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Front Page

Toiling away CHILDHOOD

Boys working at silverware factories look completely grey due to...
Day of reckoning for Jubo League

The National Youth Policy, formulated by the Awami League...
British MPs force Johnson to seek new Brexit delay

British MPs yesterday voted to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

More trains, longer delays

Though most of the trains running in the country’s northwestern and...
3 murders shock the port city

Three people, including a child specialist and two of a family,...
People could not cast vote in last polls

Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said people...

Back Page

Choking a stream to death

Land grabbing and district administration’s negligence have caused...
Bullet-hit body found in Cox’s Bazar

Police yesterday recovered the bullet-hit body of an unidentified...
Catalan leaders demand talks with Madrid

Separatist Catalan leaders yesterday called on the Spanish...
S Sudan rebel leader in Juba for talks as peace deal falters

South Sudan’s exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba on...
Young climate activists in Africa struggle to be heard

As Greta Thunberg and the Extinction Rebellion inspire climate...

Abrar Murder: Charge-sheet to be flawless

A flawless charge sheet in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case...
Militants now active online for new recruits

Militant outfits in the country are using online platforms to...
US court convicts Honduran president’s brother of drug trafficking

A New York court convicted the Honduran president’s brother of drug...
Iraqi charged in Australia over deadly trafficking ring

An Iraqi man has been charged in Australia with people trafficking...

Tuhin Murder: Village held hostage by rivalry of 2 clans

While entering the village of Kejaura in Sunamganj’s Derai upazila,...
Syria truce takes hold

Turkish and Kurdish leaders accused each other of violating a US...
Ebola still an ‘urgent’ global health emergency: WHO

The deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Florida judge limits law targeting felon voting

A judge in the US state of Florida on Friday partially blocked a...

Business

Foreign companies control Tk 200cr maize seed market

An expansion in the cultivation of maize has created a vibrant...
Safety, security equipment yet to gain popularity

The demand for safety and security equipment -- from smart home...
In talks with US firms to license 5G platform: Huawei

Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early...
BOJ could ease monetary policy further: Kuroda

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the central...
EU, China, others team up to coordinate ‘green’ investment financing

The European Union, China, India and several other countries teamed...
bti launches wing for office space rent

Building Technology and Ideas (bti) has recently launched a wing...
Boeing 737 MAX test pilot grappled with simulator flaws

In newly released instant messages from 2016, a top Boeing Co 737...
Towards Greener and Smarter Living

Gone are the days when Dhaka city dwellers were satisfied with...

Good governance needed for a disciplined financial sector

Policy reforms, good governance, and proper monitoring are required...
Overseas investors furious over extension of mutual fund’s tenure

City of London Investment Management Company (CLIM) has come down...
Developing nations must do more to empower women: Ivanka Trump

Developing countries that want to do business with the United...
China, US make ‘substantial’ trade deal progress: top official

Beijing and Washington have made “substantial progress” towards a ...
Ericsson sales rise but earnings hit by corruption provision

Ericsson’s sales were boosted by a 5G takeoff, but it made a net...
Fed keeps rate-cut door open

In their last public comments before the Federal Reserve’s next...
Malaysia held talks with Goldman over 1MDB charges

Malaysia held talks with Goldman Sachs about dropping charges...
Why do flat prices increase?

Seeing the soaring demand for apartments in Dhanmondi, Bashir...

Don’t sell Sanofi Bangladesh

About 200 employees of Sanofi along with their family members and...
BSEC to list auditors’ names

The stock market regulator has decided to include the names of...
Johnson’s Brexit: a lesser evil for the UK economy?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, which was...
J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000...
Kashmir apple trade picks up again under shadow of militant attacks

More than 10,000 trucks laden with apples left Indian-ruled Kashmir...
Reliance reaps record profit from consumer-facing growth

Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries said strong...
Accountability the answer to real estate sector’s woes

In 2011, with great hope, Monwara Shameem had handed over her 8.25...
Walk the talk with realtors

If we look at the cost side, we would see that 40 percent of the...

Sports

Chelsea, City win as Spurs slip again

Manchester City brushed aside in-form Crystal Palace 2-0 on...
Rousing start for hosts

Hosts Chattogram Abahani got the Sheikh Kamal International Club...
Barca’s front line fire 3 past Eibar

Barcelona’s ‘MSG’ is finally up and running as Lionel Messi, Luis...
Weapons found in supporters’ clubhouses

A cache of weapons including 11 axes were found by Greek police in...
Everton end losing streak

Everton snapped a four-game losing streak as Bernard’s superb solo...

Bayern held by last-gasp Finnbogason

Bayern Munich were denied top spot in the Bundesliga when Alfred...
Nurul, Al Amin & Razzak give Khulna simple task

Khulna Division were eyeing a win in their second-round game of the...
Sharma continues fine run against SA

Opener Rohit Sharma hit his third century of the series to lead...
Murray nears first title since 2017

Former world number one Andy Murray reached his first semifinal...

