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India lifts ban on onion exports

India yesterday decided to lift the ban on onion export to protect...
No need for separate groups at SSC level

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there was no need for...
Khaleda’s Bail Prayer: BSMMU submits report to HC

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University yesterday submitted a...

Violence in New Delhi: Death toll rises to 27

Tension continued to simmer in and around northeast Delhi for the...
UGC now opts for ‘cluster system’

Backtracking on its plan to introduce a uniform admission test at...
Human Trafficking: ACC investigating Laxmipur-2 MP

The ACC has opened an enquiry into an allegation that Laxmipur-2 MP...

Back Page

World not ready to contain virus

Governments worldwide were scrambling to prevent the spread of the...
Rape, Murder of Student: Four madrasa teachers land in jail

A Brahmanbaria court yesterday sent four teachers of a madrasa,...
Dhaka zoo suspends elephant rides

The Dhaka zoo has called time on elephant rides following a long...
Coronavirus Outbreak: Internet giants fight spread of untruths

As the new coronavirus spreads globally, the online battle to keep...
N Korea imposes ‘extraordinary’ measures against virus

Loudspeakers blaring hygiene messages, foreign ambassadors locked...

Appointment based on merit

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares that commissions will be...
Criminal dies in gunfight with security force: ISPR

A criminal was killed in a gunfight between his gang and security...
Five killed in bike crashes in Dhaka city

Five people, including two women, were killed in three motorcycle...
Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingyas at UN court

The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent...
Thai student protesters test water as anti-govt anger simmers

Thai students held rare flashmob protests yesterday as anger at the...

Bangladeshis in Singapore scramble to come home

Bangladeshi nationals living in Singapore are rushing to come back...
‘Noah’s Ark’ seed vault gets new crops

A “doomsday vault” nestled deep in the Arctic received 60,000 new...
White US cops use guns more often than black cops: study

White police officers are more likely to use their firearms than...
Four girls of a family missing in Mymensingh for four days

Four girls, all of whom are cousins, from Mymensingh’s Phulpur...

Business

Interest rate cap can blow up in BB’s face

This is not the first time that the central bank has engineered to...
Old interest rates on postal savings from Mar 17

The government yesterday walked back on its decision to slash the...
It’s PPP for Bangabandhu industrial city’s CETP

The government is set to build a central effluent treatment plant...
Asif Ibrahim new chairman of CSE

Asif Ibrahim has recently been elected as the chairman of...
Stocks, oil prices slide as virus sweeps globe

Stock markets and oil prices slid again Wednesday, as major...
Trump economic adviser sees no US recession ahead

US President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser said Tuesday he...

ILFSL swindlers barred from travelling abroad by SC

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that banned...
Policy reforms needed for full financial inclusion

Policies and regulations for both banks and non-banks need to be...
Financial statement fabrication a big influence on market volatility

Fabricated financial statements is one of the main causes behind...
Bank commission not materialising any time soon: Kamal

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday gave his reassurance...
Japan Tobacco appoints new MD

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) in Bangladesh has appointed a new...
Nestle delays all business trips over virus

Swiss food giant Nestle, owner of KitKat and Nespresso, on Tuesday...

Coronavirus fears grip Dhaka bourse too

All over the globe stocks have been on slide in recent days as...
New Dhaka Bank MD sets sight on quality growth

Emranul Huq has taken over the helm of Dhaka Bank with a goal to...
MIDAS reelects chairman

Anjan Chowdhury has been re-elected chairman of the Micro...
No bank to face liquidation

No bank will face liquidation in the coming days as the country’s...
Indonesia wants to merge top lender BRI with two state firms: minister

Indonesia’s state-owned enterprises minister said on Wednesday the...
Virus may have affected supply chain in Japan: Toyota

Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said that operations at its plants...

Sports

Sluggish Juve taste defeat in Lyon

suffered a blow when the two-times European Cup winners slumped to...
Challenge is to keep improving

The innings and 106-run win over Zimbabwe may not have fully made...
Madhevere included in Zimbabwe’s ODI and T20I squads

Zimbabwe named uncapped Wesley Madhevere in the team for their...
Mendis, Fernando put on 239

Mendis, Fernando put on 239
Sharapova calls time

Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who...
Majestic Masters win title

Majestic Masters won the title of AIUB Premier League Cricket...

City get stunning comeback win in Madrid

Manchester City finally produced a Champions League performance...
A show of disrespect

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan’s antics...
Al Amin wants to play all formats

Bangladesh pacer Al Amin Hossain said yesterday that he had always...
Brescia fined over coronavirus chant

Italian club Brescia have been fined 10,000 euros ($10,800) for...
Man City’s appeal lodged

Manchester City’s appeal against their two-year European ban has...
Shooting, archery to be held in India

The Commonwealth Games Federation has included shooting in 2022...

Australia silence Newlands, take series

A 120-run opening partnership between captain Aaron Finch and David...
Mushfiqur, Nayeem move up in Test rankings

Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has risen five places to return to the...
SA exclude Faf for Australia ODIs

Former captain Faf du Plessis will not play for South Africa in a...
Griezmann rescues Barca at Napoli

Antoine Griezmann rescued a 1-1 draw for Barcelona at Napoli in the...
School hockey final round on

Police Line School of Faridpur came from behind to notch a 2-1 win...

Editorial

Massive failure of the police and administration

We are deeply saddened by the deaths of at least 27 people in...

Patients made to suffer needlessly

It is indeed shocking that despite the health ministry’s approval...

Opinion

Do we need a uniform admission test in universities?

The announce-ment on January 23 that a uniform admission test will...

