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Front Page

Crammed beyond CAPACITY

Prisons across the country are crammed with a record number of...
Hasina starts campaign today from Tungipara

The Awami League and Jatiya Oikyafront will formally start their...
'Atmosphere not favourable yet'

The lack of a congenial election atmosphere was casting doubt over...
Khaleda's Election Bid: One HC judge in favour, other not

The senior judge of a two-member High Court bench yesterday ruled...

Hope revives Windies

West Indies opener Shai Hope played the innings of his life as his...
Big blow to Modi in state elections

India's ruling party yesterday looked set for stinging...
Spectre of violence returns

A Jubo League leader was killed in a clash between activists of...

Back Page

Organic opulence

In a tiny tin shed in the Barind village of Bohora, Abdul Hamid...
Ex-Canadian diplomat detained in China

A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources...
Iran confirms recent missile test amid Western criticism

Iran yesterday confirmed that it had carried out a recent test of a...
Time 'Person of Year' goes to journalists

Time magazine yesterday named a group of journalists, including a...

999 proving handy

It was 6:00pm on November 13 when a young man was spotted shouting...
Thai junta lifts ban on politics

Thailand's junta yesterday lifted a four-year ban on political...
US for free, peaceful campaign

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller yesterday laid emphasis...

4th grader raped in Cox's Bazar

A fourth grader was allegedly raped by a vaidya (local medicine man...
Independent Aspirants: Dec 30 polls see lowest number

The number of independent candidates in any parliamentary election...
Maintain polls atmosphere

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday instructed...

Business

Bid to weed out hazardous child labour by 2020

The government has taken up a Tk 284 crore project to lift one lakh...
Stocks keep falling for political jitters

A wait-and-see approach of institutional investors ahead of this...
Ali Securities fined for breaking rules

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to...
BB to release new notes

New notes of Tk 2 and Tk 5 denominations will be released from...
Businesses in Japan's Nagoya urged to invest in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's embassy in Tokyo yesterday urged Japanese firms...
India's rupee slides as central bank chief quits

India's rupee plunged on Tuesday after the country's...

InterContinental opens to guests

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's...
Int'l incoming calls lowest in nine years

The international incoming voice call minute has dropped by three...
Pacific Denims' directors fined

The stockmarket regulator has decided to fine the managing director...
Qatar opens visa centre in Dhaka

Qatar opened its first visa centre in Bangladesh yesterday to...
IMF warns storm clouds gathering for global economy

One of the International Monetary Fund's top officials warned...
Signs of gloom lifting for German investors

Confidence among German investors recovered slightly from recent...

Yarn prices slide on supply glut

The fall in yarn prices by at least 12 percent in the last two...
Tax waiver widens for firms in hi-tech park

Firms making goods and providing services from hi-tech parks will...
EBL to issue Tk 500cr bonds

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has allowed...
Parveen Mahmud new chairperson of UCEP Bangladesh

Parveen Mahmud has recently been elected chairperson of the UCEP...
India's falling oil, gas production a concern: minister

India's falling oil and gas production is a matter of concern,...

Sports

'Should have had 15-20 runs more'

A lack of firepower in the latter stages of Bangladesh's...
Amazing Hope

West Indies opener Shai Hope carried his bat through the innings,...
INIESTA RETURNS TO CAMP NOU

There was a reunion in Barcelona, where club great Andres Iniesta...
Bayern meet Ajax with top spot at stake

A resurgent Bayern Munich head to Ajax for Wednesday's...

'We couldn't take the pressure'

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza lavished praise on Shai...
MOMENTS

West Indies fast bowler Oshane Thomas caused some problems for...
Good start for male, bad for female

Even though the country's two top male shuttlers crossed the...

Sad end to Big Five's special day

Bangladesh cricket's Big Five -- Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shakib...
Brothers KO champs in high-scoring thriller

Brothers Union sent defending champions Arambagh KS packing from...
Ashraful, Rony tons put East on top

Rony Talukdar and Mohammad Ashraful displayed a strong batting...

Editorial

EC's appeal for neutrality and peace

The CEC has called on the judicial magistrates to act impartially...

Why are stalkers not caught?

Fifteen-year-old Lucky Ghosh, a schoolgirl who is fighting for her...

Opinion

Routine gesture or is there more to it?

The statement of the heads of the diplomatic missions of the...
Myanmar's irrational denial of citizenship to Rohingyas

The exodus of Rohingyas, one of the most persecuted minorities in...

COP24 gets political after first week

The first week of the two-week 24th Conference of Parties (COP24)...

From Cambodia, with love

Education indeed. Getting to Phnom Penh took me to yet another...