Immobile completes comeback

Serie A leading scorer Ciro Immobile’s late brace of penalties...
Four bullets couldn’t stop Jamal’s dream

Seven years ago when Jamal Bhuiyan made the journey from Copenhagen...
Young Elephants face Mohun Bagan today

Favourites Mohun Bagan will play against unfancied Young Elephants...
India sans Kohli in BD T20 series

India captain Virat Kohli will be missing the three-match T20I...

Editorial

Cut out the red tape

Three years after China promised to provide around USD 20 billion...

Exploding ambulances!

Explosion in CNG-run vehicles is a frequent phenomenon in Bangladesh.

Opinion

Abrar’s death: The inevitable outcome of a series of unfortunate events

As straightforward as it may seem, the death of Abrar Fahad raises...
Will Trump be removed from office?

For the first time, reasonable people in the United States have...

Kashmir: The Desecrated Crown

"Boys and girls can now talk to each other,” declared the...

The silent killer lurking in the air

Surprising as it may seem to some, non-smokers in Bangladesh can...

Letters

Cruelty on birds and animals continues

A report published in The Daily Star on the occasion of the World...

City

‘I had to watch my shops burn to ashes’

More than 100 shops were gutted in a devastating fire that broke...
‘Adverse relation’ prevails between state and people

An “adverse relation” between the state of Bangladesh and people...
Ministries need to join hands to fight dengue

The ministries must work collaboratively to eliminate the threat of...
Coordination must to eliminate child labour: speakers

Coordination between government and NGOs is urgent to eliminate...
Ironman Arafat to rally for special needs children

“Children with special needs are also assets of the society. With...

13 lives lost on roads in a day

Thirteen people were killed and 42 injured in road accidents across...
President leaves for Japan today

President M Abdul Hamid will leave Dhaka today on an eight-day...
ActionAid awards 5 young journos

Five journalists of print and electronic media yesterday received...
Language fest kicks off at NSU

The inaugural session of Language League 2019 was organised at...
Couple electrocuted in Jatrabari

A couple died from electrocution at their rented house in Dhaka’s...

Myanmar must guarantee rights of Rohingyas

Myanmar must guarantee the rights of Rohingyas and take confidence...
Dhaka seeks Berlin’s help

Bangladesh has urged Germany to put pressure on Myanmar so that...
Dhaka Today

Bangladesh 4th National Youth Conference on Family Planning 2019
Two arrested with yaba, phensidyl in Sylhet

Rab arrested two men with over 2,000 yaba pills and 51 bottles of...
Death anniv of Abdul Hamid

Today is the 15th death anniversary of Abdul Hamid, former senior...

Country

Pest attack worries Patuakhali Aman farmers

Aman farmers in different areas of Patuakhali are worried as the...
A simple idea goes a long way

Shilpi Begum was born to a poor family and did not get much...

Man dies while ‘fleeing with hilsa’

A man fell into ditch and died while he was allegedly fleeing with...
60 hurt in AL infighting

At least 60 people were injured in a clash between two factions of...

Stalker lands in jail

A Rangpur court yesterday sent an alleged stalker to jail in...
Imam found dead

Police yesterday recovered the body of an imam of a mosque hanging...

World

‘We are voiceless’

Hundreds of thousands of Britons marched through London on Saturday...
‘She’s favourite of the Russians’

US Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has fired back...
Israeli guards kill Palestinian ‘assailant’

Israeli security guards at a West Bank crossing into Israel shot...
Google completes first drone delivery in the US

Alphabet (Google) subsidiary Wing has become the first company in...

Brexit since 2016 vote

Vote to leave: In an advisory referendum on June 23, 2016, Britons...
Lam backs police’s use of force in HK

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam took to the airwaves yesterday to back...
Biden leads US Democratic race

Former Vice President Joe Biden expanded his lead over more than a...
Trump resort to host G7!

Furious that US President Donald Trump announced he will host the...

State of emergency declared in capital

Chile’s president declared a state of emergency in Santiago Friday...
Protests rage on for the third day in Lebanon

Hundreds gathered in Lebanon yesterday for a third day of protests...
Tragedy at Siberian gold mine kills 15

Fifteen people were killed and another 13 missing after an...
Facebook to deliver News Corp stories

Facebook Inc’s upcoming news tab will feature headlines from the...

Arts & Entertainment

The Ganga Jamuna Cultural Festival at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

The Ganga Jamuna Cultural Festival at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
TRIBUTE TO Kalidas Karmakar

The tribute ceremony to be held in honour of the late artist...

Star Melodies pays tribute to two music legends

Star Melodies, an initiative of The Daily Star, organised a...
Bappy’s ‘Dongiri’ hits the theatres

Action film Dongiri, was released countrywide this weekend. The...

A look into Ash Fahim’s music endeavours

Ashique M Fahim, from the band Ash Ravens, is a Bangladeshi...

Health

The challenge of adolescent SRH services in Bangladesh

The adolescent population (between the ages of 10 and 19) covers...
Healthy diet reduced depression symptoms

Young adults with depression may experience improvements following...

Severe underfunding, lack of access to care jeopardise at-risk TB populations

More people received life-saving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in...
Nonpharmacologic therapies may be better for pa-tients with dementia and agitation/aggression

Three nonpharmacologic interventions were clinically beneficial for...

Exploring an innovative treatment in our region

No matter what we hear or experience about alternative treatment –...