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Front Page

Turnout low in polls marred by violence

The Chattogram City Corporation polls yesterday were marred by...
A historic day

Runu Veronica Costa, a senior nurse of Kurmitola General Hospital,...
Ruling party men go berserk

Three The Daily Star correspondents visited six centres of the...
Temperature likely to drop further

The weather office forecast that the mercury may fall further for a...

AL against AL, result is violence

From the very beginning of the campaigns for Chattogram City...
Pleasant experience, nothing to fear

It was a fulfilling experience for those who got the first jabs of...
Latifur Rahman again among top taxpayers

Once again, founder and former chairman of Transcom Group late...

Back Page

Icelanders get Covid vaccine ‘passports’

Iceland has issued its first vaccination certificates to ease...
Rape at MC College: Hostel supers, 5 guards at fault

The probe committee, formed by the High Court to investigate the...
PSC extends deadline for cadre aspirants

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) has extended the...
Govt to launch technical edu TV

The government will set up a dedicated television channel for...
Israel army chief orders plans to counter Iran

Israel’s army chief said Tuesday he had ordered that plans be drawn...

Govt eyes expanded circular rail

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has directed the authorities...
Laundering Tk 2,000cr: ACC summons 10 for quizzing

The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned ten businesspersons for...
Vaccination in Poor Nations: GAVI asks for political support

Political support is needed for a global scheme to vaccinate people...
Schoolboy abducted, murdered in Habiganj

Police have recovered the body of a schoolboy from a ditch in...

Climate Change: Kerry assures Bangladesh of continued support

US President Joe Biden’s Climate Envoy John Kerry assured...
UP member rapes woman in Joypurhat

Police yesterday arrested two men, including a union parishad...
Covid daily infection rate drops

The Covid-19 infection rate in the country fell to 3.36 percent...
US judge blocks Biden’s deportation freeze

A US federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s...

Business

A taxpayer nonpareil

It has been a decade the tax authority has introduced the tax cards...
Enhanced credit limit for apparel to stay until June

Textiles and clothing exporters will continue enjoying the enhanced...
Jewellers can now import unrefined gold

Good news for the country’s jewellers as the government is allowing...
Singapore faces talent crunch as tech giants scale up

At least three recruiters approach Singapore-based software...
Yellen makes history again as US Treasury secretary

In selecting Janet Yellen to be the first woman to lead the US...

Local production cools down AC prices

Air conditioners (ACs) were once thought of as luxury items that...
Kamal refutes survey claim on poverty rate

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday turned down the...
Tea production, acreage rising in northern districts

Tea production in Panchagarh and other northern districts grew...
Olympic Industries sees fall in profitability

Profitability of Olympic Industries, the country’s leading biscuit...
Construction, infrastructure potential sectors for joint collaboration

Bangladesh and Egypt can go for joint collaborations to explore the...

Trade deficit narrows on falling imports

The trade deficit shrank heavily in the first half of the ongoing...
Banks warned against failure to clear import bills

Bangladesh Bank yesterday lambasted local banks for their failure...
Indian economy to get a shot in the arm from budget: economists

India’s path to economic recovery will be stronger than previously...
Berger Paints’ profit up despite pandemic blues

Profits of Berger Paints Bangladesh rose 5.1 per cent year-on-year...

Sports

From scepticism to top 5 in world

From a below-par performance in the first ODI against the West...
Razzak added to selection panel

Veteran left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak has been included as the...
Tricky path for Abahani

Six-time professional league champions Abahani will participate in...

Perfect Kings on top

Reigning champions Bashundhara Kings extended their winning streak...
Onus on MSC in clash against archrivals

During the draw ceremony of the season’s curtain-raising Federation...

Life inside a ‘royal jail’

The fourth floor of the Radisson Blu hotel in Chattogram, where the...
Fawad hits ton as hosts gain upper hand

Fawad Alam put Pakistan in control of the first Test against South...

Editorial

Bangladesh begins Covid-19 inoculation

The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Bangladesh began on...

Are primary students ready to go back to school?

According to a report published in this daily yesterday, in line...

Opinion

Are we ready to implement our vaccination plan?

The government has recently unveiled a national plan for...
Iranians move into front line of Middle East’s quest for religious change

A recent online survey by scholars at two Dutch universities of...

The case for a four-day workweek

Nordic countries have earned a reputation for experimenting, and in...

Biden’s Internal Challenges

The tumul-tuous departure of Donald Trump from office has left an...

City

CCC polls stirs up the political arena

The Chattogram City Corporation polls yesterday stirred up a heated...
Form a guideline to evaluate their cases

Bangladesh Civil Society for Migrants yesterday urged the...
HC denies bail to Erfan Salim

The High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to Erfan Salim, son...

Victim’s family says thugs used police’s firearms in shooting

The family of the youth who died in gunfight between supporters of...
PBI seeks seven-day remand for Cumilla city councillor

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) yesterday presented Cumilla...
Jurisdiction of lower court judges increased

The Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed in Parliament...

1.67cr people to get vaccine on a priority basis: PM tells House

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday informed the parliament that...
Biker run over by bus in the capital

A video editor of Ekattor TV was killed after a bus of Victor...

Country

Illegal power crushing now headache for sugar mills

Illegal crushing of sugarcane by power crushers in Natore is going...

Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway awaits repair

The highway connecting Lalmonirhat with Burimari land port, the...

Tree felling in name of construction

Three giant trees in the compound of Lathitila Government Primary...

World

Two-thirds of people see ‘climate emergency’

Nearly two-thirds of 1.2 million people polled worldwide say...
UK vaccine site evacuated over suspect package

British police said yesterday they were called to an industrial...
53 killed in Cameroon bus blaze

Fifty-three people died yesterday when a bus collided with a fuel...

Russia, US extend nuke arms pact

Russia and the United States have struck a deal to extend the New...
Republican senators signal opposition

US Democrats’ efforts to convict Donald Trump at his impeachment...

Blinken sworn in as Biden’s secretary of state

Antony Blinken said it is the honor of his life to serve as the top...
Covid spread not seen in several studies of schools

Schools that practice social distancing, mask-wearing and other...

Showbiz

A CLASSIC TALE

Rafi Hossain: Welcome to Uncensored with Rafi Hossain. Today, we...
Three films together

The first time Symon Sadik and Mahiya Mahi worked together was in...

Sabnam Faria nowadays

Sabnam Faria is currently very popular among audiences for her...
Popcorn Highlights

The White Tiger is a drama film on Netflix, based on the adaptation...

TANJIB’S NEW SONG

After releasing the song Dube Dube last year, Tanjib Sarowar...

Shout

Fashion: Self-expression or consumerism?

Clothing carries undeniable meaning, becoming a strong vehicle for...
A Guide to Fashion Schools

Let this be your guide on the more conventional route to the world...
DO OR DYE: The “colour your hair” adventure

Here's your beginner's guide to the crazy hair of your...
Fashion shows, but not really...

YouTube channels that talk fashion. Yes.

All You Need to Know About Sustainable Fashion

Sustainable fashion makes sure every step of the way is...
Two Colours in My Head

As the sun grew hotter and the spots touched his closed eyelids, he...
It’s okay for men to enjoy fashion

There's nothing unusual about men trying to enjoy fashion, or...
Editorial

How does one define, and consequently limit, fashion? From the...

What is the Bangladeshi aesthetic?

Aesthetics deals with the nature of beauty, taste, and art... and...
Frugal fashion: Styling on a budget

Here's how to look stylish with affordable regular wear.
Cringe Culture and the Case of Fashion Elitism

Cringe: the monosyllabic word that determines what's socially...