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Myanmar must take back all Rohingyas

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her call to...
Industries Outside Economic Zones: No new electricity, gas connections

Factories outside economic zones and designated places would not...
Man stabbed to death in court

A murder accused was stabbed to death by another right before a...

Mercury pollution poses big threat

Over the years, Bangladeshi stomachs have got accustomed to so many...
Kiwis praise team but query ‘cruel’ rules

Heartbroken New Zealanders expressed pride on Monday in the Black...
10 killed as train hits microbus

A newly-married couple and at least eight others of the bridal...

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Rifat Murder: 2 more accused give confessional statements

Two more accused have given confessional statements in the Rifat...
Implementing Transport Act: Delay due to pressure from transport men

The government is taking time to make the Road Transport Act-2018...
‘Xenophobic’

US President Donald Trump took aim at progressive Democratic...
20m children not vaccinated in 2018

Almost 20 million children missed out on potentially life-saving...
Pro-China mayor to face Tsai in Taiwan presidential clash

A populist mayor who favours closer ties with Beijing was named...

Industrial sprawl won’t be allowed

Stressing the importance of planned development in urban and rural...
Rooppur Power Plant: Govt probe finds Tk 36.4cr anomaly

Two government probe committees have found anomalies involving Tk...
‘Small window’ to save Iran deal

European foreign ministers met yesterday for crisis talks on the...
Trump can waive sanctions on Turkey: Erdogan

US President Donald Trump has the authority to waive sanctions on...
PNG to boost security after mass killing escalates tribal war

Authorities in Papua New Guinea have boosted security to prevent a...

Flood takes heavy toll on schools

At least 2,100 educational institutions, mostly government primary...
Nusrat Murder: Probe role of madrasa governing body chief

The High Court yesterday directed the government to conduct an...
Man held for raping son’s wife

Police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly raping his daughter...
S Korea calls Japan reports of N Korea sanctions breach ‘grave challenge’

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said yesterday Japan’s reported...

Business

Lot of success, lot to do

Bangladesh needs to sustain higher economic growth and diversify...
GP’s profit falls despite record revenue

Grameenphone raked in Tk 3,603.82 crore in revenue in the April...
US proposes barring big tech firms from offering financial services, digital currencies

A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as...
Pakistan to pay foreign firm $6b over mine closure: WB

Pakistan will have to pay almost $6 billion in damages to a foreign...
Groping for new tools, central banks look at Japan’s yield controls

Japanese-style interest rate caps are drawing interest from global...
Bitcoin drops more than 10pc as scrutiny of cryptocurrencies grows

Bitcoin slumped more than 10 percent over the weekend to a two-week...

Order issued to freeze accounts of 11 former directors, officials

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) yesterday issued an...
New shuttle train project to link Dhaka-Kaliakair

The government plans to build a dedicated shuttle train service...
US firms may get nod to restart Huawei sales in two-four weeks

The US may approve licenses for companies to re-start new sales to...
China posts slowest GDP growth in three decades

China’s growth slowed to its weakest pace in almost three decades...
Asian bonds see higher overseas investments in June

Foreign investors stepped up their purchases in Asian bonds in June...
Tech tax set to dominate G7 finance ministers’ meeting

A row over taxing tech giants is set to dominate a meeting of G7...

Stocks sink to 2.5-year low

Dhaka bourse’s index hit a two-and-a-half-year low yesterday after...
Prospects of paint industry

The Asia Pacific region occupies a substantial share in the global...
Explainer: Will India’s tax on the rich hit foreign investment inflows?

The government’s budget proposal earlier this month to increase...
India business sentiment lowest since 2016

India’s slowing economic growth, water shortage and regulatory...
Amazon workers in Germany strike over pay

More than 2,000 workers at seven Amazon sites across Germany have...

