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Front Page

Antigen test for Covid-19: Policy tangled in red tape

The government’s Covid-19 testing expansion policy has been caught...
Human Trafficking: MP Shahid’s trial begins in Kuwait

Lawmaker Shahid Islam Papul and three managers of his company were...
Padma Bridge Rail Link: Tweak rail design to let tall vehicles pass

In a major setback, Padma Bridge Rail Link Project authorities have...

Dealing with Covid-19: PM lauds health ministry

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the health ministry...
Onion added to the list of thorny issues

The recent market disruption in Bangladesh due to India’s ban on...
Narayanganj Mosque Blast: Admin probe blames Titas, mosque committee

Negligence of the mosque’s committee was behind the explosion at...

Back Page

Prices must be brought down

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today expresses...
Govt closes Hathazari madrasa

The Education ministry yesterday ordered to shut down Al Jameyatul...
Covid-19 Hospitals: Three in city to close services

Due to the declining number of Covid-19 patients, the government...
EU pandemic survey shows Italy disdain for Brussels

Opinions on how governments handled the fight against the Covid-19...

‘Scorpion-like venom’ found in Australian tree

Australia is notorious for its venomous spiders, snakes and sea...
9 Covid patients flew in hiding their condition

At least nine Covid-19 patients have come to Bangladesh over the...
Global Race for Vaccine: Rich nations grab stocks

Rich nations representing a fraction of the global population have...
Age limit relaxed for all govt jobs except BCS

The government has relaxed the age limit for all government job...

Publish then perish?

Accessing and reading scientific articles is no easy task. A lot of...
BGB-BSF border talks begin

A four-day border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh and...
LatAm opening up too early

Latin America has started to resume normal social and public life...

Business

Onions retail at four times the import price

The Khulna-based Sundarban Enterprise received a consignment of 157...
DHL Express raises shipment price by 4.9pc

DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider,...
Regulator fines NRB Equity Tk 10 lakh for breach of rules

Local merchant bank NRB Equity Management has been fined Tk 10 lakh...
Australian unemployment falls, raising recovery hopes

Australia’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.8 per cent in...
The Musk Method: Learn from partners then go it alone

Elon Musk is hailed as an innovator and disruptor who went from...
Coca-Cola bottlers are feeling flat, even as US grocery sales sparkle

Martin Williams’ great-grandfather founded their Coca-Cola...

Credit growth rises despite pandemic

Banks managed to post 8.95 per cent credit growth in the last...
SMEs need policy support to create more jobs: experts

The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need policy support to...
Introduce incentives for digital and card payments: MasterCard’s Bangladesh chief

The government should think of providing incentives for using...
GM faces unexpected bills as India-China tensions delay sale of India plant

Delays to General Motors’ sale of its Indian plant to Great Wall...
Bank of Japan maintains policy, says economy slowly reviving

Japan’s central bank on Thursday said it would maintain its ultra...
Automakers in India should reduce royalty payments to foreign parents: official

Indian automakers should reduce royalty payments to foreign...

Novo Nordisk launches world’s fastest acting insulin in Bangladesh

Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk yesterday launched the world’s...
Stocks fall on profit booking

Dhaka stocks dropped 0.23 per cent yesterday thanks to profit...
ByteDance’s bid to keep most of TikTok faces major hurdles

China’s ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White...
Fed’s Powell sees a long road to ‘maximum employment’

The way Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sees it, the US labor...
Southeast Bank approves 7.5pc cash and 2.5pc stock dividends

Southeast Bank on Wednesday declared 7.5 per cent cash and 2.5 per...

Sports

Cricket’s summer in a bubble a lesson for everyone

Despite England’s five-year unbeaten record in home series coming...
‘He would never compromise on his ideals’

There are those whose love knows no bounds and their devotion and...

Can Haaland break Lewy’s iron grip on Torjaegerkanone?

The battle that every fan wants to see in Germany’s this top...

New domestic season to start in December

The Professional Football League Committee (PFLC) of the Bangladesh...

