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JU Controversy: VC, family in a tight spot

The Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor and two of her family...
9 prison doctors for 90,000 inmates

Over 23 inmates are dying every month, amid a shortage of doctors,...
Rangpur 3 By-Polls: AL pulls out of race for JP

Awami League candidate in Rangpur-3 by-election quit the race...

Shovon quits DU senate

Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon yesterday resigned from Dhaka...
Probe purchase of ‘faulty’ buses

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday...
Rohingyas in Myanmar: 6 lakh face ‘serious risk of genocide’

Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of...

Back Page

Crackdown in KSA: 175 Bangladeshi workers return empty-handed

Some 175 Bangladeshi workers returned home from Saudi Arabia on...
A sanctuary for Bangladeshis in heart of Mali

The red and green flag fluttering by the side of one of the many...
Attacks on Saudi Oil Plants: Trump hints at military action

Oil prices made their biggest jump since the Gulf War yesterday...
ACC arrests Jubo League leader in Bandarban

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested a Jubo...
More Palestinians find Israeli work despite conflict

Economic growth in Israel and chronic unemployment in the occupied...

Shampadak Parishad gets new executive committee

The Shampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) has formed its new...
Angry bees delay Air India flight

An Air India flight was delayed by several hours after a swarm of...
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops

A suspected robber was killed in what police claimed was a gunfight...
Indian rescuers search for 39 missing after boat accident

Indian authorities were engaged in a major search and rescue...

HC for judicial enquiry into OC’s role

The High Court yesterday directed the Rajshahi chief judicial...
Don’t publish news that may impact cases

Bangladesh Press Council yesterday issued instructions regarding...
Supportive attitude could boost mutual development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for having...
Spain’s king opens talks to break political impasse

Spain’s King Felipe VI yesterday began meeting parliamentary...

Business

Govt eyes 300MW rooftop solar power

The government is looking to use the rooftops of factories and...
Special committee to heal stock ills

The government is set to form a special committee to take...
BTRC may face investment arbitration soon

With the serving of show-cause notices on Robi and Grameenphone as...
General Motors auto workers strike in US

The United Auto Workers union began a nationwide strike against...
World must transform food production or face unrest, scientists warn

The world must diversify its food production and consumption, or...
UK watchdog says has no view yet on Hong Kong exchange bid for LSE

Britain’s markets watchdog said on Monday it has yet to take a...
India’s current account under threat if oil surge continues: RBI

India’s current account and fiscal deficit could take a hit if oil...

Pre- and post-IPO earnings raise questions

Earnings of many companies drop even after three-four years of...
Runaway Prices: Onion OMS from today

Open market sales of onions, the key cooking ingredient which has...
China’s economy strains under disappointing data

China’s economy showed more signs of strain Monday as the country...
Pakistan hopes to meet fiscal deficit target set by IMF: finance chief

Pakistan is edging towards macro-economic stability after putting...
Airbus, French exporters slip as US tariffs loom in subsidy row

Shares in Airbus and other key French exporters fell on Monday as...
Economic growth hinges on capacity building

Economic growth requires capacity building and skills development,...
China aluminium output slips in August amid smelter outages

China’s primary aluminium output in August fell 0.5 percent from...

Telcos’ data revenue surges

Data revenue for the top three mobile phone operators surged 23...
Rod price falls on low demand, scrap price slump

In a surprise development, prices of mild-steel rod fell in...
Oil prices rocket on slashed Saudi output

Brent crude surged by 20 percent Monday -- the biggest gain since...
Gold jumps 1pc as attacks on Saudi lift safe-haven bets

Gold prices jumped 1pc on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil ...
Amazon Web Services creates 500 jobs in Germany

Amazon Web Services said on Monday it was creating 500 jobs in...
Samsung launches ‘R Series’ smart TV

Samsung Electronics Bangladesh has recently launched an R Series...
Volkswagen agrees to Australian settlement over diesel cheating

Volkswagen said on Monday it had agreed to pay up to A$127 million ...