Sports

Squad for SL tour to be announced today

The selectors are all set to announce the Bangladesh squad, sans...
Will apologise to Kane for rest of my life: Stokes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes, the hero of the final for the hosts...
Moments of Jubilation

Following England’s thrilling victory in the final of the World Cup...
Djokovic ‘king of tennis’

The Serbian press on Monday proclaimed Novak Djokovic “king of...
Indoor Asia Cup: BD start with 6-0 defeat

Bangladesh began their Indoor Hockey Asia Cup campaign on a losing...

Cricket philosopher’s triumph

Kane Williamson stood with hands outstretched as an accurate throw...
Shakib picked for team of the tournament

Champions England were the most represented with four players in...
‘It will inspire a new generation’

England captain Eoin Morgan hopes his side’s “incredible journey”...
Cordoba stars in Saif’s thrilling win

A tremendous performance by Colombian midfielder Deiner Cordoba...
Griezmann starts Barca training

French striker Antoine Griezmann trained with his new Barcelona...

‘England mistakenly awarded extra run’

England were mistakenly awarded an extra run during their nail...
BD A draw 2nd 4-dayer

The second four-day game between the Bangladesh A team and their...
‘Who said cricket was boring?

England ended a 44-year drought when they clinched their maiden...
Abahani, MSC face off today

Archrivals Abahani and Mohammedan will square off in one of the...

Editorial

Strengthening Bangladesh’s ties with South Korea

It is heartening to note that the South Korean Prime Minister Lee...

A dramatic World Cup final!

It was a Super Sunday in England this week with the Cricket World...

Opinion

Bolai, Avatar, and our environment

The other day I was going from Chattogram to my ancestral village...
Nuclear dangers in South Asia: More myth than reality

The dynamics of nuclear proliferation in South Asia are driven by a...

Politics loses its Ershad factor

With the death of General Ershad, a prominent factor in Bangladesh...

The end of “Chimerica”

The escalating rivalry between China and the United States is...

Letters

Repercussions of tax on Sanchaypatra

Traditionally, retired service holders as well as people of low and...

City

Decision to chop down 1,100 trees draws ire of students, teachers

Jahangirnagar University authorities’ decision to cut down over 1...
Going the extra mile for children with cancer

Rohan let out frequent shrieks of pain, his eyes fixed on the...
Currency counterfeiting ring busted in Rampura

The Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday busted an Indian...
Rab arrests 11 members of ‘teen gang’ in Turag

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday detained 11 members of a...
DU students demonstrate to scrap college affiliation

Students of different departments of Dhaka University (DU)...
Severed body of woman found in Savar landfillw

Police yesterday recovered the body of an unidentified young woman ...
CCC launches anti-mosquito drive

Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) started an anti-mosquito drive...

66 univ teachers extend support to Prof ABM Faroque

Sixty-six teachers from different universities of the country...
Ershad’s second janaza held

President M Abdul Hamid yesterday attended the second namaz-e...
DSCC starts health service

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) yesterday started a 15-day...
Elephant tramples man to death in Ctg

An elephant trampled a man to death in Chattogram’s Anwara upazila...
SC orders immediate release of Azmat Ali

The Supreme Court has directed the government to immediately...
Prioritise children in climate change projects: experts

Children should get the highest priority in climate change projects...
High Court orders to file case against five

The High Court yesterday directed its registrar to file a case...

PM for boost in waterways connectivity with India

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday emphasised strengthening...
20 Indian locomotives likely to arrive in 2 months

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday said they were...
Road accidents leave five dead, two injured

Five people were killed and two injured in road accidents in four...
Dr MA Mannan’s death anniv today

Today is the third death anniversary of Dr MA Mannan, a neurologist...
Prime accused in rape case arrested

Police yesterday arrested the prime accused in a case filed for...
Woman’s hanging body found in Ctg

Police recovered the hanging body of a woman from her uncle’s home...

Country

Jamuna, Arial Kha erosion getting out of hand in two districts

With flood situation worsening in different parts of the country,...
Youth gets life term for killing sister

A Mymensingh court yesterday sentenced a young man to life term...
FF Hasan Ali Murder: 2 arrestees put on 3-day remand

Two people, arrested for their alleged involvement in killing...

