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2651. কুড়া পক্ষীর শূন্যে উড়া: ভাটির দেশের কুড়া পক্ষীদের আখ্যানPublished: January 18, 2023 15:21:15

পথের কেনারে দাঁড়ায়ে রয়েছে আমার ধানের ক্ষেত, আমার বুকের আশা-নিরাশার বেদনার সঙ্গেত। ’ ধান ক্ষেত - জসীমউদ্দীন ধান-‌বুকের ভেতরে কত শত মানুষের আশা, নিরাশা,ভালোবাসা, সংগ্রাম জমিয়ে জন্ম নেয় আমাদের এই...


2652. Fire burns down 30 shops in Noakhali trade hubPublished: January 18, 2023 15:14:47

A fire has burnt down at least 30 shops at the Railway Market in the trade hub of Chowmuhani in Noakhali. The blaze erupted around 5 am on Wednesday and...


2653. Ukraine says 16 killed in helicopter crash, including interior ministerPublished: January 18, 2023 15:12:37

Sixteen people including Ukraine's interior minister and other senior ministry officials were killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed outside Kyiv in the town of Brovary, the national police chief...


2654. কবি মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্তের ১৯৯তম জন্মদিনে সাগরদাঁড়িতে বসছে মধুমেলাPublished: January 18, 2023 14:34:36

বাঙালি কবি ও নাট্যকার, বাংলার নবজাগরণ সাহিত্যের অন্যতম পুরোধা ব্যক্তিত্ব মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত। ১৮২৪ সালের ২৫ জানুয়ারি বিট্রিশ ভারতের যশোর জেলার সাগরদাঁড়ি গ্রামে যাঁর জন্ম। "'দাঁড়াও পথিক-বর, জন্ম যদি তব...


2655. Govt raises gas prices for industrial users, power producersPublished: January 18, 2023 14:17:50

The government has increased the prices of natural gas for industrial units and power producers for the second time in just over six months. The gas price for industrial units...


2656. Apple rolls out Macbooks with new M2 chipsPublished: January 18, 2023 14:13:49

Apple on Tuesday unveiled MacBooks powered by its new and faster M2 Pro and M2 Max chips in a surprise launch weeks ahead of its usual schedule. The roll-out of the...


2657. Ukraine blames Russia for most of over 2,000 cyberattacks in 2022Published: January 18, 2023 14:00:19

A senior Ukrainian official blamed Russia on Tuesday for carrying out the bulk of more than 2,000 cyberattacks on Ukraine in 2022, speaking at a news conference that he said...


2658. তৃণমূলের জন্য খুললো আরও ৪৫ কমিউনিটি ভিশন সেন্টারPublished: January 18, 2023 13:44:56

দেশের ১৩ জেলার উপজেলা স্বাস্থ্য কমপ্লেক্সে আরও ৪৫টি কমিউনিটি ভিশন সেন্টারের উদ্বোধন করেছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা। এর মধ্য দিয়ে দেশে মোট কমিউনিটি ভিশন সেন্টারের সংখ্যা বেড়ে হল ১৩৫টি। আর তৃণমূলের...


2659. 'Black War' underwhelms despite having a stellar castPublished: January 18, 2023 13:38:59

The terror group 'Free Land For Peace' wanted havoc on the city on new year's eve, but the death-defying intervention by ADC Naveed had foiled the terrorist plan. The terrorist...


2660. Erosion by Jamuna river in Sirajganj scares peoplePublished: January 18, 2023 13:15:39

An untimely erosion by the river Jamuna in Sirajganj's Chouhali Upazila has frightened local people. An area of one and a half square kilometres in Baghutia Union’s Binain to Char...


2661. Improving blood flow in scalp helps hair growthPublished: January 18, 2023 12:46:35

We often take care of our hair but ignore our scalp's health. If you do not have a healthy scalp, you can face hair issues like hair fall, dandruff, itchy...


