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128151. Electronic subscription of CAPMIBBLMF beginsPublished: December 10, 2017 12:05:15

The subscription for units of CAPM IBBL Islamic Mutual Fund (CAPMIBBLMF) by the eligible investors through electronic subscription system under fixed price method begin today (Sunday) at 10:00am and continue...


128152. Onion causes eyes to tear more than its duePublished: December 10, 2017 19:46:17

Fruits, fish, vegetables and most other eatables have lost their smells and flavours, either partially or altogether. The local variety of onion, more of a spice than vegetable, has retained...


128153. Undetected asthma among top footballersPublished: December 10, 2017 10:01:16

Professional footballers should be screened for exercise-induced asthma, researchers say, after a study found three in 10 could be affected. University of Kent scientists used lung tests to identify players...


128154. Govt in haste to get road dev project approvedPublished: December 10, 2017 10:03:11

The government is set to approve yet another road development project without conducting a proper feasibility study and determining its priority, officials said Saturday. Roads and Highways Department (RHD) officials...


128155. RMG value addition stands at 73.82pc in Q1Published: December 10, 2017 12:25:42

Local value addition of the country’s Ready-Made Garments (RMG) industry stood at 73.82 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY18). The quarterly review report...


128156. BD’s industrial IP rights filing risesPublished: December 10, 2017 10:14:09

The number of applications to establish industrial Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Bangladesh increased marginally last year, while Hilsha and Jamdani came lately for GI status. The country's global ranking...


128157. Ceiling for income tax payers rises fivefoldPublished: December 10, 2017 10:37:47

The government raised the ceiling of income tax payment by treasury chalan five times for the convenience of taxpayers and easing collection complexities. Now taxpayers are allowed to pay up...


128158. Fresh deadline for gazette on judges’ conduct rulesPublished: December 10, 2017 10:53:38

The Supreme Court on Sunday extended time for the government up to December 13 to issue a gazette notification on lower court judges’ conduct rules. A five-member Appellate Division bench,...


128159. Stand up for ensuring human rights: UNPublished: December 10, 2017 11:18:33

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called upon people to stand up for all human rights - civil, political, economic, social and for the values that underpin hopes for safer...


128160. Fire guts UCB branch in N’ganjPublished: December 10, 2017 11:33:45

A security guard was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at a branch of United Commercial Bank (UCB) at a city corporation market in Taanbazar area of...


128161. Tunisian parliament approves 2018 budgetPublished: December 10, 2017 12:59:22

Tunisia’s parliament has approved a 36 billion dinar ($14.55 billion) budget for next year which included a package of fiscal measures to cut the budget deficit. The budget for the...


128162. Honduras rival demands polls result annulmentPublished: December 10, 2017 12:11:45

Honduran opposition parties have formally demanded the annulment of last month's presidential election. It triggered deadly street violence amid allegations of vote-rigging. The main opposition contender, Salvador Nasralla, accused the...


128163. Major reshuffle at NRBC Bank: Tamal chairman, Shahid vice-chairmanPublished: December 10, 2017 21:37:19

The Board of Directors of NRB Commercial Bank Limited (NRBCBL) made a major reshuffle on Sunday electing new chairman and vice-chairman. Tamal SM Parvez, a Russia-based Bangladeshi expatriate, and Mohammad...


128164. BAPEX starts drilling new gas well in BholaPublished: December 10, 2017 12:31:27

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) started the drilling of new gas well in Bhola on Saturday. The new gas well named Bhola North 1 is in the...


128165. Sheikh Hasina Software Park opensPublished: December 10, 2017 14:04:02

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday formally inaugurated the newly-built 'Sheikh Hasina Software Technology Park' in Jessore opening a new horizon of potentiality in the country's ICT sector. Hasina inaugurated...


128166. Thousands march to US Embassy in JakartaPublished: December 10, 2017 14:20:46

About 10,000 Indonesians have rallied outside the US Embassy in Jakarta in support of Palestinians and denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The protesters are...


