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132651. Tamim, Fizz-less Tigers opt to batPublished: October 15, 2017 14:17:02

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against host South Africa in the 1st ODI of their three-match series at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Sunday. Regular...


132652. Writ filed to block ‘Blue Whale’ gamePublished: October 15, 2017 14:26:07

A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking directives to block the much-hyped Blue Whale and other harmful games. Three lawyers of the Supreme Court led by Humayun...


132653. Tigers cross 140-run mark in 29th over against ProteasPublished: October 15, 2017 16:12:57

The Tigers were batting on 144/3 in 29 overs against host South Africa in the 1st ODI of their three-match series at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Sunday. Mushfiqur...


132654. BD 10th on first time online users listPublished: October 15, 2017 14:52:08

Bangladesh is one of the top 10 economies by the number of people that went online for the first time between 2012 and 2015. The Information Economy Report 2017, prepared...


132655. 9-month export to India reaches $485mPublished: October 15, 2017 15:23:33

The country’s merchandise export to India reached $485.83 million in the first nine months of the current calendar year (2017). The statistics, revealed by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), also...


132656. 'ACC may investigate corruption allegations against Sinha'Published: October 15, 2017 16:30:27

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) may launch an investigation into the corruption allegations against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. Law Minister Anisul Huq made the statement on Sunday, a day after...


132657. Tigers set for a big scorePublished: October 15, 2017 17:00:50

Bangladesh scored 202 for the loss of 4 wickets in 40 overs in the first ODI against South Africa at Diamond Oval, Kimberly on Sunday. After winning the toss and...


132658. Tigers set target of 279Published: October 15, 2017 17:51:56

Bangladesh scored 278 for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs in the first ODI against South Africa at Diamond Oval, Kimberly on Sunday. After winning the toss and...


132659. Austria set to elect 31-year old Kurz as ChancellorPublished: October 15, 2017 18:46:46

Austria is expected to vote in the world’s youngest leader in Sunday’s parliamentary election, after a campaign that has been dominated by immigration. If the opinion polls are correct, 31-year-old...


132660. Two more women accuse Weinstein of rapePublished: October 15, 2017 19:55:33

Two more women have accused Harvey Weinstein of raping them as the top Hollywood producer finds himself increasingly shunned by his peers, reports BBC. British actress Lysette Anthony says he...


132661. Addressing financial exclusion, environmental degradationPublished: October 15, 2017 20:05:41

The benefits of sustainable action or approach go beyond growth, and for banks it should go beyond profitability. Alongside targeting profitability, sustainable financial goals of a bank aim at addressing...


132662. Plugging the holes money launderers prefer  Published: October 15, 2017 21:05:00

That the country has earned some infamy in recent years for capital flight is no secret. In 2015 around $9.0 billion, an amount equivalent to 75 per cent of its...


132663. Tale of a magazine hawker  Published: October 15, 2017 21:06:23

Newspaper hawkers are a different breed. They have to organise a job that is time-bound. The network has to function like a well oiled machine in order to reach newspapers...


132664. At least 230 dead in Somalia blastsPublished: October 15, 2017 21:26:34

A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed at least 230 people, officials say, reports BBC. Dozens more were wounded when a lorry...


132665. Man City move top of table in stylePublished: October 15, 2017 11:57:38

Manchester City opened up a two-point lead over their neighbours Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Saturday thanks to another display of scintillating brilliance in a...


132666. Spider monkey arrives unexpectedly at Britain's Chester ZooPublished: October 15, 2017 11:48:05

A tiny spider monkey has arrived at England's Chester Zoo, surprising zookeepers. They revealed Saturday how they spotted the newborn spider Monday clinging tightly to its mum. The Colombian black-headed...


132667. S Korea's Sept Iranian crude oil imports rise to six-month highPublished: October 15, 2017 23:33:42

SEOUL, Oct 15 (Reuters): South Korea's imports of Iranian crude oil hit the highest level in six months in September amid Iran's push to regain its lost market share during...


