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Job creation lags behind target

Less than half the target of creating 39 lakh jobs was achieved in...
Hasina warns against food adulteration

Terming food adulteration one kind of “corruption”, Prime Minister...

Is it another Joj Mia case?

The High Court yesterday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission...

Back Page

Integration the key

Once the much-hyped metro rail starts operation between Uttara...
Sending army to Venezuela 'an option'

President Donald Trump yesterday reiterated that a US military...
Dropping INF treaty would let US update its nuclear arsenal

The US scrapping of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF)...
Change expected in El Salvador presidential poll

Nayib Bukele is favorite to win when voters head to the polls in El...
80 officials disciplined in China over vaccine scam

China's corruption watchdog on Saturday said it had...
First Phase: 87 upazilas go to polls March 10

The first phase of Upazila Parishad election will be held on March 10.

Ride-Sharing Service in Capital: Govt to shut door on outside vehicles

Vehicles registered outside Dhaka city will not be allowed to...
WW1 grenade finds its way in a crisp factory

A German World War I hand grenade was found among a shipment of...
Bomb threat shuts Australian airport

One of Australia's busiest international airports was locked...
Duterte impersonator sparks frenzy at Hong Kong church

A Rodrigo Duterte impersonator sparked frenzy and confusion during...
Angelina Jolie to visit refugee camps in Cox's Bazar tomorrow

Film star Angelina Jolie is scheduled to meet Rohingya women, who...
A crime beyond comprehension

A 10-year-old girl was strangled to death as she resisted a rape...

Yaba dealers using kids as mules

Yaba traders are adopting new techniques every day to bring the...
Road crashes claim 9 lives in four dists

At least nine people were killed and 19 injured in separate road...
Egypt unveils more than 40 mummies

They are more than 2,000 years old but remain in "good...
Sudan's Bashir vows rural dev as protests loom

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir yesterday pledged to bolster...
SCC Question Papers Gaffe: Those affected to be evaluated differently

Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday in parliament said the...

Business

Remittances rise on weak taka

Remittance inflow edged up 15.23 percent last month thanks to the...
Wealth concentration a concern: UN official

Concentration of wealth to a certain group of people in Bangladesh...
China's services sector moderates but still solid

China's sprawling services sector maintained a solid pace of...
Sony's net profit soars on games, music

Japanese electronics giant Sony said on Friday that nine-month net...
British lawmakers 'deeply troubled'

British MPs on Saturday said they were "deeply troubled"...

Three more years to get back funds

Bangladesh Bank will have to wait for at least three more years to...
NBR reaping benefit

The National Board of Revenue logged in Tk 10 crore in the last...
Foreign businesses fret as China fast-tracks investment law

China is fast-tracking a foreign investment law at an unprecedented...
Australia banks set for major shake-up

A major shake-up of Australia's massively profitable banking...
Nissan to cancel plans to make X-Trail SUV in UK

Japanese carmaker Nissan is cancelling plans to make the next model...

SWIFT says it's helping BB rebuild network

International payments network SWIFT said on Saturday it had signed...
Economic zones' factories to get uninterrupted power

New and relocated industrial units in the economic zones will be...
Foreign businesses fret as China fast-tracks investment law

China is fast-tracking a foreign investment law at an unprecedented...
Iraq, Jordan agree deal over trade of oil and goods

Iraq and Jordan on Saturday agreed a deal over the trade of oil and...

Sports

Aguero treble fires Man City

Sergio Aguero's hattrick led Manchester City to a 3-1 win over...
Taskin out for a month and a half

In just over a week, Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed experienced the...
Khawaja strikes form to give Aus big lead

Usman Khawaja finally found form to stroke a fine century Sunday...
Arambagh, Russel go top

Giant-killers Arambagh KS chalked their third consecutive win in...
District football development sans opinion of districts?

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday prepared a...

SA end Pak's winning streak

Babar Azam hit a majestic 90 but Pakistan's long streak of...
Mighty West Indies crush England

Kemar Roach and captain Jason Holder took four wickets each as West...
Messi pulls a point back for Barca

Lionel Messi scored in a ninth consecutive match but his latest...
SHORT CORNER

West Indies captain Jason Holder has been suspended by the ICC for...

Chittagong, Dhaka fight for survival

After flying starts to the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier ...
'Dedicated to Joseph's mum'

All the jubilation of winning a series against England aside, West...
Ole's army hold off Foxes

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford scored on his 100th...
Shanto leads Madhusudan

Madhusudan High School, Gazi Memorial Secondary School, Palong High...

Editorial

How could examinees be given wrong question papers?

We have written volumes about question paper leaks. Today, we are...

Decentralise the government

The key to addressing some pressing issues related to governance,...

Opinion

A citizen's expectations from the police

As the Police Week 2019 commences today, it seems like an opportune...
Venezuelans caught in cruel geopolitics

Pundits are busy arguing over which next step suits which...