Sports

BD to host SAFF C’ship in Sept, 2020

The next edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)...
U-23s leave for India today

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for...
A different kind of football

Having thrown his loft-strand crutches to the wind after striking...
‘Irregularities’ in BFF financial statement

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) vice president and Brothers...

Much at stake as action moves to port city

The ongoing T20I tri-series featuring hosts Bangladesh, Afghanistan...
Warner let Broad get into his head: Langer

Australia’s cricket coach Justin Langer said David Warner allowed...
Klopp expects daunting ride as Champions League returns

Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool that retaining the Champions...
U-18 Football: Kings, Jamal, Arambagh through

Bashundhara Kings moved into the quarterfinals of the Walton Under...

BCB’s panic showing

The lack of clarity in the selection process of the Bangladesh...
Way back for franchises?

Khulna Titans managing director and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)...
Reus plots Barca downfall

Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus insisted Monday that his team...
Bangladesh for shooting’s inclusion in 2022 CWG

Bangladesh has joined India and Australia in calling for shooting’s...

Editorial

Escalation of tension between the US and Iran undesirable

The narratives that have emerged from the United States in the...

A landfill without environmental clearance

It is unfortunate that a landfill in Aminbazar on the outskirts of...

Opinion

Juvenile delinquency: No child’s play

The recent surge in teen gang violence has become a major concern...
Politics, verbal duel hot up again over NRC

The fortnight after the August 31 publication of the final National...

Climate change, food security and our vulnerability

A UN report (2018) has suggested that hunger is rising globally...

In pursuit of social security for the urban poor

It was a week after the recent fire incident that turned everything...

Letters

No Bangladeshi universities among world’s top 1,000

It is unfortunate that not a single Bangladeshi university could...

City

5 police officers held with yaba

Police yesterday remanded five of its members through a Dhaka court...
Legal action against party men if involved in misdeeds: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said not...
BFUJ asks govt to address ‘frustration’

A faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ)...
EC to take action if any official found involved: Kabita

The Election Commission (EC) will take action if any of its...
Bangladesh condemns Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh yesterday strongly condemned the recent drone attacks on...
Tech fest held at NDC

Notre Dame Information Technology Club (NDITC) organised their...

‘We’re looking after loan defaulters, not farmers’

Speakers at a discussion yesterday called upon the government to...
Special police unit to ensure metro rail security: PM

Putting emphasis on ensuring the security of metro rail project,...
‘Insulted by teacher’, college student jumps off building

A student of Dhaka’s Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College was...
CU teacher Maidul ‘denied’ leave for research scholarship

A Chittagong University (CU) teacher has alleged that he is being...
7-year-old run over by auto-rickshaw in Pirojpur

Three people were killed in road accidents in three districts...
HC stays joining of VNSC principal

The High Court yesterday stayed till today the joining of newly...

Suspected number of deaths 203: IEDCR

The suspected number of deaths caused by dengue -- sent to the...
JU VC should resign or be sacked: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday...
Dhaka Today

Unpublished PhD Abstracts-6:
‘Restrict vehicular movement on Keane Bridge permanently’

Citizens from all walks of life demanded that Sylhet’s historical...
Human chain demands removal of BSMRSTU VC

Students of different educational institutions formed human chain...

Country

Sand lifting catalyses erosion of Shubho Sandhya beach

Evening arrives on the crest of waves at Shubho Sandhya beach as...
Clogged drain poses health hazard in Tangail town

The ‘central drain’ in Tangail municipality, now clogged with...

Oushodhi Gram: village of herbs

Petbhata village in Rangpur is now known as Oushodhi Gram (village...
12 get life term in 3 districts

Twelve people have been sentenced to life term imprisonment in...

15 students win in Bauphal spelling competition

Rights and Sight for Children (RSC), implementing partner of...
Abducted schoolboy yet to be rescued

Over a month into his abduction, police are yet to rescue a...

World

Still no viable proposals

Britain has still not proposed any workable alternatives to the...
Australian man dies after bird attack

A cyclist died in Australia on Sunday after being startled by a...
Restore normalcy in J&K

India’s Supreme Court yesterday asked the Centre and Jammu and...
Hindu temple, school ransacked in Pakistan

A crowd in Pakistan ransacked a school and Hindu temple after a...

