise for the country's leaders to begin looking further into the future to...


128117. Global Factoring: An alternative to documentary creditsPublished: December 11, 2017 19:02:02

Global Factoring (GF) or international factoring is a finance-packed mechanism for cross-border transactions through banks that combine working capital financing, credit risk protection and receivables discounting and collection services. The...


128118. Compensating loss and damage for climate change impactsPublished: December 11, 2017 18:55:52

In the word of climate change negotiations, loss and damage is arguably one of the most debated issues.  In the last COP23 hosted by an island nation, Fiji (largely affected...


128119. B'baria attack: Police submit charge sheet against 228Published: December 11, 2017 18:39:38

Brahmanbaria police have submitted the charge sheet before a court against 228 people over attacks on Hindus at Nasirnagar upazila in the district. The chargesheet was submitted to a judicial...


128120. Scientists gauge Mt Hope as 'UK's highest peak'Published: December 11, 2017 18:25:44

Mt Hope, which is sited in the part of the Antarctic claimed by the UK, was recently re-measured and found to tower above the previous title holder, Mt Jackson, by...


128121. PM reaches DubaiPublished: December 11, 2017 18:06:14

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Dubai on Monday afternoon en route to Paris on a three-day official visit to France. An Emirates flight carrying the prime minister and members of...


128122. Scientists discover way to boost capability of antibioticsPublished: December 11, 2017 17:58:52

US scientists have discovered a way to enhance the capability of a class of antibiotics in killing drug-tolerant bacteria, a new study shows. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...


128123. Google Doodle honours physicist Max BornPublished: December 11, 2017 17:54:00

Google’s Doodle is honouring German physicist and mathematician Max Born who discovered one of the most important rules in quantum mechanics, on his 135th birthday on Monday. He is famous...


128124. Fire at Fenchuganj power stationPublished: December 11, 2017 17:08:25

Some areas of northeastern districts experienced power supply disruptions due to a fire incident at the Fenchuganj power station in Sylhet on Monday. The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB)...


128125. 30m unbanked people to get banking servicesPublished: December 11, 2017 16:53:19

The government has launched a new mobile banking service, Daak Taka, to bring about 30 million unbanked people under banking services. People can open their bank accounts from post offices...


128126. NUB, GP arrange project management seminarPublished: December 11, 2017 15:47:33

Northern University Bangladesh (NUB) and Grameenphone (GP) have jointly organised a seminar titled “Building Career on Project Management” for the students of NUB at Bangladesh Institutes of International Study Centre...


128127. Rohingya crisis: US aid crosses $90 millionPublished: December 11, 2017 15:44:56

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded US$7.5 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) under the Food for Peace Act on Wednesday to improve the nutritional status...


128128. ADN Telecom holds AGMPublished: December 11, 2017 15:37:10

ADN Telecom Limited has arranged its 14 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the capital recently.  Asif Mahmood, Chairman of ADN Telecom Limited, headed the meeting of the IT and...


128129. Iran budget in as US tensions overshadow economyPublished: December 11, 2017 15:22:56

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani proposed to parliament on Sunday a conservative state budget of about $104 billion for next year, with the outlook for the economy and state revenues clouded...


128130. Egypt to ink nuclear deal during Putin’s visitPublished: December 11, 2017 15:08:44

Egypt will sign contracts with Moscow during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Cairo on Monday for the country’s first nuclear power plant, three senior sources told Reuters. The construction...


128131. Melbourne introduces new security warning systemPublished: December 11, 2017 14:57:12

Authorities in Melbourne, Australia, have installed loudspeakers that are designed to warn the public in the event of an emergency. The speakers are part of a security upgrade after six...


128132. Israeli PM visiting EU after Trump’s move on JerusalemPublished: December 11, 2017 14:50:20

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting the European Union, praised US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as his country's capital on Monday and said he expected Europeans to follow...


128133. IS abducts three civilians in Libya’s SirtePublished: December 11, 2017 14:40:42

The Islamic State (IS) militants kidnapped three civilians, including a father and his two children, in a Libyan town near former IS affiliates' stronghold Sirte, said a military source on...


