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92401. Stocks edge up with increased turnoverPublished: April 01, 2019 16:00:48

Stocks closed marginally higher Monday, the first session of April, as optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on sector-wise shares. Market analysts said some investors were active in the market...


92402. Pope condemns building walls to keep migrants outPublished: April 01, 2019 15:12:49

Pope Francis said that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build”. The pope made his...


92403. 13266 MW power more in next few years: Power CellPublished: April 01, 2019 14:41:05

In a major boost to power sector, the country is going to have 13,266 megawatts power more between 2020 and 2026 as setting up of some 53 power stations is...


92404. Union Bank celebrates 7th annivPublished: April 01, 2019 14:10:53

Union Bank Limited celebrated its 7th founding anniversary on Monday. A celebrating program was held in its Head Office at Gulshan in Dhaka. Omar Farooque, Managing Director of Union Bank,...


92405. NZ cancel under-19 tour of Bangladesh after mosque attacksPublished: April 01, 2019 14:10:37

New Zealand Cricket have cancelled their under-19 team’s scheduled tour of Bangladesh in the wake of last month’s mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch. The decision had been reached...


92406. Reds back on top after last-gasp win over SpursPublished: April 01, 2019 14:04:32

Liverpool secured a last-gasp 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur thanks to an own goal by visiting defender Toby Alderweireld to maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League....


92407. Bangladeshi professor wins Britain's highest neurosurgery awardPublished: April 01, 2019 13:59:11

A Bangladeshi-born British professor has been awarded Britain's highest neurosurgery honour. Tipu Aziz, from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), was awarded the Medal of the Society of British...


92408. Nikkei jumps on trade talk optimismPublished: April 01, 2019 13:56:57

Japan’s Nikkei rose on Monday, the first day of the new fiscal year, on US-Sino trade talk hopes and as brisk Chinese manufacturing surveys lifted China-related stocks, which offset weak...


92409. CSE gets new independent directorPublished: April 01, 2019 13:53:31

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) approved the appointment of Mr. S. M. Abu Tayyab as Independent Director of Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd. Mr.Tayyab is Managing Director of Independent Apparels...


92410. Apex court upholds ex-MP Rana’s bail in FF Faruk murder casePublished: April 01, 2019 13:52:53

The Appellate Division has upheld the High Court order that granted bail to former Awami League (AL) MP from Tangail-3 (Ghatail) Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case filed over...


92411. LankaBangla approves 15pc cash divPublished: April 01, 2019 13:43:35

The 22ndAnnual General Meeting of LankaBangla Finance Limited was held recently at MIDAS Center. Chairman of the company Mr. Mohammad A. Moyeen, presided over the meeting and welcomed the shareholders...


92412. US rapper Nipsey Hussle shot dead in Los AngelesPublished: April 01, 2019 13:38:26

Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle has been shot dead outside his clothing shop, US media report. The 33-year-old was shot a number of times, and was pronounced dead on arrival...


92413. IPDC approves 15pc dividendPublished: April 01, 2019 13:37:43

The 37th Annual General Meeting and 15th Extra-Ordinary General Meeting of IPDC Finance Limited was held on Sunday at Gulshan in Dhaka. The AGM approved 8.0 per cent stock and...


92414. China to build 6-8 reactors a year to meet 2030 goalsPublished: April 01, 2019 13:34:23

China will be able to build six to eight nuclear reactors a year once the approval process gets back to normal in the near future, the chairman of the state-owned...


92415. Premier Bank recommends 15.50pc stock dividendPublished: April 01, 2019 13:16:16

The board of directors of Premier Bank Limited has recommended 15.50 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The final approval of dividend will come...


92416. Khaleda Zia shifted to BSMMUPublished: April 01, 2019 13:09:26

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for her treatment. A black jeep carrying Khaleda reached the hospital at 12:35 pm on Monday....