Chest Disease Hospital without consultant for nearly a year

Patients are being deprived of proper treatment at Bogura Chest...
Woman, daughter electrocuted

A woman and her four-year-old daughter died from electrocution in...

Rape accused sent to jail, one more arrested

A Pabna court yesterday sent a man to jail in a case filed for...
Villagers’ clash leaves 15 hurt

At least 15 people were injured in a clash between two groups of...

World

US migrants in fear

US authorities launched small-scale operations seeking to arrest...
Australian children take 900km drive in stolen car

Four children took a stolen four-wheel drive on a 1,000-kilometre ...
Afghan pvt radio station shuts down

A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous...
WHO warns of too sugary baby foods

Commercial baby foods often contain too much sugar and display...
Europe’s GPS rival Galileo suffers outage

Europe’s Galileosatellite position system, a future rival of the...

India halts space mission

The US$142 millions Chandrayaan-2 mission was a prestigious one as...
10 miners trapped in Pak coal mine for over 20 hrs

At least 10 miners are trapped more than a kilometre (nearly a mile...
China says it will freeze out US companies

China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties...
Ebola case in DRC’s Goma ‘a warning’: WHO

Ebola’s arrival in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma severely...

S Africa’s Zuma shrugs off graft allegations at inquiry

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma yesterday dismissed...
Int’l drug gangs behind Lanka bombings

International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka’s deadly...
HK leader slams ‘rioters’ after clash

Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong...
China detains Canadian citizen on drugs charges

A Canadiancitizen detained in China is being held on drug-related...

Arts & Entertainment

Dr Hira Sobahan’s ‘Life and the Narrative of Time-1’ at AFD

The third solo miniature art exhibition titled Life and the...

“I am selective with the roles I pick”- Zahid Hasan

I am currently working on a series that has a total of seven...

An exquisite display of hand-stitched portraits by Elora Parvin

An exhibition was held recently by Elora Parvin, who presented hand...

Lifestyle

Rickshaw Art by Protibha: Where Your Purchase Makes a Difference

The crude artwork on the back plates of rickshaws plying the rural...
Clean eating for beginners

There are certain rules and guidelines you need to follow. Clean...
The re-check list for your refrigerator

The height and width of this essential appliance is only the...
A walk to paradise with KK Tea

If green and red are signature colours of Bangladesh, the scent of...
Re-designing kitchen cabinets

Atypical juxtapositions of art décor and furniture are Pinterest...

Alpana Habib awarded the GOURMAND World Cookbook Award

First introduced in 1995 at the Frankfurt Book Fair, GOURMAND...
Return of the clips

You want to keep a lot of things out of your hair, but what happens...
Most influential gadgets of all time

Children growing up these days, or in fact, the early 2000’s, have...
Handling anxiety attacks

Now, these symptoms are a vague description of what can be...
Italian extravaganza at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden

Italy — cars, fashion and cuisine; the perfect amalgamation of...

Chronicles of the Andalusian Blackbird

There are very few periods in medieval history where people of...
OVER the top

Accentuating the shoulders gives a new dimension to the most basic...
A cheesemaker with a message

Times are changing. No longer will any food enthusiast be puzzled...
Lymphoma treatment: Targeted therapies and immunotherapy

Lymphoma is the most common form of blood cancers in adults — one...
Uber launches road safety campaign in Bangladesh

With an aim to raise awareness around this critical issue, Uber has...

Law & Our Rights

Some traffic laws & scant regard for the mass

In the current era of indirect democracy, it is accepted that the...
Death penalty for child rapes?

This year, the incidents of child rape have increased by 41 per...

To compensate victims of rail accidents

On June 23, we witnessed a horrific train accident at Moulvibazar...

Rethinking miscarriage of justice

Miscarriage of justice leading to wrongful conviction or...

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