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Eid advance bus ticket from May 17
Private bus operators are to start selling advance tickets from May 17 for home-goers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
9 May 2019
Telenor-Axiata merger will jeopardise tower cos’ business
The possible merger of the parent companies of Bangladesh’s top two mobile operators would jeopardise the business of local mobile tower companies.
9 May 2019
Bangladesh’s GDP growth puzzling: South Asian Network on Economic Modeling
South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), a non-profit research organisation, terms the recent economic growth of Bangladesh as “puzzling”, saying that the GDP growth mismatched with the data and various indicators of the economy.
9 May 2019
Young Afghan amputee's joy at dancing on new leg
With his hands in the air and an infectious grin spreading from ear to ear, a young Afghan boy whirls around a Kabul hospital room on his new prosthetic leg.
9 May 2019
Trump says China 'broke' trade talk deals
US President Donald Trump says that China "broke the deal" it had reached in trade talks with the United States, and vowed not to back down on imposing new tariffs on Chinese imports unless Beijing "stops cheating our workers."
9 May 2019
Cyclone Fani caused Tk 536 cr of damage: State minister
The damage caused by cyclone Fani, which hit Bangladesh earlier this month, has been estimated to be Tk 536.61 crore, the government says.
9 May 2019
8 JP leaders made presidium members
Jatiya Party announces to promote its eight leaders as the party’s presidium members.
9 May 2019
Kader Siddiqui threatens to leave Jatiya Oikyafront
President of Krishak Shramik Janata League Abdul Kader Siddiqui says if Jatiya Oikyafront do not address the differences within it, he will withdraw his party from the alliance by June 8.
9 May 2019
Sylhet stone quarry worker killed in landslide
A worker is killed in a landslide while extracting stone illegally at a quarry in Sylhet's Companiganj upazila, police say.
9 May 2019
Midday Brief, Thursday, May 9, 2019
Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on May 9, 2019
9 May 2019
North Korea fires unidentified projectile - South's military
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile, the South’s military says, less than a week after its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of multiple rockets and a missile.
9 May 2019
Moudud taken to Singapore for better treatment
Ailing BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed has been taken to Singapore for better treatment.
9 May 2019
Ex-HC official gets 6 yrs for amassing wealth
A Dhaka Court today sentenced a former official of the High Court to six years' and his wife to three years’ imprisonment each in connection with a case filed for amassing illegal wealth.
9 May 2019
Standing by them, sad
It was just some 40 minutes before the iftar yesterday when a group of people showed up at arrival lounge of Dhaka’s airport, unsure about what to do. At that time, both passengers and airport staff were taking preparation to break the day’s fast.
9 May 2019
'Your slap will be a blessing,' Modi retorts after Mamata's attack
Two days after Mamata Banerjee said she wanted to give him a "tight slap of democracy", Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his response while campaigning in Bengal.
9 May 2019
Man beaten dead while fleeing after killing another in Cumilla
A man is beaten dead by an angry mob when he was fleeing after killing an elderly man in Cumilla Sadar upazila yesterday.
9 May 2019
Freelancing site Upwork resumes service after being blocked for 14hrs
Upwork, the world’s largest freelancing website, resumes its service after fourteen hours of being blocked in Bangladesh.
9 May 2019
No truck, lorry will ply highways for 3 days before Eid
The journey of holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr this year will be smooth compared to previous years, says Md Nazrul Islam, secretary of Road Transport and Highway Division.
9 May 2019
Ibne Sina staffers want justice for Tania
Hundreds of teachers, students and employees of Ibne Sina Hospital protest death of their colleague Shahinoor Akhter Tania, who was killed after gang-rape in Kishoreganj three days ago.
9 May 2019
Crying helps you reduce body weight: Study
A recent study shows that emotional crying will help you lose weight because it is linked to hormones that heighten the cortisol level, which is induced when you have bottled up emotions.
9 May 2019