2662. Sneaking into the glorious history of Panam NagarPublished: January 18, 2023 12:30:27

Panam Nagar, which covers an area of 20 square kilometres, is a bustling city. Shitolokkha River runs to the West of this city, and the Meghna River runs to the...


2663. চৌমুহনীর রেলওয়ে মার্কেটে ফের অগ্নিকাণ্ড, পুড়ল ৩০ দোকানPublished: January 18, 2023 12:20:44

নোয়াখালীর প্রধান বাণিজ্যকেন্দ্র চৌমুহনীর রেলওয়ে মার্কেটে ফের অগ্নিকাণ্ডের ঘটেছে; এতে ৩০টি ব্যবসা প্রতিষ্ঠান পুড়ে গেছে। বুধবার ভোর ৫টার দিকে অগ্নিকাণ্ডের সূত্রপাত হয়, পরে মুহূর্তের মধ্যেই তা আশপাশের দোকানে ছড়িয়ে পড়ে...


2664. Taliban publicly cut off hands of four men suspected of theftPublished: January 18, 2023 11:56:04

The Taliban have reportedly cut off the hands of four people in front of spectators in a football stadium in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Shabnam Nasimi, former policy advisor to the minister...


2665. 'Not wealth and oppulance, serving humanity a must for blood donation'Published: January 18, 2023 11:25:27

Mental barriers to donating blood are needed to break to meet its demand in the country, senior secretary of public security division Md. Aminul Islam Khan said on Tuesday. Mr Aminul said...


2666. DSE daily turnover scales over Tk 9b-mark on buying spreePublished: January 18, 2023 10:41:35

Stocks rallied on Tuesday with turnover scaling Tk 9 billion-mark as investors were in a buying spree with the hope that the macroeconomic pressure would ease in the coming days....


2667. Sea Pearl Beach Resort takes off on interest waiver, a matter still unsettledPublished: January 18, 2023 10:30:57

Sea Pearl Beach Resort and Spa has been flying high on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) as news has been circling around that it would get a big amount of...


2668. Disney says Peltz 'lacks skills' to help business as proxy battle heats upPublished: January 18, 2023 09:26:56

Walt Disney Co on Tuesday defended its decision to deny Nelson Peltz a board seat, saying the activist investor "lacked the skills and experience" to help the media and entertainment...


2669. Greta Thunberg released after brief detention at German mine protest, police sayPublished: January 18, 2023 09:21:42

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of a village to make way for a coal mine expansion but was released...


2670. Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs across divisions: ReportsPublished: January 18, 2023 09:18:39

Microsoft Corp plans to cut thousands of jobs with some roles expected to be eliminated in human resources and engineering divisions, according to media reports on Tuesday. The expected layoffs...


2671. Iran's 'death committee' president unyielding in defence of clerical rulePublished: January 18, 2023 09:15:51

As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi sat on a "death committee" overseeing the execution of hundreds of political prisoners in the Iranian capital, rights groups say. Now president...


2672. Power cuts are back in some areas despite fall in demand during winterPublished: January 18, 2023 09:05:10

The frequent power cuts began in mid-2022 due to an acute energy crisis and the situation remained the same until the arrival of winter in December. Although the demand has...


2673. Commodities from India: Team set up for reviewing quotaPublished: January 18, 2023 09:01:39

The government has formed a high-powered committee for preparing a revised annual import quota on some food items from India. The fresh proposal will be sent to Delhi by February....


2674. Fresh move to make BBIN MVA effectivePublished: January 18, 2023 08:57:00

Bangladesh has taken an initiative to give a fresh impetus to operationalise the subregional motor vehicle agreement (MVA) at an expected level to facilitate free flow of people and goods...


2675. H1 non-RMG export growth negativePublished: January 18, 2023 08:54:57

Export earnings from major non-RMG (ready-made garment) sectors like jute, agricultural, frozen and live fish, chemical and engineering products witnessed negative growth in the first half of this fiscal. Exporters...