128167. President to attend OIC summit on Jerusalem issuePublished: December 10, 2017 14:26:06

President Md Abdul Hamid will join a special summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on the Jerusalem issue, the foreign minister said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip...


128168. Apple plans to buy music app ShazamPublished: December 10, 2017 14:45:08

Apple Inc is in talks to acquire Shazam Entertainment Ltd, whose software helps users identify songs by pointing their phone at an audio source, according to a person familiar with...


128169. Khaleda raises concern over Trump’s decision on JerusalemPublished: December 10, 2017 15:10:25

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday expressed deep concern over US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Khaleda said that it would seriously affect peace and...


128170. DSE plunges to six-month lowPublished: December 10, 2017 14:55:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended to a record low on Sunday as the cautious investors went on selling spree, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed marginally lower....


128171. Dangal actress Zaira alleges in-flight molestationPublished: December 10, 2017 15:43:17

Indian national award-winning actress, Zaira Wasim, who starred in Bollywood's top-grossing film ‘Dangal’ says she was molested on a flight between Delhi and Mumbai. The 17-year old said a 'middle-aged...


128172. Decision on DNCC mayoral by-polls in two days:ECPublished: December 10, 2017 16:18:19

The decision on the by-polls to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will be taken within the next couple of days, said Election Commission acting Secretary Helaluddin...


128173. Students receive academic awards at IUBPublished: December 10, 2017 17:12:28

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) distributed academic awards among its meritorious students at a ceremony held on the university campus in Dhaka.  Vice Chancellor Professor M. Omar Rahman, along with the...


128174. Air pollution costs BD 1.0pc GDP every yearPublished: December 10, 2017 18:15:45

Bangladesh is losing 1.0 GDP every year due to air pollution, which is a key barrier to the country's vision to become an upper-middle income country, according to a new...


128175. Govt signs deal to buy 300MW powerPublished: December 10, 2017 18:27:30

The government has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Summit Group to buy electricity from Gazipur 300 MW Power Plant. As the state-owned body, the Bangladesh Power Development Board...


128176. Scientists discover ‘excitonium’Published: December 10, 2017 18:38:44

Scientists have proven the existence of new form of matter called excitonium - which was first theorised almost 50 years ago. Researchers from University of California Berkeley and University of...


128177. Israel may boycott Arab businesses following protestsPublished: December 10, 2017 18:48:25

Israel’s defence minister called Sunday for a boycott of Arab businesses in an area where residents took part in violent protests against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s...


128178. Climate change: Insurance for 'Loss and Damage' is a puzzlePublished: December 10, 2017 19:11:55

The UN climate talks, the COP23 concluded in November without deciding how climate adaptation measures will be funded in vulnerable countries such as Bangladesh. The discussion on the matter was...


128179. WTO MC 11: China's struggle for market economy statusPublished: December 10, 2017 19:15:27

Recently, the Trump administration joined the EU and rejected the view that under the WTO terms China should have graduated last year to market-economy status. Now Trump is using Obama's...


128180. Engaging business customers through digital presencePublished: December 10, 2017 19:27:31

One of the most essential elements in running a business is to know where new customers will come from. The same is the case with banks and financial institutions for...


128181. Serving the rural people better, medicallyPublished: December 10, 2017 19:27:47

The mother of the incumbent director of the National Institute Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) reportedly fell sick at her village home in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district recently. The...


128182. Post-Brexit UK-EU cooperation in foreign and security policyPublished: December 10, 2017 19:53:07

Analysts have noted that close cooperation between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) in the area of foreign and security policy is expected to continue after Brexit....


128183. UODA's media studies dept holds alumni reunionPublished: December 10, 2017 19:53:36

The Communication and Media Studies department of University of Development Alternative (UODA) held a get together programme recently for its former students. Festivity was in the air as hundreds of...


128184. Trump added fuel to firePublished: December 10, 2017 20:22:23

TENSION has been mounting in the Middle East following US president Donald Trump's reckless move to declare solidarity with Israel in recognising Jerusalem as capital of Israel. Jerusalem has long...