Modi-Trump tango beyond bilateral ties

The recent economic slide notwithstanding, India is seen by the...

In Defence of Politics

The word “politics” is much maligned and stigmatised. It suffers...

Letters

Stop child abuse at any cost

It is shameful that we as a society have earned quite a bit of...

City

2-day info fair begins

A two-day information fair began in Savar yesterday, with an...
Undying allure of homegrown classics

Stuck in an inescapable situation or pitted against a ruthless...
LA Chowdhury road unveiled in port city

The lane between Dewanbazar Didar Market and C&B Bridge in port...
Ex-president of NYU to speak at AUW commencement

The eighth commencement of Asian University for Women (AUW) is set...
Xi Jinping thanks PM for letter

Chinese President Xi Jinping has appreciated Bangladeshi Prime...
Elderly man dies during scuffle over land dispute

A 70-year-old man died during a scuffle with his “rivals”, over a...
CCC Polls: AL focuses on unity

The central Awami League leaders are trying to bring the factions...

BNP denied permission for railway station

Chattogram city unit of BNP yesterday organised a reception...
Prof Atiqul reappointed NSU VC

Professor Atiqul Islam has been reappointed vice-chancellor of...
Esho Shikhi app launches contest for students

To encourage intellectual practice among students, Esho Shikhi...
2 books banned for ‘hurting religious sentiments’

The High Court yesterday banned two books -- “Dia Arefin” and ...
14 sources of graft at land ports: ACC

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found 14 sources of graft at...
Man to die for killing nephew

A Mymensingh court yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing...
Six killed in road crashes

At least six people were killed in road accidents in the last two...

Savar canal recovered from grabbers

Angarir Khal, a city corporation-owned canal in Savar, was finally...
Two mayor-elects to take oath today

The newly elected mayors and councillors of Dhaka south and north...
Ctg hawkers’ body elect new leaders

Chittagong Newspaper Hawkers Multipurpose Cooperative Limited held...
Gyantapas Lecture: Political cinema in focus today

Prof Naadir Junaid of Dhaka University’s Department of Mass ...
‘2 people used to guard their vaults’

Inside the tiny flat on the narrow Lalmohon Saha Street of Old...
Trials of Khalid Bhuiyan, GK Shamim begin

A Dhaka Court yesterday framed charges against expelled Jubo League...
Sexual Harassment: Dozen allegations against RU teacher

Thirteen students of Rajshahi University filed complaints of sexual...

Country

All-season onion bears bright prospect

The Regional Spices Research Centre in Magura has recently...
Badly burnt locomotive returns to track after 7 years

A locomotive of Bangladesh Railway (BR), which was badly damaged in...
Two siblings drown in pond

A young boy and his sister drowned in a pond in Manikganj town...

Three govt ponds being gobbled up in Kalapara

Influential locals have long been encroaching on three large...
Potato harvesting goes on in happy mood

Lalmonirhat farmers are harvesting potato in a happy mood as the...
Damaging Canal: Two jailed

A mobile court sentenced two men to six months’ imprisonment each...

Freeing Louhajang River: 50 more illegal structures torn down

As part of the ongoing eviction drive to free the Louhajang river...
2 murdered in Manikganj, Dinajpur dists

Two people have been killed in Manikganj and Dinajpur, report our...

World

‘Can’t allow another 1984’

The Delhi High Court yesterday passed a series of orders with...
Mubarak gets military funeral

Egypt held a military funeral yesterday for its former president...
14pc tested positive again after recovery

About 14 percent of patients who recovered from the novel...
UN sanctions regime for Yemen renewed

The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed its sanctions regime on...

Assange tried to contact Clinton over data dump

Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House...
Erdogan rules out ‘smallest step back’ in Syria’s Idlib

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday vowed Turkey would not...
Europe steps up bid to save deal

Western European powers stepped up efforts yesterday to try to save...
S Korea’s birth rate falls to all-time low

South Korea’s birth rate hit a new low yesterday as authorities...

Mahathir, Anwar vie for power

Malaysia was plunged into a bitter power struggle yesterday as...
Lanka notifies UN over war crimes resolution withdrawal

Sri Lanka yesterday notified the UN that it was withdrawing from a...
Rivals attack Sanders ahead of ‘Super Tuesday’

Democratic White House hopefuls rounded on leftist frontrunner...
India wedding bus tragedy kills 24

A bus carrying a wedding party crashed into a river yesterday in...

Arts & Entertainment

In (and out of) the stones of our minds

The traditional role of an art curator is to assemble, catalogue...
Khurshid Alam Alok’s ‘Banglar Apon Soudho’ underway at BSA

Khurshid Alam Alok’s solo photography exhibition, Banglar Apon...

‘Babuibela’: Reesham Shahab Tirtho’s take on parenthood

Parenthood is an emotional experience for many. While some parents...
A gathering of artists at OPSB

Eminent artist Professor Nikhil Ranjan Pal of Rabindra Bharati...

Bharatanatyam dancer Dr Narthaki Nataraj arrives in Dhaka today

Noted Bharatanatyam dancer Dr Narthaki Nataraj is set to arrive in...

Shout

ATTENTION TO ATTENDANCE

Maliha Rahmat took a lab course for Environmental Science at North...
Really? TV

You’re watching Bangladesh’s first and only reality TV channel,...
Editorial

Spring is here. Or is it?

The Gift of Time

I woke up to the sound of my phone’s alarm. Squinting at the screen...
Uniform admission tests

In order to minimise the inconveniences students and their parents...

BULLETIN BOARD

In memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement, The Readers’...
Cool Channels for Cricket Children

A seemingly random YouTube channel, one might watch one of their...