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Front Page

Crazy pills spill via new routes

A new strategy of yaba smuggling, involving fresh routes and hundi...
Negotiations, not conflict

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh would keep...
128 shops burnt in Khilgaon market fire

At least 128 shops were gutted in a fire that swept through...
Police, jute mill workers clash in Khulna

The three-day countrywide work abstention of workers of different...

Press charge if AL leader works against narco drive

Charges should be pressed against any ruling party men who would...
Reforms needed to sustain growth

Bangladesh needs to come up with reforms at the earliest to sustain...
Ripped off by a syndicate

A syndicate in Biman had been blocking the sale of tickets online...

Back Page

Mokabbir to face party music

Gonoforum will take organisational action against its lawmaker...
The silent paths of Malingapara

There is only one way of entering and getting out of Malingapara, a...
Helicopter attack kills 5 Rohingyas

Villagers and a lawmaker in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state...
Subarnachar Gang Rape: Another accused surrenders

Another accused of the latest gang-rape in Noakhali's...

Ershad makes Quader JP co-chair again

In yet another dramatic turn of events, the Jatiya Party Chairman...
Nawazuddin to star in Farooki flick

Mostafa Sarwar Farooki, for the first time, is making an English...
Indian General Election 2019: Rahul to run from Kerala

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday filed his papers to...
Uganda hunts for kidnapped US tourist

Ugandan security forces yesterday scoured dense bush in the hunt...

Compensation or confiscation

The High Court yesterday directed Green Line Paribahan not to sell...
Two killed in AL infighting

Awami League infighting left two people dead and at least eight...
Rape victim's family flees following threat

The family of an eight-year-old girl, who was allegedly gang-raped...
Anger at Germany's deportation of Vietnamese activist

Germany's deportation of a Vietnamese author and human rights...

Business

Fix regulatory uncertainty to boost investment

Regulatory uncertainty has become a major bottleneck for investment...
Poor network quality shrinks 4G usage

Poor network quality is forcing mobile data users in Bangladesh to...
Turkish company acquires 57pc of Singer Bangladesh

Arçelik, an Istanbul-based home appliances company, has completed...
US-China talks making progress

Trade talks between the United States and China made “good headway”...
Apple cuts iPhone XR prices in India

Apple Inc has cut prices of one of its latest iPhones in India by...

Before India votes, RBI cuts rates by 25 basis points to spur growth

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its policy interest rate by 25...
Bring more good firms to stocks to entice investors

Immediate steps should be taken to bring more well-performing...
Shippers' Alliance re-appoints vice-chair

Md Rezaul Karim, chairman of the Shippers' Council of...
Economy strong despite Fed’s destructive actions: Trump

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the US economy was very...
Tesla deliveries drop due to shipping challenges

Tesla Inc deliveries fell 31 percent in its first quarter as the...

Germany's Siegwerk to open ink blending centre

Siegwerk, a German packaging ink-making giant, is going to open an...
Tax net to widen

The tax network will be expanded to lower the country's...
Pakistanis feel crunch of rising prices

Pakistan's surging petrol prices have more than halved the...
Fighting graft boosts tax revenues: IMF

Reducing corruption allows governments to collect more in taxes,...
UniCredit eyes bid for Commerzbank if Deutsche talks fail

Deutsche Bank came under increased pressure on Thursday to move...

Sports

Jahurul, Soumya script Abahani's eighth

Jahurul Islam smashed an unbeaten 127-ball 91 to help Abahani...
Salman & Prome steal the show

Since his time in third grade, Salman Ahmed had always dreamt of...
Dembele back in training

Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele returned to team training on...
Spurs post record profit

Tottenham posted a world-record net profit of £113 million in 2017...

Bangladesh move up in FIFA ranking

Bangladesh moved from 192nd position to 188th after the latest FIFA...
Locals make history as a rookie takes the lead

Tour rookie Sadom Kaewkanjana of Thailand stole the show at the...
Mandzukic extends Juve deal

Forward Mario Mandzukic has extended his contract with Juventus...
Mohammedan fly in new coach

Mohammedan SC yesterday flew in another British coach, Sean Lane,...

Gravitating towards a Cruyffian theme amidst the 'constants'

One usually associates high-calibre football and excitement...
BHF election process halts

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) election commission...
Weightlifting tourney underway

The inaugural Weight Lifting Competition, a three-day national...

Editorial

Spiking prices of essentials during Ramadan

The prime minister's call to the businessmen not to increase...

Manual fitness checking encourages corruption

It is unthinkable that the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority ...

Opinion

The audacity to do what is right

As the country become a state of thieves?” Such a strong remark by...
Digital technology: A cultural shift in healthcare

Do you remember the primary function of a wristwatch? It is a...

Has privatisation benefitted the public?

In most cases of privatisation, some outcomes benefit some, which...

Where public education has gone wrong

What is your reaction to the government doing away with all...

Letters

Please let the people speak freely

I fully support the views of Abul Khaer published in The Daily Star...

City

For the love of fish and rice

To many, the idea of consuming uncooked fish can still be daunting,...
Dhaka Today

Rangtaa
US embassy issues fresh security alert

The US embassy in Dhaka yesterday issued a fresh alert for US...
'No hilsa, but we have watermelon'

Despite the heavy demand for hilsa fish surrounding the upcoming...
Khaleda doing better now: BSMMU

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities...
10-day remand sought for two owners

Chawkbazar police yesterday sought 10-day remand for quizzing...

Dope test to be made mandatory for drivers

Dope tests would be made mandatory for every driver, and they must...
BNP gets more media coverage than AL: Info minister

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said the media is...
Research vessel ready to set sail in Rangamati

Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) is...
Man held with 442 bottles of phensedyl

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested a man...
Country to produce TB vaccine soon: Health minister

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the...