132668. Mongolia coal exports cool as China border issue creates bottleneckPublished: October 15, 2017 23:33:02

ULAANBAATAR, Oct 15 (Reuters): Mongolia's coal exports, which have helped lift its slow-growing economy this year, are losing steam, according to trade data. In the first nine months of the...


132669. Lalmonirhat farmers happy over fair market prices of vegetablesPublished: October 15, 2017 23:31:03

LALMONIRHAT, Oct 15: A good number poor and marginal brinjal farmers of large Lalmonirhat district are seen happy over expected production and fair market prices of the vegetable in this...


132670. Barisal road crash kills electricianPublished: October 15, 2017 11:30:10

An electrician was killed in a road accident at Choumohoni in Uzirpur upazila of Barisal on Saturday night. The accident occurred when a battery-run auto-rickshaw collided with a motorcycle, leaving...


132671. Eurogroup head outlines pragmatic view on ‘euro zone budget’Published: October 15, 2017 23:28:56

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters): A euro zone budget of several hundred billion euros is an ambitious idea, the head of euro zone finance ministers said on Saturday, suggesting loans from...


132672. Oscars board expels Harvey WeinsteinPublished: October 15, 2017 11:25:34

The organisation behind the Oscars has voted to expel Harvey Weinstein following numerous allegations of sexual assault made against the film producer. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...


132673. Egypt frustrates North Sinai militant attack, killing twoPublished: October 15, 2017 11:20:01

The Egyptian armed forces on Saturday frustrated a terrorist attack that was targeting a security check point in the North Sinai city of Arish, killing at least two militants, the...


132674. Two Bangladeshis die in Saudi firePublished: October 15, 2017 23:05:03

At least 10 people, including two Bangladeshis, have been killed and three others injured in a fire at a carpentry factory in Saudi Arabia. The Bangladeshis who died in the...


132675. Murder case accused hacked deadPublished: October 15, 2017 10:58:13

An accused of a murder case was hacked to death by a group of miscreants at Lalbagh in the capital city on Saturday night. The deceased was identified Paitu Rana,...


132676. Drivers show apathy to use autorickshaw metersPublished: October 15, 2017 10:41:09

Fare meters of CNG-run autorickshaws have become useless as the drivers hardly switch those on and charge exorbitant fares at their will in the city and elsewhere across the country....


132677. Revenue sleuths to probe suspect LCs, invoicesPublished: October 15, 2017 10:39:19

Revenue authorities may launch cent-percent physical inspection of the products in case of incomplete information in any suspect letter of credit (LC) or invoice. Officials said such full-scale Customs probe...


132678. Unusual delay in announcing BCS results  Published: October 15, 2017 21:10:41

CURRENTLY there is a growing trend among all young aspirants to be recruited as a BCS cadre. A large number of job-seekers submitted their applications for the 38th BCS exam....


132679. Rohingya crisis needs an early solution  Published: October 15, 2017 21:09:36

THE ROHINGYA people of the Rakhine state of Myanmar are being subjected to inhuman torture and have been fleeing their country for fear of life to take shelter in neighbouring...


132680. Child obesity  Published: October 15, 2017 21:03:56

If Bangladesh is home to one of the largest numbers of underweight children, its share intriguingly in obese children is also on the rise. Overweight boys were mere 0.03 per...


132681. What is policy? Back to basicsPublished: October 15, 2017 20:51:23

Having given an introduction to Policy in an earlier article, it may appear rather incongruous to go back to basics about the concept and praxis of the term. It is...


132682. RMG: Export prospectsPublished: October 15, 2017 20:43:28

Bangladesh's global market share in RMG rose to 6.4 per cent in 2016, an increase of 0.50 per cent over the previous year according to the World Trade Statistical Review...


132683. Next Zuckberg maybe is coming from China: IMF chiefPublished: October 15, 2017 20:15:41

The sun is shining a lot better and under broad basis, that means the economy is recovery, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said during IMF/World Bank annual...


132684. America's disastrous relationship with guns is getting worsePublished: October 15, 2017 19:57:01

The world continues to reflect with horror the after-effects of the carnage left behind by gunman Stephen Paddock in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the night of  October 01, 2017 as...


