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WASA Supply in Capital: 16pc water not clean
A month after boasting about its water quality, Dhaka Wasa...
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Loan Defaulters: BB extends fresh rescheduling facility
In a baffling move, the central bank yesterday extended a set of...
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Substandard Food: Licences of 2 more items cancelled
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) yesterday...
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Tigers hoping to break final jinx
The Tigers will be looking forward to a happy ending before they...
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Buy directly from us
Frustrated after incurring huge losses, many farmers are demanding...
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A curious circular
The Supreme Court administration yesterday asked print and...
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Refugee Camps: Crime spikes while Rohingyas despair
With uncertainty shrouding the Rohingya repatriation, crimes --...
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Fitra fixed at minimum Tk 70
The Islamic Foundation has fixed this year’s Fitra at minimum Tk 70...
Back Page
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Arrears at Jute Mills: Workers slam leaders over demo strategy
Workers of nine state-run jute mills in Khulna, who have been...
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8 days in jail for crime he knew nothing about
Suddenly one day, he came to know that he has a second wife. He was...
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Imtiaz, Henry get interim bail
Supreme Court lawyer Imtiaz Mahmood and poet Henry Swapan were...
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‘Drug peddler dies by suicide’ in custody
An alleged drug peddler “died by suicide” in police custody in...
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Malaysia arrests suspected militants over IS plots
Three militants inspired by the Islamic State group have been...
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Hate Speech: Twitter suspends Myanmar general’s account
Twitter has suspended the account of Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in...
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Saudi king invites Hasina to OIC meet
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has invited Prime Minister...
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Jeff Koons’ sculpture sells for $91.1m
A sculpture by American artist Jeff Koons sold on Wednesday for $91...
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Muslim man killed in new suspected India ‘cow lynching’
Indian police yesterday said they are probing a suspected fresh...
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Afghan workers must prepare for Sept polls: US
Election officials in Afghanistan should do more to ensure delayed...
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Submit list or face action
The High Court yesterday ordered the Bangladesh Bank to submit a...
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10th grader kidnapped, raped
A tenth-grader was allegedly kidnapped and raped by her brother-in...
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Migrant Boat Capsize: 2 more bodies recovered from Mediterranean
The Tunisian coastguard has recovered two more bodies from the...
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Trump pardons disgraced media mogul Conrad Black
President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned disgraced British...
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Fugitive ex-leader of ETA detained in France
Josu Ternera, one of the most influential leaders of former Basque...
Business
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BB loosens the leash on banks’ stock exposure
The central bank has widened banks’ scope to invest in the stock...
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Most listed pharmas see rise in profit
Most of the listed pharmaceuticals companies posted higher profits...
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Govt to be tough on money laundering
The government will take strong measures to prevent money from...
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Japan weighing downgrade of economic view, raises doubt on higher sales tax
Japan’s government is considering downgrading its assessment of the...
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China opposes US move to blacklist Huawei
China on Thursday slammed a decision by the US government to put...
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Mitsubishi to invest $100m to assemble cars in Bangladesh
Japanese automaker giant Mitsubishi has decided to invest $100...
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Fruit prices double in Ramadan
Fruits, both imported and locally-produced, are pinching consumers’...
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Chinese firm to invest $33m in agro-processing sector: envoy
A Chinese company plans to invest US$ 33 million in Bangladesh’s...
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Production resumes at an old Bakhrabad gas field well
Gas production from an old well at the Bakhrabad gas field resumed...
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US economy showing signs of strain amid escalating trade war
The US economy is showing more signs of strain amid President...
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Apparel waste fetching foreign currency
Abdul Momin used to work at a garment factory in Dhaka a couple of...
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Beximco launches DTH service Akash
Beximco’s direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service venture Akash is...
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Tk 150cr budgetary allocation sought for women-friendly economic activities
Women entrepreneurs yesterday proposed allocating Tk 150 crore in...
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EU fines five major banks for currency collusion
The EU’s powerful anti-trust authority on Thursday fined five major...
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Buffett’s Berkshire unveils $861m Amazon stake
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc said it owned $860.6...