128134. Price hike: BNP's countrywide demo WednesdayPublished: December 11, 2017 14:34:57

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stage rallies and processions across the country, including all thanas in the capital, on Wednesday in protest against the growing price hike of rice, pulse,...


128135. Indian cops detain French journoPublished: December 11, 2017 14:19:06

Indian police have arrested a freelance French journalist in Kashmir for violating visa regulations, the city police chief said. Comiti Paul Edward was arrested on late Sunday in the Kothibagh...


128136. Nokia COO Monika Maurer to resignsPublished: December 11, 2017 14:13:29

Finland-based telecom network equipment maker Nokia said on Monday its Chief Operating Officer (COO) Monika Maurer was leaving the company. The company also announced the appointment of Joerg Erlemeier, currently...


128137. Tribunal probe team visits LalmonirhatPublished: December 11, 2017 14:01:23

A three-member investigation team led by Mohammad Nazmul Haque, an additional director of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), has visited Lalmonirhat district. They talked to victims of the crimes against...


128138. Truck-tractor collision claims 10 lives in north IndiaPublished: December 11, 2017 13:38:53

At least 10 people have been killed and six others injured Monday morning after a goods laden truck collided head-on with a tractor carrying people in northern Indian state of...


128139. Gopalganj farmers take interest to grow mung beanPublished: December 11, 2017 01:36:25

GOPALGANJ, Dec 10: Cultivation of mung bean, locally known as 'Sona Mung' is gaining popularity among the farmers of Jalalabad union under Sadar upazila in the district. A good number...


128140. Kirkuk oil swap deal with Iran is for one year: IraqPublished: December 11, 2017 01:35:07

Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said on Sunday that a deal signed with Tehran to swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from the northern Iraqi Kirkuk...


128141. Sri Lanka hands over port to Chinese firm, receives $292mPublished: December 11, 2017 01:33:42

Sri Lanka formally handed over commercial activities in its main southern port to a Chinese company on Saturday and received $292 million out of a $1.12 billion deal, Finance Minister...


128142. Bitcoin futures near $19,000Published: December 11, 2017 13:33:04

The craze for cryptocurrencies entered a new chapter on Monday as bitcoin futures rocketed by one-fifth of their value at a hotly anticipated launch. The most-traded contract on the Chicago-based...


128143. Women demand end to South Sudan warPublished: December 11, 2017 01:31:47

Hundreds of women covered their mouths with tape on Saturday as they took to the streets in South Sudan's capital, Juba, to demand an end to their country's war and...


128144. Japanese stocks nearly flatPublished: December 11, 2017 13:29:44

Japanese stocks struggled for traction on Monday as gains in financial shares were offset by drops in real estate and construction companies, with Obayashi Corp diving more than 8.0 per...


128145. Apex Footwear disburses cash dividendPublished: December 11, 2017 13:09:12

Apex Footwear Limited transferred cash dividend to the respective shareholders’ bank accounts (except folio shareholders and others) through Bangladesh Electric Fund Transfer Network (BEFTN) System on Sunday. The board of...


128146. Spurs brush Potters aside at WembleyPublished: December 10, 2017 12:54:17

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino challenged his players to consistently show their "true quality" after an emphatic win over Stoke City at Wembley. Harry Kane scored twice as Spurs scored four...


128147. Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation falls in NovPublished: December 10, 2017 12:49:46

Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation fell to 26 per cent in November from 30.8 per cent in October, the official statistics agency CAPMAS said on Sunday. Inflation shot up...


128148. NASA deploys new satellite for astronomyPublished: December 10, 2017 12:29:28

U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently deployed a tiny satellite called CubeSat from the International Space Station for astronomy. For the next few months,...


128149. ACC team to visit Sunamganj to see WDB's embankment repair workPublished: December 10, 2017 12:26:54

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) would visit different haor areas in Sunamganj soon to see the incomplete work of the Water Development Board (WDB) on the crop protection embankments. A team of...


128150. Arab states urge U.S. to abandon Jerusalem movePublished: December 10, 2017 12:07:32

Arab foreign ministers late on Saturday called upon the United States to abandon its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.He said the move would increase violence throughout the region.The...