Probe ‘police abuse’

A Hong Kong lawmaker yesterday called on the UN to launch an...
Outsider leads after decisive Tunisia presidential polls

Political outsider Kais Saied was leading Tunisia’s elections with...
2 Taliban shadow governors killed

Afghan security forces, backed by US air strikes, killed two of the...
Cambodia arrests more opposition activists

Cambodian authorities arrested six political activists over the...

Maduro abandons talks with false excuses: Guaido

Venezuela’s opposition said on Sunday a dialogue mediated by Norway...
OIC rejects Israeli PM’s pledge

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday expressed...
Indonesia arrests nearly 200 people

Indonesia has arrested nearly 200 people over vast forest fires...
Trump to join Modi in mass Houston rally

President Donald Trump will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a...

Arts & Entertainment

Moushumi to run as president for Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samiti

With her illustrious career as an actor in the Bangladeshi film...
Two-day Nazrul Sangeet workshop and festival concludes in Barishal

A two-day Nazrul Sangeet workshop and festival, in observance of...

Salman Shah Jonmo Utshab 2019 to be held

Commemorating actor Salman Shah’s 48th birth anniversary, Dhooli...
Miss World Bangladesh 2019 audition round held

After the successful registration of Miss World Bangladesh 2019,...

Tabibul Islam Babu turns 75

Today marks the 75th birth anniversary of seasoned theatre actor...
Jojo Rabbit wins the top prize at TIFF

Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi’s anti-hate satire, Jojo...

Lifestyle

On the trail of REAL JAMDANI

“Paach khew jora hoise, teen khew barse” — the master weaver utters...
Amazing Autumn Room Package at Radisson Blu Dhaka

For all the busy bees of the fast-paced city, Radisson Blu Dhaka...
Marriage Solution BD gears up for the upcoming wedding season

The marriage scene has transformed altogether. But finding the...
Cruising around in boat shoes

The boat shoe had a humble beginning with only one major concern —...
One world one family

Let’s get one thing straight from the start; carbon dioxide is good...
Create that ‘air of mystery’

The appeal of masquerades is universal. And now, even the Dhaka...
Right Nau

“We felt that Dhaka needed a place that offered quality snacks....

Authentic Kabab Express starts journey at Banani

Kabab lovers of the capital have a new destination to head to....
Four Point Sheraton’s latest crowning glory

Noeke Kusuma, General Manager at Four Points By Sheraton Dhaka, was...
Amari Dhaka’s general manager wins Bangladesh’s Best General Managers (Hospitality) Award 2019

The 14th Employer Branding Awards was held on 8 September, 2019....
All-in-one online shopping at Aladeiin.com

Feel like ordering a TV for the football league final in a couple...
Summer Salads

There’s something comforting about salads. Before rolling those...
My father’s daughter

The difference between a good father and a bad one is simple — good...
Maheen Khan receives ATHENA Certificate of Excellence

ATHENA International, a globally recognised organisation based in...

Awadhi Food Fest presented by Kurry Accent

Foodies can enjoy the best of the heritage of Nawabi cuisine with...
BNDF turns one!

Bangladesh Nutrition & Dietetic Forum commemorated their first...
Heaven on earth

I found paradise at a quaint pond on the crack of dawn last Friday....
Zagori – beyond the mountains of Greece

Greece is possibly one of the last countries you would expect to...
The Jamdani Economics: Of Sonargaon and an Insignia

By now, we all know that the National Crafts Council of Bangladesh...
Jazz up your cubicle

Admit it, being stuck in a cubicle was not exactly what you...

Law & Our Rights

Sexual offences against women: looking beyond the statutes

The society of Bangladesh has been particularly unsafe for women...
Climate action for peace

The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the...

Legal Aid and the cross-cutting goals of SDGs

The entire concept of Sustainable Development Goals is dedicated to...

Copyright protection for healthy meme culture

The term ‘meme’ is self-explanatory. They are mostly seen as photos...

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