Health Hack

Don't let the rain bring you down: Bangladeshi summer does not...
Creating entrepreneurship opportunities prerequisite for poverty reduction

Creating more entrepreneurship opportunities is a prerequisite for...
DIU included in THE University Impact Rankings 2019

Daffodil International University (DIU) has been included in the...
BU Protest: Students block highway, demand VC's resignation

The deadlock at Barishal University continued for the tenth day...
FR Tower Probe: ACC seeks info from 9 govt agencies

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday sent letters to nine...

Country

Bird poaching rampant in Lalmonirhat

Unabated hunting, trapping and selling of local and migratory birds...
18 AL men sued for vandalising party office in Sakhipur

A case has been filed against 18 local Awami League (AL) and Jubo...
Schoolboy murdered, accused arrested

A 12-year-old boy was beaten to death allegedly by a local youth...

Hailstorm ravages vast croplands in Tangail

Consecutive spells of hailstorm have damaged crops on vast tracts...
Arrested Dhaka Bank official confesses to embezzling Tk 5.5 crore

A Dhaka Bank official, who was arrested on charge of embezzling Tk...
35 injured in clash

At least 35 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups...

Bizarre act by teacher

A gruesome allegation of forcing young students to ingest each...
Woman takes own life after killing infant son

A woman allegedly killed herself after strangling her two-year-old...
Egnr found dead

An engineer of Madhyapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) was...

World

Fear of chaotic Brexit grows

Britain's government yesterday redoubled its efforts to win...
Crew followed procedure but unable to control jet

Ethiopian investigators urged Boeing to review its flight control...
Army shelling kills 22 civilians in Idlib

Heavy bombardment by the Syrian army of the jihadist-controlled...
Afghan forces arrest alleged IS recruiters

Afghan security forces have arrested six alleged members of the...
WWII wreckage of US plane found in India

An Indian Army patrol along with a police representative recovered...

UNHEALTHY DIET BIGGEST KILLER

Which risk factor is responsible for more deaths around the world...
Life expectancy up 5.5 yrs: WHO

Global life expectancy grew by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the...
Congress votes to end US role; veto likely

The US House of Representatives approved a resolution yesterday to...
Japanese aren't too happy about extra offs

For the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers...
BITS OF HISTORY (APRIL 4)

1949: The North Atlantic Treaty setting up a mutual defence...

UN warns as rivals poised for clashes

Forces led by a controversial Libyan military chief yesterday...
Suspected killer donated to European extremists

The alleged New Zealand mosque attacker made several donations to...
How brand Modi plays in LS polls

If Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins this spring's...
4 BSF jawans killed in Maoist ambush

Maoist rebels yesterday ambushed an Indian military patrol and...

Arts & Entertainment

Tumi Robe Nirobe at Abinta Gallery

Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts is hosting a memorial art exhibition...
Tim Burton's 'Dumbo' doesn't quite take off

Medici Brothers', run by Max Medici (Danny DeVito), is a...
Press conference on 'Bishwa Sundori' held

Chayanika Chowdhury is set to produce her first film titled Bishwa...
'Shazam!' releases at Star Cineplex today

The superhero movie, Shazam! is set to bring some laughs to the DC...

“More people should have the opportunity to watch Live from Dhaka”

Live from Dhaka took Bangladesh's film fraternity by surprise
Celine Dion announces world tour and new album

Pop sensation Celine Dion recently announced the news about her...
Renaissance and Friends at The Junction today

Renaissance, a leading band of Bangladesh, comprised of six...

'Khoka' – A horror film in 7 minutes

In the star-studded video containing the likes of Ferdous Wahid,...
'Bijoy Moshal' to spark spirits

A music video and seven telefilms, directed by seven female...
WOW Dhaka 2019 inaugurates today

Women of the World (WOW), an international festival that celebrates...

Next Step

THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE MID-LEVEL JERK MANAGER

IBA graduates are notorious for job-hopping. They say we switch...
The Bossman #90

The Bossman #90

Why you should take management courses as a non-business major

Companies and firms nowadays prefer students with interdisciplinary...

Why giving back pays off

Students often complain about how academic work is stripping off...

Star Weekend

The Curtain Call

33 years back, cinema enthusiast Mohammad Mortuza started his...
Anatomy of a city on fire

A resource-strapped fire brigade, skyscrapers with non-existent...
Development, but at what cost?

In a solo exhibition “Disappearing Roots”, Samsul Alam Helal...
Rousing Rio

Rio is a city of varying extremes, encapsulated in wild rainforests...
Air pollution is a silent killer

Most air pollution comes from energy use and production. Carbon...

Deciphering the code

Deciphering the code
Surf Excel Promotes Outdoor Play

Dirt is good. Surf Excel acts on this long-held brand philosophy to...
To An Aurora Smile

You wrote this on the first page of a notebook I got as a second...
The dust-laden air of Dhaka

We all know Dhaka's air is bad. Yet it is never more visible...
My memory from a time in the past

I am writing in reference to the above-mentioned article published...

The Vanishing Fishermen of Teesta

“In the last 15 years, I had to change homes 11 times. During every...
About Town

Unsettled
The other side of Archie comics

When Riverdale, a TV series based on ye olde Archie comics released...
Call them “differently abled”, not “disabled”

We make the common mistake of calling a person with disabilities a ...

Star Youth

IECC and University of Manchester celebrate a decade of partnership

International Education Counselling Center (IECC), a leading...

Venessa Kaiser’s journey to Aesthesis

22-year old Venessa Kaiser has been scribbling her world on paper,...

Youth Opportunities

This year, OYW has launched the flagship ‘Leading Scholarships’...