NOTTINGHAM, England, June 14 (Reuters): Jonny Bairstow blasted a match-winning 136 from 92 balls to lead England to a remarkable five-wicket, second test victory over New Zealand on Tuesday, clinching the three-test series.New Zealand were bowled out for 284 before...
The government will start administering oral cholera vaccines in five areas at risk of being afflicted by diarrhoea in Dhaka on June 26, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a function at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) in Dhaka's...
Chronic air pollution shortens the average life expectancy of Bangladeshis by 6.9 years, according to a global study that says Bangladesh is the world's "most polluted country", reports bdnews24.com.Some areas of Bangladesh fare much worse than average, with air pollution...
Bangladesh has recorded 162 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,954,405.But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll from the disease unchanged at 29,131, according to the...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a project involving Tk 61.79 billion to enhance the electricity network in Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions, reports UNB.The approval came from the Ecnec meeting held at the NEC...
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$250 million as a policy-based loan to further improve the social protection system in Bangladesh, thereby supporting the vulnerable population against socioeconomic challenges.The assistance aims to accelerate reforms in increasing the coverage and...
Stocks sink amid gloomy sentimentThe equities benchmark index extended the losing streak as stock sell-off intensified on Tuesday amid the country's macroeconomic uncertainly. The prime DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped 30.60 points or 0.47 per cent...
Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) will go to election today (Wednesday). Over 0.22 million voters (a total of 2,29,920) will exercise their voting right through electronic voting machines (EVM) in 105 centres from 8:00am, reports BSS. Voting will be held through...
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The 6th Population and Household Census of Bangladesh was set to begin at 12 midnight on Tuesday as the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will conduct the digital survey for the first time across the country.The BBS will collect data...
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As often in Bangladesh, implementation of development projects goes great guns at the fag-end of fiscal year as government agencies recorded single-month performance at 16.5 per cent in May. The May pickup in the Annual Development Programme execution comes from...
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All the leftover machinery used in Padma Bridge construction will go into an ornate museum as exhibits of engineering wonders.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday issued a directive for the authorities concerned to keep the memories in a museum in Bhanga...
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The energy ministry was working on developing a suitable pricing formula for adjusting oil prices to a 'tolerable' level that would not affect the consumers and transport sector much, state minister Nasrul Hamid said on Tuesday."We want the oil price...
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The 'trade-benefit' demand of graduating least-developed countries (LDCs) to allow for a few more years after graduation might be country-specific based on needs assessment, officials said.As per recommendations of the developing nations in the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the...
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Now the regulator intervenes to tame Bangladesh's volatile foreign-exchange market as the taka kept tumbling down in exchange with the US dollar lately put on a free float. Bankers said the central bank reversed its stance through intervening unofficially in...
Light to moderate rain/thunder shower accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy to...
The assistant personal secretary (APS) of former Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has been sacked on a charge of remaining absent in the workplace for nearly one year and misconduct, reports UNB.The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education issued a...
Students pose with teachers and guests at a workshop on 'Investment in Capital Market' jointly organised by Intricsic Finance Club and LankaBangla Securities Limited at Chittagong Independent University in the port city recently
Chief of Army Staff Gen SM Shafiuddin Ahmed unveiled and inaugurated the logo and the website of the 46th Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar (IPAMS) at Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday, reports UNB.Senior military officers and members of US Army Pacific (USARPAC)...
Bangladesh thanks Kuwait for providing free vaccines to Bangladeshi expatsBangladesh has expressed gratitude to the government of Kuwait for providing free vaccines and treatments to Bangladeshi expatriates living in Kuwait during the Covid-19 pandemic and for extending humanitarian support for...
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Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General on Myanmar Dr Noeleen Heyzer has expressed concerns at the current situation in Myanmar, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.While acknowledging the generosity of the government of Bangladesh, the special envoy in her...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presiding over the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council meeting at the NEC Conference Room in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area virtually on Tuesday — PID
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Speakers at a programme on Tuesday said Padma Bridge will play an important role in enhancing cross-border trade with India and beyond.To tap the economic potential in the South Asian economic bloc, they also called for an immediate improvement in...
CUMILLA, June 14 (UNB): Law enforcement agencies have taken tight security measures to ensure peaceful holding of Cumilla City Corporation polls slated for June 15, said superintendent of Cumilla Police Faruk Ahmed on Tuesday.The whole city has been brought under...
CHATTOGRAM, June 14 (UNB): A case has been filed against Nurul Haque Nur, former vice president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union, and leader of Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad, for making 'derogatory comment' about Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hassan...
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The High Court on Tuesday mentioned Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former LGRD Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, as the 'mastermind and ringleader' of laundering Tk 20 billion from the country. The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul...
CHATTOGRAM, June 14 (UNB): Authorities closed Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) until July 5 following clashes between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).The authorities took the decision on Tuesday after a meeting with the department heads.All male...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said asking a lawmaker to leave his or her constituency is interference in fundamental rights, reports BSS."At first, I've questions - whether the Election Commission can ask a lawmaker to leave...
LONDON, June 14 (AFP): UK transport giant Go-Ahead saw its share price surge Tuesday after agreeing to a takeover from a global consortium.Shares in Go-Ahead, which operates London's famous red buses on behalf of the capital's transport authority, jumped 14...
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters): China's securities regulator on Tuesday denied that it and its securities association had asked foreign investment banks for senior executives' pay details or suggested they implement pay curbs, rejecting media reports.Bloomberg reported on Friday that...
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