Conserving wetlands to tackle climate change

Every year on February 2, nations have been celebrating the World...

Cancer treatment in Bangladesh: Still a long way to go

According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the second...

Letters

Take action against attackers of imam in Noakhali

As reported by The Daily Star and other news outlets, a madrasa...

City

Dr. AR Mallick's death anniversary today

Today marks the 22nd death anniversary of Dr. AR Mallick, an...
Purnatmananda new principal of Ramakrishna Mission

Swami Purnatmananda Maharaj has taken charge as new principal of...
Long-term loans, civic facilities in rural areas necessary

Ensuring long-term loans with low-interest rates for lower and...
Cancer treatment inaccessible to masses

Lack of a multi-disciplinary approach has made cancer treatment...
298 victims in Jan: Mahila Parishad

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) yesterday said on an average, ten...
Major Rohingya conference in New York this week

The Free Rohingya Coalition, a leading global activist group led by...

Surviving cancer

Istiaq Ahmmed Aady, first came to the hospital in his father's...
Obaidul Quader's remark contradictory to DU's autonomy

Pragatisheel Chhatra Jote, an alliance of left-leaning student...
IUB number one university in country

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has been ranked number one...
Hearing on charge framing deferred till Feb 19

A Dhaka court yesterday deferred the hearing on charge framing...
Police Week 2019 begins today

Police Week 2019 is beginning today at Rajarbagh Police Lines with...

Readers hungry for new books

Although the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela is yet to go in full bloom,...
Secondary school teachers call hunger strike again

Additional Class Teachers, a section of secondary school teachers...
Follow Bangabandhu's instructions

Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged the...
Journos protest attack on colleagues

Journalists in Rangpur yesterday demanded immediate arrest of three...
Rajuk code flouted in 66pc buildings

Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rejaul Karim yesterday told...

Country

Attempted kidnapping: 4 asked to surrender

The High Court has directed four persons to surrender over...
Risky bamboo bridge only means

People of five villages have been demanding a permanent concrete...
Man to walk gallows for killing mother

A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his...

No let-up in catching of mother crabs in breeding season

Indiscriminate catching of egg bearing crabs continues in the...
Punish killers of journalist Shimul

A cross section of people and fellow journalists in Sirajganj'...
Drug peddler shot by BGB

An alleged drug peddler was shot by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)...

Kashmiri kul changing their life

The new variety Kashmiri apple kul cultivated in the district has...
Siblings' wrist, fingers cut as cow eats trees

Rivals allegedly severed the wrist and fingers of two brothers as...

World

Maduro proposes early polls

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed early parliamentary...
Nepali woman dies in outlawed 'menstruation hut'

A Nepali woman has died of suspected smoke inhalation while...
Solution to world's energy crisis!

What if one day all buildings could be equipped with windows and...
Yemen govt, rebels meet aboard UN ship

The head of the UN mission in Yemen launched talks between the...
6 killed as train derails in India

At least six passengers were killed and more than 20 injured...

UK PM to seek 'pragmatic Brexit solution' with EU

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said she would be ...
Bids to disarm Iran will backfire

The deputy chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has warned...
India protests at US detention of several Indian students

India on Saturday said it had lodged a protest with the United...
Toll in Brazil dam disaster hits 121

The toll from a dam collapse last week at a mine in southeast...

Win your own seats first

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said Prime...
'El Chapo drugged, raped teenage girls'

A witness in the trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman told...
BITS OF HISTORY

1924: Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States, died.
Egypt kills 8 jihadists in desert air strikes

Egypt's military said Saturday it had killed eight jihadists...

Arts & Entertainment

Spring looms over Dhaka

To celebrate the end of the winter days and to gear up for spring...
Celebrating Mother Language in the light of art

Artopolitan, an art organisation promoting visual arts and artists...
Razz surfs through challenges

Shariful Razz garnered immense success as a model on the ramp...

Portrait of a Cover Artist - Biplob Chakroborty

With a keen interest in drawing and painting from a young age,...
Turongomi turns 5

Turongomi Repertory Dance Theatre celebrated their 5th year...
Nil Ronga Mon

Regular drama 'Nil Ronga Mon' will be broadcast on NTV at...

Celebrating Life's Filmmaking Workshop Concludes

The three-day programme titled The Daily Star-Standard Chartered...
Patho natya utshab 2019

'Dhonshostup' was performed by theatre troupe...

Bytes

Dependable laptops for under 25k

These budget-friendly laptops are dependable for tasks like web...
TECH BITS

TECH BITS

AIs: A bleak future with inequities?

Technology has disrupted the way we have been living our lives,...

Elon Musk's patents belong to you now

On January 31, 2019, Elon Musk made all Tesla patents public to...

In Focus

The iconic Marble Palace, Kolkata

On a languid summer afternoon way back in 1973, after a hearty...

Star Youth

Youngsters enjoy interactive book review session

Book Review with Tajdin Hassan, presented by Anker Bangladesh and...