132685. Malaysia's deputy premier arrives in Dhaka over Rohingya crisisPublished: October 15, 2017 19:36:49

Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi arrived on Sunday in Dhaka to discuss the Rohingya crisis as Dhaka spearheads diplomatic endevour to engage international community for its resolution,...


132686. Catalan leader calls for calm ahead of Madrid deadlinePublished: October 15, 2017 19:34:45

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Sunday called for calm less than 24 hours ahead of a deadline from Spain’s central government for him to clarify whether he has declared independence...


132687. Three get life term over Sherpur murderPublished: October 15, 2017 19:07:29

A Sherpur court on Sunday sentenced three people, including a couple, to life imprisonment and three others to different jail terms for killing a man in 2014. The lifers are...


132688. Hurricane Ophelia heads toward Ireland, UKPublished: October 15, 2017 18:29:15

Hurricane Ophelia picked up pace as it marched toward Ireland, where it's forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rains this week. Ophelia weakened from a Category 3 to a...


132689. Major reshuffle in Supreme Court administrationPublished: October 15, 2017 18:27:16

A major reshuffle has taken place in the Supreme Court administration on Sunday, two days after Chief Justice Surendra Sinha left for Australia. Registrar General Syed Aminul Islam, Private Secretary...


132690. Neurological disease deaths up 36pc worldwide in 25 yearsPublished: October 15, 2017 18:06:04

The number of deaths due to neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, stroke and epilepsy has increased by 36.7 per cent worldwide between 1990 and 2015, a study says....


132691. Female restaurant worker dies in Ashulia gas cylinder explosionPublished: October 15, 2017 17:59:46

A female restaurant worker was killed after a gas cylinder explosion at Ashulia area of Savar in Dhaka. The incident was reported from Ashulia early on Sunday at the 'Ma...


132692. Shakib Al Hasan touches another milestonePublished: October 15, 2017 17:45:23

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan reached 5000-run mark in ODI while playing against South Africa in the 1st match of a three-match series at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Sunday....


132693. Barca lose first points in La LigaPublished: October 15, 2017 17:16:20

Barcelona's unbeaten run against Atletico Madrid and Diego Simeone in LaLiga continued with Luis Suarez's late equaliser on Saturday. Diego Simeone's winless run against Barcelona in LaLiga continued as Luis...


132694. Nasa carbon space observatory 'watches Earth breathe'Published: October 15, 2017 16:43:54

A Nasa satellite has provided remarkable new insights on how CO2 is moved through the Earth's atmosphere. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) tracked the behaviour of the gas in 2015/2016...


132695. Somalia car bomb death toll mounts to 85Published: October 15, 2017 15:20:06

The death toll from two bomb attacks that tore through busy junctions in the heart of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has risen to 85, making it one of the deadliest attacks...


132696. Jamaat leader held with armsPublished: October 15, 2017 14:26:04

Police arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Matikata village of Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district on Saturday night. Officer-in-charge of Godagari Police Station Hifzur Alam Munshi said on information police...


132697. Two boys rescued while being trafficked to IndiaPublished: October 15, 2017 14:01:27

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued two boys while they were being trafficked away from Kolaroya border area of Satkhira district to India on Saturday night.  The rescued boys...


132698. First flight lands on “world’s most useless airport”Published: October 15, 2017 13:27:19

The first scheduled commercial airline service to the remote British island of St Helena in the south Atlantic has touched down safely. The virgin flight, an SA Airlink service from...


132699. BD improves in UNCTAD B2C e‐commerce indexPublished: October 14, 2017 12:54:47

Bangladesh ranked 103rd among the 144 countries in the latest Business-to-Commerce (B2C) e-commerce index, prepared and released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) this month. The...


132700. Math, science in improving madrasa ednPublished: October 14, 2017 00:26:58

Ibn al-Shatir, whom historian David King calls 'the most distinguished Muslim astronomer of the 14th century', is someone whose astronomical model is believed by historians to have been taken over...