92417. At least 20 die in Peru after double-decker bus catches firePublished: April 01, 2019 12:57:52

At least 20 people were killed and eight injured when the double-decker bus they were traveling in caught on fire in the Peruvian capital Lima on Sunday, a spokesman for...


92418. Kim murder: Vietnamese woman escapes death penaltyPublished: April 01, 2019 12:54:55

A Vietnamese woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing hurt by potentially deadly means. A Malaysian...


92419. Asian shares surge on China dataPublished: April 01, 2019 12:52:54

Asian shares surged Monday after the release over the weekend of encouraging manufacturing data in China that suggest government stimulus efforts may be yielding results. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index added...


92420. Deaths in Dhaka storm reach eightPublished: April 01, 2019 12:29:52

At least eight people were killed as a storm coupled with thundershowers lashed Dhaka, uprooting trees, sinking two boats, blowing away bricks from buildings, and causing a wall to collapse...


92421. Federer downs Isner to claim 101st career titlePublished: April 01, 2019 12:17:54

Roger Federer defeated a hobbling John Isner 6-1 6-4 for his 101th career title at the Miami Open on Sunday. Holder Isner struggled to continue late in the second set,...


92422. Four LeT members die in Kashmir gunfightPublished: April 01, 2019 12:17:50

At least four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Lassipora area of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Three Army personnel and...


92423. Marico Bangladesh declares 200pc dividendPublished: April 01, 2019 12:04:41

The board of directors of Marico Bangladesh Limited has recommended 200 per cent (Third) interim cash dividend on the basis of audited financial statements for 11 months period for the...


92424. Stocks start April on positive notePublished: April 01, 2019 12:03:47

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early trading on Monday, the first day of April, as investors are showing their buying appetite...


92425. Erdogan suffers setback in Turkey's local electionPublished: April 01, 2019 12:01:56

Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time in a local election and he appeared to...


92426. China calls on New Zealand to provide 'fair' investment environmentPublished: April 01, 2019 11:59:11

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on New Zealand on Monday to ensure a fair investment environment, as he meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern whose country has rejected a bid by...


92427. BD-India talks begin in cityPublished: April 01, 2019 11:38:25

The Bangladesh and Indian customs intelligence began the first-ever Director General (DG)-level talks in Dhaka on Sunday, focusing on building an institutional framework to check illegal trade, exchange more information...


92428. 418 children killed in country last year, reveals reportPublished: April 01, 2019 11:14:09

A total of 418 children were killed across the country in 2018 which is 23.30 per cent higher than the figure in the previous year. During the period, 571 children...


92429. SBAC to go publicPublished: April 01, 2019 11:08:45

South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank, a fourth generation private commercial bank, has taken initiative to go public under the fixed price method. As part of offloading shares, the...


92430. Buriganga trawler capsize leaves two youths deadPublished: April 01, 2019 11:05:28

Two young men died as a trawler capsized in Buriganga river near Keraniganj on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Sabbir Hossain, 18, son of Shahidul Islam and Tuhin,...


92431. Eastern Lubricant's price soaring sans PSIPublished: April 01, 2019 11:03:59

Share price of state-run Eastern Lubricants was soaring despite having no price sensitive information (PSI). Despite the country's capital market passing a bearish trend throughout the month amid low trading...


92432. Most ten-traded cos snare 36pc transactionPublished: April 01, 2019 11:02:19

Most ten-traded firms grabbed more than 36 per cent transaction on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Sunday while United Power dominated the chart for the second day in a raw....


92433. Reliance Insurance approves 25pc stock dividendPublished: April 01, 2019 11:01:05

The 31st Annual General Meeting of Reliance Insurance Limited was held on Sunday at the Hotel Lake Shore, Gulshan-2, Dhaka. Mr. Shamsur Rahman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided...


92434. HSC, equivalent exams beginPublished: April 01, 2019 10:30:18

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2019 began on Monday with participation of 13, 51,505 examinees from 9,081 educational institutions across the country. The 1st day's...