Sports
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$ 10 million prize pot for cricket World Cup
The International Cricket Coucil (ICC) has announced that the prize...
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Seventh time lucky?
The image of a dejected Shakib Al Hasan embracing Mushfiqur Rahim,...
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A new beginning or false promises?
Those who are aware of the local hockey scene are quite familiar...
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Fans demand more tickets
Liverpool and Tottenham fans are calling on sponsors to return a...
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More than a trophy at stake
Bangladesh have already proven that they are the superior side in...
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‘I’m confident that I’ll have another good tournament’
India opener Shikhar Dhawan has said that there is no secret behind...
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New signings fire Saif SC
Newly-signed striking duo Otabek Zokirov and Alessandro Celin both...
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Will Shakib play?
There is a question mark over Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al...
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Asian Indoor Hockey: 2-week camp in Bangkok for BD
The Bangladesh indoor hockey team will prepare for two weeks in...
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Porto want to keep Casillas
FC Porto want to keep goalkeeper Iker Casillas on staff despite the...
Editorial
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US war drums over Iran
We can’t help but say that the whole situation in the Middle East...
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Save the ‘Dream Seekers’ from the ‘Dream Sellers’
There surely is a strong pull factor that draws many young and...
Opinion
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Schooling the deprived children: “One size” cannot fit all
In Sariakandi upazila of Bogura district, there are 168 primary...
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Iran doesn’t seem to be bending to Trump’s threats
Since Donald Trump took charge of the White House, it did not take...
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Migrant-Boat Capsize in the Mediterranean: Can we stop such tragedies from recurring?
A boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sunk in the...
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Battlefield Bengal and bruised Vidyasagar
When polling in India’s parliamentary elections concludes on Sunday...
Letters
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Need for student counselling centres in schools
After family, school plays the most important role in the process...
City
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Dhaka Today
Radcliffe Line by Batighor
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Sampriti Bangladesh denies link with ‘terrorist identification’ ad
Sampriti Bangladesh, a citizens’ platform promoting secularism,...
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Biman adds another Boeing to its fleet
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has added another Boeing 737-800 aircraft...
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Students boycott classes, exams protesting sexual harassment of peer
Students of Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) yesterday boycotted...
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Two confess to M’singh Jubo League man murder
Two youths have confessed to their involvement in Jubo League...
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Jonab Ali’s death anniv observed
The 34th death anniversary of Jonab Ali, former parliament member...
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Shattered hopes, and a massive burden
His family left no stone unturned to save his life, but it all went...
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UNDP, Norway sign $747,306 agreement
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Norwegian...
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HungryNaki co-founder Tausif Ahmad passes away
Tausif Ahmad, the co-founder and Chief Operations Officer of...
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Bangladeshi student wins ‘Huntley Schaller Award’
Fabiha Bushra, a Bangladeshi student at Carleton University in...
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2 to die for kidnap of madrasa student
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced two persons to death and eight...
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Post-deprived faction demands dope test of central committee
The post-deprived faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League yesterday...
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Fire caused by ‘TV explosion’ leaves couple severely injured
A couple suffered severe burn injuries in a fire caused by a “TV...
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Raudha’s Death: Maldives embassy seeks info on investigation
The Maldives has sought information from Bangladesh on...
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Little headway in probe as ‘JMB link’ unresolved
Although six months have passed since two suspected militants were...
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Mesbah Uddin Bir Bikram dies
Maj Gen (retd) Mesbah Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram passed away on...
Country
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Riverbank grabbed by traders
A section of brick and sand traders has started grabbing land on...
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Another gang rape accused held in Tangail
Police early yesterday detained another accused in the case for...
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Two sent to jail after principal files case
A Pabna court yesterday sent two youths to jail in a case filed...
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For third time, Batagur baska babies hatch at Karamjal
Eggs of a northern river terrapin (scientific name Batagur baska)...
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Murder, just for Tk 300!
A youth was killed by a neighbour over a trifling matter in Kendua...
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Man confesses killing in-law, nephew
A detainee in a confessional statement before a magistrate...