Letters

Aritry's unconscionable treatment

Aritry Adhikary of Viqarunnisa Noon School & College ended her...

City

Two toddlers drown in water tank

Two toddlers died in the capital's Mohammadpur last evening,...
A half-baked solution to traffic indiscipline

An initiative by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), in an...
'Kidnapped' boy found dead in Gazipur

A 10-year-old boy was found dead in Sreenagar upazila of Gazipur...
2 cops hacked by criminal during drive

Three people, including two policemen, were hacked by a wanted...
JSC, JDC, PEC, Ebtedayee results Dec 24

The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC), Junior Dakhil...
PM keeps 2 ministries

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has distributed the portfolio of four...

3 die after drinking rectified spirit

Three persons died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH)...
Exposed to the elements

As evening falls, 15-year-old Noro Nobi shivers in the cold.
Dr Shahadat shown arrested in 2 more cases

BNP nominated aspirant for Chattogram-9 constituency Dr Shahadat...
IUB celebrates students' achievements

To celebrate outstanding achievements of students in international...
HC acquits six in Kalidas Boral murder case

The High Court yesterday acquitted six convicts in connection with...
Another 5m euros for Rohingyas

The European Commission (EC) has released an additional €5 million...

AL conspiring to hold 'controlled' polls: LDA

Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) yesterday alleged that ruling Awami...
ASK project to support survivors

Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday formally launched a four-year...
70 business faculty students get DU Dean's Award

Seventy students of different departments of the Faculty of...
Enamul president, Bakul GS of Chuadanga journalists association

Md Enamul Haque of The Financial Express has been elected president...
2 'militants' arrested for plotting to kill filmmaker Khijir Hayat

Police claims to have arrested two alleged members of the banned...
PM's proposal on migration adopted at UN meeting

A proposal by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on UN Global Compact on...

Country

Innovative way to tackle sapling crisis

Geographically most areas under Dewlbari-Dobra, Kalardoaniya and...
Vast Teesta char lands under onion farming

Char farmers have cultivated onion on vast tracts of char lands in...
3 held with Yaba, hemp in two dists

Law enforcers in separate drives detained three alleged drug...
Two-year-old kid drowns in drain

A two-year-old child met a tragic death after falling into a drain...

Their pain still intense

Their pain is still intense, and hearts still bleed.
Road accidents kill 112 in five years

As many as 112 people were killed and 703 others injured in over...
UP chairman denied bail, sent to jail

A Pirojpur court yesterday sent a union parishad (UP) chairman to...
Train derails, link halted for 2hrs

Rail communication between Rajshahi and the capital remained...

A laudable initiative for remote primary kids

Seven libraries named after the seven Bir Shreshthas (bravest...
Production resumes after three days

Rangpur Sugar Mill Ltd in Gaibandha resumed production yesterday...
Skeletons stolen from graveyard

Three skeletons were stolen from a graveyard in Mirzapur upazila...
Extortion bid through SIM cloning

A gang of criminals yesterday tried to extort money from the...

World

Noose tightens around May

Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May embarked on a tour of...
Farmers, youth, Dalits oust BJP

The defeat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in assembly elections in...
Militants kill four cops in Kashmir

Suspected rebels attacked a police post in Indian-administered...

COP24: UN climate summit: Saudi, US snub unsettles talks

The refusal of the United States and Saudi Arabia and Russi to...
1 killed in West Bank

A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces yesterday near the...
US sanctions top Kim aides

The US on Monday imposed sanctions on three North Korean officials...

'We can't continue like this'

Emmanuel Macron's government yesterday defended a financial...
12 killed in attack on Afghan forces

At least 12 people were killed, including 8 civilians, after a...
No room for graft

Two forklift drivers were charged in Singapore yesterday with...

Arts & Entertainment

Star Melodies showcases spirited songs of freedom

During the Liberation War of 1971, the konthojoddha, who were the...
Human Rights Short Film Festival 2018

Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), in association with The...

Jonmobhumi- The Birth Land to be released on December 14

Writer and filmmaker Proshoon Rahman is set to release his new film...
Renaissance teams up with Duronto for new music video

Having started their journey in 1985, Renaissance is one of the...

Patrick Brown's 'EXODUS' at AFD

Internationally acclaimed photographer Patrick Brown's solo...

Shift

2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

The Eclipse Cross has nothing to do with the Eclipse sports coupe...

BHL launches Honda Diomoto-scooter

Bangladesh Honda Limited (BHL), sole distributor and manufacturer...

Aston teases a classic EV

British heartthrob automotive manufacturer Aston Martin is the...