2676. NOAB urges govt to take realistic steps for newspapersPublished: January 18, 2023 08:53:35

Newspaper owners have urged the government to take realistic steps to address some hurdles facing the newspaper industry in a bid to ensure freedom of press and healthy growth of...


2677. H1 direct tax collection up 6.19pcPublished: January 18, 2023 08:50:31

Direct tax collection-growth slowed by 7.01 per cent against the target set for the first half of the current fiscal year (FY) for sluggish economic activities in the country. However,...


2678. Saving money from worn-out assetsPublished: January 17, 2023 22:47:29

In a welcome move, the government has initiated the process of formulating a policy to dispose of various types of assets at the end of the economic lives of those,...


2679. Safe roads are a prerequisite for Smart BangladeshPublished: January 17, 2023 22:34:53

One of the factors believed to accompany a country's development is the opportunity cost it has to incur sometimes, but if that translates into deaths of humans -- that too...


2680. Policy on disposable assetsPublished: January 17, 2023 22:23:58

The reported drafting of a policy to dispose of the government's assets that have reached the end of useful life is a step in the right direction. The objective of...


2681. ভারতের সঙ্গে আলোচনায় বসার প্রস্তাব দিল পাকিস্তানPublished: January 17, 2023 22:08:15

পাকিস্তানের প্রধানমন্ত্রী শাহবাজ শরিফ বিতর্কিত কাশ্মীরসহ অমীমাংসিত সব বিষয় নিয়ে আলোচনায় বসার প্রস্তাব দিয়েছেন ভারতের প্রধানমন্ত্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদীকে। দু’পক্ষের এই আলোচনার পথ সুগম করতে সংযুক্ত আরব আমিরাত (ইউএই) গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা...


2682. এখন জবাবদিহিতার ক্ষেত্রে র‌্যাবের উন্নতি হয়েছে: পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রীPublished: January 17, 2023 21:46:10

আগে কিছু ‘উল্টাপাল্টা’ করলেও এখন র‌্যাবের জবাবদিহিতার ক্ষেত্রে উন্নতি হয়েছে বলে দাবি করছেন পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী এ কে আব্দুল মোমেন। যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের সহকারী পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী ডোনাল্ড লুর সফরে নিষেধাজ্ঞার বিষয়টি নতুন করে আলোচনায় ওঠার...


2683. Bangladesh-Türkiye Business Forum launched to boost bilateral trade, investmentsPublished: January 17, 2023 21:36:08

Bangladesh-Türkiye Business Forum (BTBF) was formally launched on Tuesday, aiming to facilitate and increase bilateral trade and investments between the two countries. Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment adviser...


2684. Evolution of PSCs in Bangladesh gas explorationPublished: January 17, 2023 21:23:43

Bangladesh has failed to attract bids for gas exploration since the discovery of the Bibiyana gasfield in 1998. This is one of the main reasons why Bangladesh has failed to...


2685. Bangladesh to remove smoking zones airportsPublished: January 17, 2023 21:19:05

State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali on Tuesday told the parliament that the government will take measures to remove all the smoking zones at all the airports as...


2686. Apple unveils new MacBooks powered with latest M2 Pro, M2 Max chipsPublished: January 17, 2023 21:13:23

Apple Inc on Tuesday unveiled new MacBooks powered with the latest M2 Pro and M2 Max chips made in-house, in a surprise announcement ahead of its traditional launch event. Apple...


2687. CID carrying out raids on some foreign exchange dealers in DhakaPublished: January 17, 2023 21:08:22

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has started raids on some foreign exchange dealers at different locations in Dhaka. CID received complaints that foreign exchange traders were illegally doing...


2688. Obaidul Quader says BNP has no capacity to oust governmentPublished: January 17, 2023 20:58:41

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the BNP has no capacity to oust the incumbent AL government through a movement. "BNP has fallen sick after hearing the...