Editorial

Reduce the stress on children

Six months of lockdown has left hundreds of thousands of children...

Can public procurement process be freed of corruption?

The departments that provide public service are particularly the...

Opinion

How ready are we to reopen schools?

The end of the pandemic is not quite in sight. Schools have...
Where is Buru?

Buru, the dog, has been taken away. According to a Facebook post by...

Climate change smacking California in the face

On the morning of September 9, 2020, the colour of the sky in the...

BSF must deliver on its promise of zero border killing

The killing of innocent Bangladeshis at the hands of Indian Border...

Letters

Ensure rehabilitation of street children

According to various media outlets, the number of street children...

City

PS5, Xbox or an RTX 3080 GPU?

The much anticipated PS5 received a price and release date this...
Ferry services remain suspended for 4th day

Ferry services on Shimulia-Kathalbari route remained suspended for...
Pandemic threatens human capital gains of past decade

The Covid-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and...
Colleagues bid farewell to Justice Tariq ul Hakim

The attorney general’s (AG) office and Supreme Court Bar...

Number of air passengers rising on domestic routes

Flow of passengers in domestic routes has increased by 25 to 30...
Rab arrests 2 including recruiting agency owner

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday arrested two people including a...
Jaya Ahsan, two orgs file petition against DSCC dog relocation

A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its...
Raisul Haq Bahar’s 2nd death anniv

Today is the second death anniversary of freedom fighter and...

Hijras to be included as separate gender in census: BBS

Members of the Hijra community will be included as a separate...
Attack on Ghoraghat UNO: 7hrs to process a remand!

Rabiul Islam, the prime suspect of the hammer attack on the UNO of...
MN Larma worked for a secular society: speakers

MN Larma struggled to establish a secular society where people from...
Four fined Tk 65 lakh for violating building codes

The Barisal City Corporation authorities have fined four people Tk...

Country

Saudi dates change Motaleb’s fate

In 2004, Channel i’s Hridoye Mati O Manush (Soil & People in...

BWMRI scientists develop 2 blast tolerant wheat varieties

Scientists at Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute (BWMRI)...

Accused UP chairman lands in jail

A court here on Tuesday sent the expelled chairman of Birgaon Union...

World

Disengagement onus on India, says China

Despite the recent five-point India-China consensus for defusing...
Rahul Gandhi wishes Modi on his 70th birthday

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wished Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
No ME peace without solving Palestinian issue

Russia yesterday said it would be a “mistake” to think lasting...
Coronavirus driving discrimination in Asia

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent...

One in 7 reported infections is among health workers: WHO

One in seven cases of Covid-19 reported to the World Health...
US charges seven in Chinese hacking effort

The US Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged five...
Trump or Biden?

With incense smoke, flowers and photos of President Donald Trump...

Erdogan lashes out at ‘incapable’ Macron

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said France was...
Hotel room water bottle linked to Navalny poisoning

The nerve agent used to poison Russian opposition leader Alexei...
No trade deal unless you respect N Irish peace pact

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the United...

Arts & Entertainment

Arifin Shuvoo’s incredible ‘Transformation’

At a time when the Bangladeshi film industry moves at a snail’s...

Misha Sawdagar and Zayed Khan at odds with 18 organisations

Due to various allegations, Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samity...

Bytes

Our favorite Batman tech that you probably never heard of before

The Shadowcasters are marble-sized trackers which also double as...

Shift

The evolution of the Datsun/Nissan Z Cars

After what seemed like a slow and agonizing death of a once-great...

Next Step

Online interviews in the age of remote working

The lockdown following the global Covid-19 pandemic has shrunk the...

The Bossman

The Bossman

Star Youth

Championing positivity and self-acceptance through art and storytelling

Growing up in a country driven by conservatism, we have all faced...

Youth Opportunities

Asian Development Bank Paid Internship Program 2020-21

Enabling underprivileged communities through education and employment opportunities

AIM Initiative Foundation is a youth-led social organisation...