128185. Shakib’s sabbatical contributed to Hathurusingha’s departure: PaponPublished: December 10, 2017 11:55:34

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan Papon said on Saturday that Shakib Al Hasan’s sudden sabbatical from Test cricket combined with a poor mentality carried by the senior team’s cricketers...


128186. BSF guns down two Bangladeshis in RajshahiPublished: December 10, 2017 11:46:57

Two Bangladeshi young men were shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Bhubanpara bordering area under Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district early Sunday. Locals said...


128187. Tangail crash kills 3Published: December 10, 2017 11:32:17

Three people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus and a truck crashed head-on in Tangail’s Kalihati. Bangabandhu Bridge East Police Station OC Asabur Rahman said the incident...


128188. Active bond market to attract genuine investorsPublished: December 10, 2017 11:14:58

The country's FDI flow not will be up to the mark if more companies having good fundamentals are not listed with the stock exchanges. Arif Khan, managing director of IDLC...


128189. Merkel’s party rejects 'US of Europe' proposalPublished: December 10, 2017 11:14:09

Senior members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Saturday rejected the vision for a “United States of Europe” put forward by the Social Democrats (SPD), with whom they are...


128190. Valencia edge out Celta to close Barca gapPublished: December 10, 2017 11:11:10

Valencia kept the pressure on Liga leaders Barcelona by beating Celta Vigo 2-1 on Saturday with goals from Simone Zaza and Dani Parejo. Valencia were looking for a first win...


128191. Man dies climbing Greek mountainPublished: December 10, 2017 10:45:06

A man died and another sustained injury while they were trying to climb Mount Olympus, Greece's highest mountain, according to Police. The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon about 2,000 meters...


128192. Trump-Kim’s ego impending nuclear crisis, warns ICANPublished: December 10, 2017 22:06:32

The world faces a ‘nuclear crisis’ from a ‘bruised ego’, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has warned in an apparent reference to US-North Korea tensions. Accepting the...


128193. Truck, microbus collide head-on, killing threePublished: December 10, 2017 09:56:30

Three people were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Puthia upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified...


128194. UN wraps up rare North Korea tripPublished: December 10, 2017 09:54:39

North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho shakes hands with with Jeffrey Feltman: Reuters A top UN official told senior North Korean figures there was an "urgent need" to keep channels...


128195. Palestinian President to skip Pence meetingPublished: December 10, 2017 09:48:49

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not meet US Vice President Mike Pence during Pence’s visit to the region this month in a snub over the US recognition of Jerusalem as...


128196. Uninterrupted electricity matter of time: Nasrul HamidPublished: December 10, 2017 21:45:46

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said uninterrupted electricity supply is now a matter of time. "460 upazilas will get 100 per cent by December...


128197. Country’s most new taxpayers aged below 40!Published: December 10, 2017 21:45:28

Most of the country's new taxpayers belong to the under-40 age group. Finance Minister AMA Muhith came up with the disclosure on Sunday and thanked the young generation for helping...


128198. Super-Sub Giroud rescues point for ArsenalPublished: December 10, 2017 21:26:56

Olivier Giroud proved to be Arsenal's super-sub once again as he rescued a 1-1 draw two minutes from time at Southampton. Charlie Austin fired an early opener for Mauricio Pellegrino's...


128199. UNHCR uses Dubai hub to rush aid to RohingyasPublished: December 10, 2017 21:23:08

The United Nations Refugee Agency or UNHCR will on Monday dispatch its seventh consignment through Dubai’s airbridge, sending out relief supplies worth Dh1.22 million to Rohingya refugees stranded in Bangladesh....


128200. Over 1.1m candidates sit China's civil servant examPublished: December 10, 2017 21:18:27

More than 1.1 million people took the National Public Servant Exam in China Sunday, a leap from last year's 984,000, marking the second time the number has hit the one...