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130451. Italy’s WC flop to cost economy €1bPublished: November 14, 2017 19:39:43

Italy national team’s failure to qualify for the for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years is set to cost the economy of the country heavily. Former...


130452. Dhaka advances to top after beating KhulnaPublished: November 14, 2017 19:14:07

Caribbean all-rounder Kieron Pollard and local Jahurul Islam steered Dhaka Dynamites to the top of the table Bangladesh Premier League(BPL) T20 beating Khulna Titans by four wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla...


130453. Repaired copter crashes during test flightPublished: November 14, 2017 19:11:19

A commercial helicopter crashed at Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj on Tuesday during its test flight after repair works. Pilot Mizanur Rahman, co-pilot Zia and engineer Farooq of the helicopter were...


130454. Uber launches bike-sharing service in DhakaPublished: November 14, 2017 18:40:14

Ride-hailing service Uber launched its bike-sharing product, UberMOTO, in Dhaka. The bike-sharing product will bring another option to riders to get from one place to another at the tap of...


130455. Police cell to take complaint 24hrsPublished: November 14, 2017 18:14:46

A police cell dubbed ‘IGP Complaint Cell’ introduced by the Bangladesh Police has decided to keep it open round the clock in the wake of cops’ unlawful involvement in various...


130456. 'No bar to probe allegation against ex-judge'Published: November 14, 2017 18:05:10

The High Court has cleared the way for investigation into corruption allegation against former Supreme Court's Appellate Division Justice Md Zainul Abedin. The court also noted the letter, issued by...


130457. Khaleda to meet with 20-party leaders WednesdayPublished: November 14, 2017 17:24:58

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit in a meeting with the top leaders of her party-led 20-party alliance on Wednesday night to discuss the country's latest political situation...


130458. Drivers need compulsory eye testsPublished: November 14, 2017 17:09:08

Drivers should have compulsory eye tests every 10 years, the Association of Optometrists has said. One in three optometrists say they have seen patients in the last month who continue...


130459. Police stations to be women, children friendly: IGPPublished: November 14, 2017 17:02:49

Police chief AKM Shahidul Hoque has said all police stations across the country will be made women and children friendly. The initiative, which will be implemented in phases, has been...


130460. Man dies from electrocution in SherpurPublished: November 14, 2017 17:00:33

A man has died from electrocution at a village in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur on Tuesday. The deceased; Alal Uddin, 48; was an office assistant of local Palashikura Janata High...


130461. Smart City Week begins Nov 22Published: November 14, 2017 16:47:32

Smart City Week 2017 will begin on November 22 in the capital to make people aware about developing a smart cities and the ways of living there. UNDP Bangladesh, Access...


130462. No proof of Farhad Mazhar abduction: PolicePublished: November 14, 2017 16:45:24

Police did not find any proof of abduction of poet, essayist and political commentator Farhad Mazhar. DB inspector Mahbubul Islam, also investigation officer of a case filed in connection with...


130463. DSEX hits all-time highPublished: November 14, 2017 16:11:42

Stocks rebounded on Tuesday, after a single-session break, with prime index of the major bourse reaching record high since its inception on January 27, 2013. Dealers said the market returned...


130464. Pep Guardiola’s flying start in EPLPublished: November 14, 2017 15:03:32

Manchester City is currently enjoying an 11-match unbeaten streak in this year's English Premier League as The Citizens have won 10 of them and drew the other. Pep Guardiola’s devastatingly...


130465. DB detains ‘arms trader’ in CTGPublished: November 14, 2017 14:46:01

Detective branch of police (DB) during a raid arrested a suspected arms trader from Kaptai road area under Chandgaon thana of Chittagong on early Tuesday. Mirza Sayem Mahmud, Additional Deputy...


130466. ECNEC clears ‘Sheikh Hasina Cantonment’ projectPublished: November 14, 2017 14:44:01

The government has initiated a project to set up ‘Sheikh Hasina Cantonment’ on a 965-acre land at Lebukhali along the Payra River in Barisal involving an estimated cost of Tk...


