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Front Page

ADB-Funded Dev in Bangladesh: 40 projects hit by pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has slowed down the implementation of at...
Sabrina washes her hands of JKG

Since JKG Health Care’s alleged involvement in the fake Covid-19...
DGHS-ministry rift over Regent Hospital: 'It’ll frustrate virus efforts'

The rift between the health ministry and the health directorate...

Jamuna Group chairman Nurul Islam passes away

Nurul Islam, chairman of Jamuna Group, one of the biggest...
Two arrest warrants for Shahed: Gets sued in Ctg too for embezzlement

A Dhaka court yesterday issued two arrest warrants against Regent...
Shahid ‘bribed 2 Kuwaiti MPs Tk 20cr’: report

Bangladesh MP Shahid Islam Papul gave 720,000 dinars (about Tk 20...

Back Page

10m kids may never return to school

The coronavirus pandemic has caused an “unprecedented education...
CMP DC Mizanur dies from Covid-19

A Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police Detective...
Global record for daily virus cases

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global...
39 more die, 3,099 test positive

Thirty-nine more people died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours...

Flood takes a turn for worse

The overall flood situation has taken a serious turn in many...
Bogura-1, Jashore-6 go to polls today

Two parliamentary constituencies -- Bogura-1 and Jashore-6 -- go to...
11 die after showing Covid-19 symptoms

At least 11 people died after showing Covid-19 symptoms in Cumilla...
No one can leave station during Eid holidays

The government has decided not to extend the three-day Eid holiday...

“Bhutto bluffed me, Tikka betrayed”

The deposed Pakistani president Gen Yahya Khan has blamed Zulfiqar...
Crisis may get ‘worse and worse and worse’

The coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if...
Britain, France agree joint unit to fight migrant traffickers

The interior ministers of France and Britain on Sunday signed an...
Malaysian court hears contempt case against news portal

A Malaysian court yesterday heard contempt case brought by the...

Business

Orders are finally trickling in, but garment factories are still reaching out for the axe

One has got to feel for the garment workers. Despite the...
Mixed quarter for the pharma sector

Pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh witnessed a slump in profits...
Smart lampposts in the limelight

At first sight, it looks like an ordinary lamppost. But what...
Google to commit $10b to India

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said it will spend around $10...

Rouf Chowdhury continues as Bank Asia chairman

Eminent industrialist A Rouf Chowdhury has recently been re-elected...
Financial independence still eludes female garment workers

Female workers are more likely than their male counterparts to make...
Pineapple chips, a saviour for farmers in the hills

Pineapple chips, an innovative and nutrition-dense snack, are...
Life after Zoom: corporate travel agents plot safe return to business trips

Corporate travel agents are using the coronavirus-induced lull in...

Digital financial inclusion could help economic recovery

Bangladesh has embraced a wide range of financial inclusion since...
Pandemic delays minimum wage for tea, jute mill workers

The wait for workers of four sectors, including private jute mills...
Graduate employability matters more than ever

Universities in Bangladesh, especially the private ones, have been...

Sports

‘What a game of cricket’

When Shannon Gabriel walked off the field after his five-for on the...
Domingo holds online meeting with Tigers

Bangladesh cricket team’s head coach Russell Domingo yesterday had...

WHAT THEY SAID

First game after the break belongs to us. Some gritty performance...
City’s ban overturned

Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next...

‘One of our best victories’

West Indies skipper Jason Holder has described his side’s stunning...

Editorial

Child marriage has spiked during the pandemic

According to a telesurvey report conducted by Manusher Jonno...

High positive cases despite low testing is bad news

A recent report in this daily shows that the coronavirus positivity...

Opinion

Covid-19 And The Rohingya: Hunger, exploitation, hate crimes and xenophobia

“We are the same human being like you and need the same basic...
Financialisation: Tackling the other virus

The 1971 Bretton Woods (BW) system collapse opened the way for...

What do we do with the refuse of our Covid-19 afflicted healthcare system?

Management of medical waste has remained a persistent problem for...