2689. BNP alleges govt creating barriers to opposition parties’ meetings, ralliesPublished: January 17, 2023 20:52:07

The BNP on Tuesday accused the government of creating barriers to meetings and rallies of opposition parties in the country. “BNP and other political parties have now been on a...


2690. র‌্যাবের প্রশংসা করলেও নিষেধাজ্ঞা তোলার ইঙ্গিত দেননি ডোনাল্ড লু: যুক্তরাষ্ট্র দূতাবাসPublished: January 17, 2023 20:24:39

বিচারবহির্ভূত হত্যা কমে আসায় র‌্যাবের প্রশংসা করলেও এই বাহিনীর উপর নিষেধাজ্ঞা প্রত্যাহারে কোনো সময়সীমার ইঙ্গিত দেননি যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের সহকারী পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী ডোনাল্ড লু, এমনটাই জানিয়েছে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র দূতাবাস। স্বরাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রীর এক বক্তব্যের প্রেক্ষাপটে সাংবাদিকদের...


2691. Zafar Iqbal, Hasina Khan admit to plagiarism in 7th grade textbookPublished: January 17, 2023 20:08:30

Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal and Prof Hasina Khan, who were involved in the writing and editing of a seventh-grade science book, have accepted allegations of plagiarism in the board textbook....


2692. 1.0pc people own more than 40pc of India’s wealth: OxfamPublished: January 17, 2023 19:46:59

India's top 1 per cent owned more than 40.5 per cent of its total wealth in 2021, according to a new report by Oxfam. In 2022, the number of billionaires...


2693. Govt working to generate 40pc electricity from clean energy by 2041, says NasrulPublished: January 17, 2023 19:45:13

As part of the long-term master plan for the power sector, the government has been working to implement the plan in phases to generate 40 per cent of electricity from...


2694. Nepal finds all but one missing person following deadly plane crashPublished: January 17, 2023 19:38:26

Rescuers used drones and abseiled down a deep gorge on Tuesday looking for the last missing person from Nepal's worst air disaster in 30 years, in which at least 71...


2695. জানুয়ারি থেকেই একাদশ শ্রেণির বেতনPublished: January 17, 2023 19:35:20

একাদশ শ্রেণিতে ২০২২-২৩ শিক্ষাবর্ষে ভর্তি হওয়া শিক্ষার্থীদের বেতন জানুয়ারি থেকে আদায়ের নির্দেশনা দিয়েছে ঢাকা মাধ্যমিক ও উচ্চমাধ্যমিক শিক্ষা বোর্ড। সোমবার ঢাকা শিক্ষা বোর্ড এক বিজ্ঞপিতে এ নির্দেশনা দেয়। আন্তঃশিক্ষাবোর্ড সমন্বয়...


2696. Aid groups resume some Afghan operations with female staffPublished: January 17, 2023 19:32:27

Several aid organisations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban-run authorities that women could work in areas such as health, in spite of restrictions last...


2697. 'The Monster of Wall Street' is a detailed look at the biggest money-laundering scheme everPublished: January 17, 2023 19:27:49

The Monster of Wall Street is a Netflix docuseries that delves into the criminal mind behind Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.  Joe Berlinger's four-part miniseries dives deep into the history...


2698. Messi’s Argentina team likely to visit Bangladesh in JunePublished: January 17, 2023 19:14:10

World Cup champions Argentina football team, led by Lionel Messi, are likely to visit Bangladesh in June this year to play a FIFA friendly match. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President...


2699. All five victims of Dhamrai kitchen gas blast diePublished: January 17, 2023 19:14:08

The last victim of the blast in a kitchen at Dhamrai in Dhaka has died, taking the death toll in the incident to five. Hosne Ara, 35, died at the...


2700. Universal health coverage, joint forces need to ensure quality healthcare servicesPublished: January 17, 2023 19:06:03

Health sector specialists have urged the government to introduce universal health coverage as people are struggling to afford the healthcare service expenditure in the country. They suggested the government enact...