130467. Police recover man’s body in B’bariaPublished: November 14, 2017 14:33:21

A 35-year-old man was found dead on Bahadurpur-Talshahar road in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria on Tuesday morning. Badrul Alam, Officer-in-Charge of Ashuganj Police Station, said local people spotted the body of...


130468. UP chairman gets caught with hempPublished: November 14, 2017 14:23:29

A union parishad chairman and a village police were arrested with 400 grams of hemp from Barghoria union parishad office in Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Monday night.  The...


130469. Chittagong road crashes claim two livesPublished: November 14, 2017 14:18:05

Two people were killed in two separate road accidents in Chittagong’s Satkania and Sitakunda upazilas on Tuesday morning.  A Chittagong-bound bus 'Ena' from Cox's Bazar ran over Nurul Amin (24),...


130470. China economy cools againPublished: November 14, 2017 14:15:52

China’s economy cooled again in October, with industrial output, fixed asset investment and retail sales missing expectations as the government extended a crackdown on debt risks and factory pollution. Beijing...


130471. Stalker ‘burns woman alive’ in southern IndiaPublished: November 14, 2017 13:59:21

A young woman was burnt alive allegedly by her stalker on Monday night in Adambakkam area of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, said police. Reports said the man...


130472. Less privileged students get IBBL scholarshipPublished: November 14, 2017 13:36:37

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has provided scholarship and education materials among the less privileged students of Jessore and Khulna Zone recently. Mohammed Humayun Kabir, FCA and Professor Dr Qazi...


130473. Ctg Travel Mart begins ThursdayPublished: November 14, 2017 13:35:08

A three-day international tourism fair titled US-Bangla Airlines Chittagong Travel Mart-2017 begins in the port city of Chittagong from Thursday, said a statement. Organised by The Bangladesh Monitor, Premier travel...


130474. Uber's South Asia policy chief steps downPublished: November 14, 2017 13:25:17

Uber’s chief of policy for India and South Asia has quit, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, in the latest high-level departure at the online taxi company....


130475. 22 Afghan police die in Taliban attackPublished: November 14, 2017 13:05:39

A series of Taliban attacks over six hours on more than a dozen Afghan checkpoints killed 22 police and wounded 15 in the southern province of Kandahar, police said on...


130476. Electrocution kills worker in SirajganjPublished: November 14, 2017 13:02:58

A worker died after being electrocuted while painting a four-storey building in bus stand area of Raiganj Sadar upazila in Sirajganj on Monday afternoon. The victim Jahidul Islam (28), son...


130477. Chubb to establish SME divisionPublished: November 14, 2017 13:01:22

  Chubb, world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company announced Tuesday the establishment of a division in Asia Pacific dedicated to the risk management needs of Small, Medium...


130478. Ronaldo becomes father of a baby girlPublished: November 13, 2017 12:59:29

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed a baby girl into the world on Sunday night, adding to his increasingly full house. Ronaldo posted a photo Sunday on Twitter of him with...


130479. EBL, Confidence Group ink payroll banking agreementPublished: November 13, 2017 12:54:42

Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) and Confidence Group signed a Payroll Banking agreement in Dhaka recently. Nazeem A. Choudhury, Head of Consumer Banking of Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) and Salman Karim,...


130480. UK launches two-week weapon surrender campaignPublished: November 13, 2017 12:52:55

People in England and Wales have two weeks to hand in guns, other weapons and ammunition to police stations without being punished for possession. The National Ballistics Intelligence Service (Nabis),...


130481. Police arrest 38 on various chargesPublished: November 13, 2017 12:51:37

Police arrested 38 persons on various charges in the last 12-hour ending at around 8 am from eight upazilas of Satkhira district. Sources with the district police said they were...


130482. Raw materials shortage hits home textile, terry towel industryPublished: November 13, 2017 00:37:54

  The country's terry towel, home textile and rotor spinning mills have been facing an acute shortage of raw materials -- cotton and garment waste -- which, industry insiders apprehend,...


130483. City Bank gets int’l accoladePublished: November 13, 2017 00:34:32

Vice Chairperson of City Bank Tabassum Kaiser receiving an award from Managing Director (Europe and Asia) of Global Finance Richard Scholtz as the bank was adjudged the 'Best Consumer Digital...


