A-1
Ajar: We left the door ajar so that we could hear what they were saying.
Allay: Experts allay fear of major side effects (diminish or put at rest)
Allegedly:
Ample: the market has ample supply of the daily necessities
Array
Ascend: NRBC Bank will ascend to a strong position
At-risk: US government requested Uganda to temporarily host “at-risk” Afghan nationals
A-2
Absolve: Govt likely to absolve Air India bidders from Cairn lawsuit liabilities
Ablution: Soap or hand sanitizers must be put in places designated for ablution
Accolade
Actuary: a person whose job is to calculate risk for insurance companies and pension funds. His actuarial audit provides an independent review
B
Bio-secure bubble: The team will also enter a bio-secure bubble
Bumpy: going through a bumpy ride throughout the day
Brew: The problem brewed
Berth
Befit
Budge: Will not budge an inch from the policy
Board: reached the terminal via whatever vehicle they could avail and boarded the ferry
Buoyancy: the market will continue to show buoyancy
Breadwinner: I am the only breadwinner of my family
Brainstorming: We heard that they (home ministry) are brainstorming on Evaly
Breakthrough: Although some breakthrough infections may be happening, vaccines are still doing a very good job at protecting people against severe Covid illness and deaths
Booster dose: It is important to understand when booster doses might be needed and for whom
Bankroll: Bangladesh to receive $940m ADB loan to bankroll jab purchase [support financially]
Barge: six men barged into the house
Befall: a similar situation like Sri Lanka may befall in Bangladesh
Bespoke: The bespoke research for the BBC suggests that
Bit by bit: Now, bit by bit, the Belgian capital is starting to uncover its long-
Brace: Canada is also bracing for extreme heat
Bunker barge
Brainchild:
Boon: Social distancing proves a for bicycle exporters
Bananas: The crowd went bananas when the concert began
Bad to worse: the country's going from bad to worse
Back out (withdraw from a commitment): If he backs out of the deal they’ll sue him
Buoy: Buoyed by a surge in interest in coffee farming
Back in: OPPO and Nokia had signed a multi-year licensing agreement back in 2018
Bubble: the stock market went through a bubble
Bust-up: Taliban leaders in bust-up at presidential palace
Brawl: Supporters of two rival factions reportedly brawled at the presidential palace
Brew: Pandemic brews real trouble for Cumilla real estate
Bask: A pioneer in Ponzi scheme, Evaly still basks in blessings
Blood-drenched: The American War of Independence lasted well over eight years, 104 blood-drenched months to be exact
Bull run: Optimism fuels bull run; indices at record highs. Investors starting to play defence as bull run matures
C
Collateral: She put her house up as collateral for the bank loan
Clean sweep: Bangladesh clinch 3-0 clean sweep against West Indies
Contentious
changeover of power
Cheque for: received cheque for Tk 5 lakh each
Cognizance:
Cohort
Collect: they collected themselves and looked for opportunities to do something to survive
Carryover: Carryover power projects get higher allocation in budget
Cut-motion: replying to a cut-motion placed by opposition MPs
Cry: Barvida cries tariff discrimination against Japanese reconditioned cars
Complacency: Experts say no room for complacency in Covid-19 fight
Contemplate:
Curious case
Curb:
Connivance
Come round
Cut down: Lockdown may witness a cut down on restrictions
Concurrently: But as the two sentences would run concurrently, the convict will have to suffer 15-year jail only
Concussion: He was carried off the pitch with concussion
Crowdfunding:
Coax
Chills: It sent chills down my spine
Clunky: A bit clunky
Cumulative
Caught in: The project is now caught in land acquisition delay
Capital-intensive: automobile industry is capital-intensive
Clock: Beximco clocks 77pc higher revenue
Cushion: to cushion the Covid-19 fallout
Carnet de Passage: A Carnet de Passage is a document that allows you to cross international borders with a vehicle and avoid paying customs charges.