92435. Thunderstorm in Nepal leaves 25 dead, hundreds injuredPublished: April 01, 2019 10:21:41

Over two dozen people were killed in a severe thunderstorm that swept through parts of southern Nepal late on Sunday and hundreds more were injured, police and officials said. Nepal’s...


92436. Govt now moves to make changes in labour rulesPublished: April 01, 2019 10:14:10

The government has initiated a move to bring about necessary changes in the existing labour rules aiming to make them time-befitting in line with the amended labour law, officials said....


92437. Six die as nor'wester hits DhakaPublished: April 01, 2019 10:09:13

At least six people have been killed as a nor'wester, locally known as Kalbaishakhi, lashed Dhaka, uprooting trees, sinking a boat, blowing away bricks from buildings, and causing a wall...


92438. Number of UAV start-ups on rise in developing countriesPublished: April 01, 2019 10:03:49

Around the dawn of the 21st century, the world is gradually getting used to a new set of tech terminologies, starting from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones), big data,...


92439. Direct tax collection needs more attentionPublished: April 01, 2019 10:01:08

Income tax accounts for 27 per cent of the total revenue of the country. In the budget speech of FY18, the Finance Minister contemplated on raising this share to 50...


92440. Dreams destroyed, people reduced to numbersPublished: April 01, 2019 09:43:27

The Orwellian dystopia is being staged in the capital of Bangladesh with ruthless intensity and much too often. Human beings have been reduced to mere numbers and turned lives as...


92441. Crisis of liquidity in stock marketPublished: April 01, 2019 09:39:56

Nothing appears to be working as far as buoying up the country's stock market, a vital economic indicator, is concerned. Since its collapse in December 2010, if not others, the...


92442. Letting rivers flow in full buoyancyPublished: April 01, 2019 09:35:00

Finding the total number of the country's rivers now at around 400 in place of the previous over 700 carries elements of a puzzle. Apart from mainstream flows, these rivers...


92443. Essential goods to see no VAT, says KamalPublished: April 01, 2019 09:22:17

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Sunday the essential commodities will be exempted from value added tax (VAT) when the new relevant law comes into effect in July. He said...


92444. Budget FY20 - an act of delicate balancingPublished: March 31, 2019 23:20:05

Budget 2019/20 will be the first budget of the new government; and for the Finance Minister as well. As such, the budget is likely to attract a wide attention from...


92445. Evolving economic dimensions generate optimismPublished: March 31, 2019 23:15:30

Other countries take particular interest in a country when it moves up the economic ladder with its evolving dynamics. They monitor the different facets of development and try to understand...


92446. World condemns Trump's recognition of Golan Heights as part of IsraelPublished: March 31, 2019 23:09:07

In a contentious foreign policy move and violating UN mandates, US President Donald Trump formally recognised Israel's sovereignty over the illegally occupied Golan Heights on March 25, 2019. Trump's action...


92447. Local polls in Turkey: Erdogan's party could lose in big citiesPublished: March 31, 2019 21:08:27

Turkish citizens voted on Sunday in local elections which President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for Turkey and which were tarnished by violence that left two...


92448. UN chief wants democratic transition in AlgeriaPublished: March 31, 2019 21:02:41

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that he welcomed efforts towards a peaceful and democratic transition in Algeria, where weeks of protests have pushed for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to...


92449. China will continue to suspend extra tariffs on US vehiclesPublished: March 31, 2019 20:58:29

China’s State Council said on Sunday that the country would continue to suspend additional tariffs on US vehicles and auto parts after April 1, in a goodwill gesture following a...


92450. Nor’wester leaves two dead in cityPublished: March 31, 2019 20:27:37

A storm in the capital left two persons dead on Sunday evening as gusty winds felled trees, uprooted utility poles and blown away billboards.  A tea seller died after being...