130484. NCC Bank holds workshop on online forex transactionPublished: November 13, 2017 12:31:13

  NCC Bank Training Institute arranged a day-long workshop on "Online Foreign Exchange Transaction Reporting" for its officers' of Head Office and branches recently. Managing Director & CEO Mosleh Uddin...


130485. Federer edges past Sock in ATP finals openerPublished: November 13, 2017 12:02:09

One break of serve, and a mini-break, was all Roger Federer needed to win his opening match at the season-ending ATP Finals on Sunday. The 19-time Grand Slam champion broke...


130486. Move to boost trade ties with IndonesiaPublished: November 13, 2017 12:01:08

The government has taken an initiative to increase bilateral trade with Indonesia and attract Indonesian investors to various sectors of Bangladesh, officials said. As part of the move, the commerce...


130487. Only Tk 500 for 38-day work in Rohingya campsPublished: November 13, 2017 11:09:40

Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar are working punishing hours for paltry pay in Bangladesh, with some suffering beatings and sexual assault, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has found. Independent...


130488. 400 die as 7.3-quake jolts Iran, IraqPublished: November 13, 2017 09:26:19

At least 400 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region on Sunday, state media in the two countries said, and rescuers were...


130489. MNCs should increase free float of share volumes: ExpertsPublished: November 13, 2017 00:30:42

Public float of shares of large-cap listed companies and MNCs should be increased to raise the depth of the market, experts said. "Free float shares of the existing multinational companies...


130490. Forty party MPs ready to oust MayPublished: November 13, 2017 00:35:41

Forty British members of parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party have agreed to sign a letter of no-confidence in her, the Sunday Times newspaper reported, reports Reuters. That...


130491. Dylan's Concert for Bangladesh guitar sells for $400,000Published: November 13, 2017 10:09:54

The guitar Bob Dylan played at the Concert for Bangladesh and during his Rolling Thunder Revue sold at auction Saturday for nearly $400,000, exceeding pre-auction estimations. Heritage Auctions in Dallas...


130492. Raw materials shortage hits home textile, terry towel industryPublished: November 13, 2017 10:34:35

The country's terry towel, home textile and rotor spinning mills have been facing an acute shortage of raw materials -- cotton and garment waste -- which, industry insiders apprehend, will...


130493. Qualcomm may rebuff Broadcom's $103b offerPublished: November 13, 2017 10:36:58

US chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) is making preparations to reject rival Broadcom Ltd’s (AVGO.O) $103 billion bid as early as this week, four people familiar with the matter said on...


130494. Asian stocks slip on US tax reform doubtsPublished: November 13, 2017 10:49:27

Asian shares stepped back in cautious trade on Monday as investors look to see whether US Republicans can hammer a tax reform deal quickly, while the British pound fell on...


130495. Stocks open higherPublished: November 13, 2017 11:23:12

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed a downward trend after 30 minutes of trading despite a flying start on Monday as risk-averse investors were booking...


130496. Consumer trust is in short supply in APAC mktsPublished: November 13, 2017 12:03:51

The severity of fraud in Asia Pacific is highly evident. One in five people have encountered fraud directly, while one in three people or their loved ones have been affected....


130497. Google Doodle celebrates Humayun’s birthdayPublished: November 13, 2017 13:29:36

Search engine giant Google has created a new Doodle on its homepage, celebrating the life of prolific Bengali language  author Humayun Ahmed on the occasion of his 70th birth anniversary....


130498. Police nab female ‘drug-pedlar’Published: November 13, 2017 12:26:02

Police arrested a suspected woman pedlar along with 500 grams of hemp and 25 pieces of Yaba tablets from Sherpur area of Sadar upazila of Moulvibazar district on Sunday evening....


130499. Titas Gas sees 18pc growth in earningsPublished: November 13, 2017 12:35:28

The state-run Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company witnessed more than 18 per cent growth in earnings for July-September period of 2017 compared to the same period a year ago....


130500. India boat capsize leaves 16 pilgrims deadPublished: November 13, 2017 13:34:59

At least 16 people have drowned after their boat capsized in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Police say 38 people were on board the vessel, many of them on...