Component: cement is a key component
D
US government requested Uganda to temporarily host "at-risk" Afghan nationals
Drench: Rains to drench parts of Bangladesh
Daydream
Determinant
Diversion: Fund diversion by borrowers, lack of farsightedness among businesses when it came to investment, and banks' failure to maintain due diligence were mainly responsible for the highest amount of default loans in the sectors
Diligence: Fund diversion by borrowers, lack of farsightedness among businesses when it came to investment, and banks' failure to maintain due diligence were mainly responsible for the highest amount of default loans in the sectors
Domains: Our bilateral cooperation is progressing steadily across all domains
Double-jabbed: Researchers say they are seeing some waning of protection against Covid infections in double-jabbed people
Disparity: The WHO hit out at the "shocking disparity" in access to coronavirus vaccines
Disgruntled: was assassinated by a group of disgruntled army officers
Deranged: BNP itself is deranged
Decelerate: Bangladesh GDP growth decelerated from 8% in FY19
Downhill: the index suddenly went downhill
Drop: Daily infection rate drops to below 4pc
Driven by: driven by a strong quarter
Devastating: pandemic created a devastating effect on poor
E
Edge: Democratic edge shrinks in Arizona Senate, governor races
Emasculate: Govt emasculating tribunals by not making appointments: SC
Exponent: Adam Smith was an exponent of free trade. In 6³ and y², 3 and 2 are the exponents
every nook and cranny
Enumeration: Enumeration of next Population Census unlikely in Oct
Embark
Enchilada: Scammer
Entail: a large loan for one client always entails a greater risk
Excruciate: excruciating traffic jams
Enchant;
Endemic
Every day
Exerted
F
Figure: Belarus opposition figure sentenced to 11 years in jail
Food vs foods
-Fold (suffix): The problems are twofold - firstly, economic, and secondly, political. Global demand for electric vehicles to grow by 11-fold within 2035
Fish out: Missing tourist’s body fished out of Karnaphuli river
Fore:
Fora: Both sides also discussed the issues of mutual cooperation and reciprocal supports in the multilateral fora
Forcibly: Hundreds of desperate holidaymakers were seen forcibly boarding ferries
Exaggerate: We shouldn’t exaggerate or manipulate the facts
Futility: data show futility of restrictions
Foray: Karan believes his foray into the world of jewellery is the perfect place to channel his creativity and business savvy
Footprint
Fall to: Pabna scissors industry falls to Chinese imports
Farsightedness: Fund diversion by borrowers, lack of farsightedness among businesses when it came to investment, and banks' failure to maintain due diligence were mainly responsible for the highest amount of default loans in the sectors
Firstcomer
Frugal: countrymen need to be frugal to face the upcoming global financial crisis
Frosty relations: His silencing of critics has caused alarm abroad, contributing to frosty relations with the EU
Fall in trouble: construction companies will fall in trouble
For 4th straight day
Ferment: economic crisis has fermented fear in the minds of many investors
Fearmonger: Some are fearmongering on social media that the economy of Bangladesh may also soon fall into trouble
Flutter: Bangladesh flags flutter proudly in Australian capital
Finish off: This daily average is far from what is required to finish the drive off this year
Floodplain
G
Gravel: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been hit by gravel thrown by protesters during a campaign stop
Grim: Flood situation remains grim
Glaring example
Generate: These are the top five sectors that generated the highest level of bad loans
Give out: As of December last year, banks gave out funds amounting to $500 million in the sector
Gallop: Bangladesh gallop ahead
Greenlight: BSEC has greenlighted Beximco [give permission to go ahead with (a project)]
Go on strike: Vessel workers go on strike
Get off: After getting off the ferries
Go digital: Illegal drugs trade goes digital for pandemic
Gargle: India’s research institute develops saline gargle RT-PCR technique
Gear up: Politicians are already gearing up for the next election
Generate: The firm generated net revenues of $1.93 billion, up 38 percent from $1.4 billion earned during
Glut: The roads are glutted with cars (an excessively abundant supply of something)
Give out: Banks now give out farm loans in a speedy manner
Garland (v):
H
Harrowing: Family recalls harrowing fire that consumed 4-storey Brandon condo building
Hit out at: The WHO hit out at the "shocking disparity" in access to coronavirus vaccines
Hearse vehicles:
Head: Bankers asked to provide information on nine heads [nine entries]
Hiccup: Matarbari port faces land acquisition hiccup
Honcho: The BCB honchos sat with Mahmudullah in a city hotel
Heart-wrenching stories
Headwinds: Oil prices fell on Friday, pressured by multiple
Hobble: Hobbled by patchy insurance
Hiatus: after a seven-month hiatusI
I
Index mover: The companies were the main index mover on the day
Ill-effort: BNP is making ill-efforts to fish in troubled water
Intraday
Instil
In all
Indices
In-person: ministry is planning to hold in-person classes
Intranet: intranet, is a network of computers that only connects people within a certain group, such as employees at a company
Immunity with: the protection from Pfizer fell significantly whereas immunity with the AstraZeneca jab
remained more stable
Invulnerable: Vaccination does not, unsurprisingly, make people invulnerable, and does not prevent all infections
In the day: Earlier in the day
Inch up/down: Private credit growth inches up in Dec
Insipid: mugs of insipid coffee
Incur
Afridi takes four as Bangladesh implode around Shanto's fifty
J
Jab: All set for Covid jab roll-out. The UK is expected to begin offering some people a third Covid booster jab next month
Jump: jumped to its highest level
Judgement (not judgment)
K
Kerb market:
Key up: The government is keyed up
Keep one’s powder dry: Weaker economic sentiment data failed to inspire investors who kept their powder dry ahead of a key regulatory meeting
L-1
Layoff: Workers have been warned to expect further layoffs
Last (v): The American War of Independence lasted well over eight years, 104 blood-drenched months to be exact.
Literally: Dhaka airport goes to the dogs, literally!
Long-haul: long-haul bus services remained suspended
L-2
Laxity: Laxity is prevailing everywhere
Leapfrog: Shakib leapfrogs Holder, Ashwin in Test ranking
Leg up: Govt looks to give light engineering a leg up
Lie trapped: Malaysia lies trapped between Covid and deadlock
Line: plans to expand its line of locally assembled cars
Light up: Tamim lights up the BPL commentary box
Live up: They urged the Taliban to live up to those earlier promises
Livid: Some players were livid at the umpires
Loan injection: loan injection into the farm sector
Loose: on the loose
Loo: I'll just go to the loo
Lockdown-induced: lockdown-induced plight prompted him to paddle a rickshaw
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