The youth of Bangladesh shine on the world stage

In the last four months, the country has been swept up in the...

City

ACC to probe allegations against Shahed, Sabrina

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will enquire into allegations...
‘Virtual courts need to be taken forward’

A full bench of Supreme Court’s Appellate Division started judicial...
‘Blatant abuse of power’

Revoking the work permit of Bangladeshi migrant Rayhan Kabir, who...
Railway to bring 10 locomotives from India by this month

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is going to bring 10 locomotives from India...

Jatiya Party: a year without Ershad

The biggest achievement of Jatiya Party in last one year since the...
No place for the greedy in AL: Quader

Issuing a note of warning, Awami League general secretary Obaidul...
Deaths due to Drowning: Bangladesh’s fatality rate 5th in Commonwealth

Bangladesh had the fifth highest fatality rate due to drowning...
85km of RHD roads damaged by flooding

At least 85 kilometres roads under Roads and Highways Department ...

Forced Into Prostitution In Dubai: CID to seek Interpol help to nab traffickers

The syndicate that has been trafficking thousands of Bangladeshi...
Archbishop of Chattogram Moses Costa passes away

Moses M Costa, CSC, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of...
Boat Capsize in Buriganga: Mayur-2 launch master arrested

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday arrested the master of Mayur-2...
Madaripur road crash kills one

A man was killed in a road accident in Kulopdi area of Sadar...

Country

Thousands suffer as road condition awful

Thousands of commuters are badly suffering due to the awful...

Bringing Birds Back to Town: Patuakhali town turning green

The Patuakhali municipality has launched a tree planting programme...

World

Immunity may not last

Patients who recover from coronavirus infections may lose their...
Impose tax on the wealthy

More than 80 millionaires yesterday urged governments around the...
Hugging a tree in Israel to beat the coronavirus blues

Can’t embrace friends and family these days? Hug a tree instead....

Nepal landslides toll rises to 60

Four days of continuous heavy rain and landslides have killed 60...
Crisis in Rajasthan: Congress says has support of 109 MLAs

Hours after Indian state Rajasthan’s Deputy Chief Minister Sachin...
Malaysia PM Muhyiddin wins parliamentary test of support

Malaysia’s prime minister narrowly won a vote to remove the...

Crackdown on Uighurs: China announces retaliatory sanctions

China announced “corresponding sanctions” against the United States...
Taliban attack on Afghan intel office kills 10

Taliban militants clashed with security forces following a car bomb...
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela, dies

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of former South African president and...

Lifestyle

Saving the restaurant industry

June 28, 2020 witnessed a virtual press conference between...
Contactless Takeaway from KFC & Pizza Hut

At the time of such crisis, the pandemic has forced us to stay put...
The fading sounds of ferriwallahs

People used to wake up to the sound of hawkers or ferriwallahs...
Shaheda Yesmin earns a spot in World Association of Master Chefs

Culinary curator at Jewel’s Kitchen and cooking afficionado,...

Faithful to the Oath

While so many of us are at home to ‘flatten the curve,’ or in other...
It’s ice cream O’ clock!

Nothing compares to having ice cream when it comes to picking a...
Managing finances in trying times

Having a monthly budget is essential in keeping track of our...
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5-star feast at home from Le Méridien Dhaka

Takeaway menus are reaching new heights everyday, and Le Méridien...
Working from Home in Style

Rain, shine, work from home or not — you must always be in your...
Balcony Bliss

But alas! Where do we get this kind of greenery in a world full of...
‘LIVING IN MY KITCHEN’ A STAR LIFESTYLE RECIPE COMPETITION 2020

The year 2020 is taking its heavy toll on us and yet we do not tire...

Law & Our Rights

Sketching out the shades of discrimination laws: Colourism in context

The Black Lives Matter campaign inspired informed debates and...

Need for legal reform to regulate business ethics

The study of business ethics and practices deals with issues like...

Digital payment system to boost up the operation of virtual courts

The Covid-19 crisis has tremendously increased the use of internet...