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BGB dog squad engaged in Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday deployed its dog squad...
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Expat hacked dead
An expatriate in Malaysia was hacked to death early Wednesday...
World
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Iran showing ‘maximum restraint’
Iran yesterday accused the United States of an “unacceptable”...
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Nuke ‘coffin’ leaking in Pacific
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday raised concerns...
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Troops, cops patrol Lanka
Troops and police patrolled parts of Sri Lanka yesterday as...
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$100m cybercrime gang busted: Europol
US and European police yesterday said they have smashed a huge...
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Merkel rules out future political office anywhere
Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday ruled out taking on any...
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NY Mayor de Blasio joins 2020 US race
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio yesterday said he will seek the 2020...
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Trump to visit South Korea for talks on North’s nukes
President Donald Trump will visit South Korea in June to meet with...
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WhatsApp ‘will never be secure’
The Russian founder of popular messaging app Telegram has warned...
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Australian former PM Bob Hawke dies at 89
Australia’s longest-serving Labor prime minister Bob Hawke died...
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First black African woman makes Everest summit
A South African business executive reached the top of Mount Everest...
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Military suspend talks for 72 hours
At least nine people were wounded on Wednesday when Sudanese forces...
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Riyadh accuses Iran, warplanes pound Yemen rebels; 6 killed
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Yemeni rebel targets including...
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47 suspected militants, 5 troops killed in Sinai
Egypt’s army yesterday said 47 militants and five of its troops...
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US F-35 suffers millions in damage from bird strike
A US F-35 stealth bomber suffered millions of dollars in damage...
Arts & Entertainment
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Comedy stars through the ages
A simple online search will reveal the countless benefits laughter...
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Hanif Sanket’s ‘Bhul Bhangatey Bhul Kora’ on Eid
The tele-fiction, ‘Bhul Bhangatey Bhul Kora’, helmed by Hanif...
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Shusmita Anis sings ‘Romjaner oi Rojar Sheshe’
Popular singer Shusmita Anis will release her rendition of Romjaner...
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“I want to be truthful to what I do” Subrina Irine
Subrina Irine, director at Runout Films LTD, a media production...
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Sohana Saba turns singer
Sohana Saba is best known for her acting skills. Now, she is set to...
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Channel i to air 10 telefilms this Eid
Channel i is coming up with a total number of ten telefilms this...
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Kamar Ahmad Simon’s ‘Onnodin…’ heads to Amsterdam for editing
Kamar Ahmad Simon’s ‘Onnodin…’ (Day After...) is going to Amsterdam...
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Bipasha Hayat’s ‘Subconscious’ in Manhattan
Expression of all the experiences she has felt through her...
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The world of Pokémon comes to life!
Fans everywhere can now experience Pikachu on the silver screen...
Next Step
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Connecting yourself to research opportunities beyond borders
Opportunities to pursue independent research in this country are...
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The Bossman #95
The Bossman #95
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Career in public health
In recent times, public health is a very familiar subject that has...
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3 Simple Habits To Improve Your Critical Thinking
3 Simple Habits
Star Weekend
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Snapshot
“Don’t you know that a midnight hour comes when everyone has to...
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Politics of survival: Listening to the (street) children in Dhaka
This narrative is not about how adults think of the way (street)...
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One hundred years of madness
Many hours later as he faced the only open window in his room,...
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About Town
Bodyspace Mindscape-Artist Talk
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A River Dies in Kurigram
“Is there a river called Jinjirum that’s a trans-boundary river?...
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An academician with a vision
Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) started its...
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How to survive a loving wife (featuring a guy called Guy)
A couple of weeks ago, a guy I will refer to as Guy (for his safety...
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Slow poison
While Dhaka residents continue their ongoing protest against the...
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A reminder that trees are alive
To call it ‘climate fiction’ would barely scratch the surface of...
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Bird’s-eye Views of Rio de Janeiro
No self-respecting tourist will come away from Rio without having...
Star Youth
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Celebrating academic excellence a grand ceremony by AUW
Last weekend, Asian University for Women (AUW) in Chittagong,...