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Front Page

Father killed at daughter’s wedding

A man was stabbed to death and his wife injured at their daughter’s...
Avijit Murder: 6 Ansar al Islam men indicted

A Dhaka Court yesterday framed charges against six Ansar al Islam...
Land taken from man on remand

Zaher Ali signed three papers on July 26 last year, transferring...
Pvt inland Container Depots: Extra charges rile exporters, importers

Owners of the 19 private inland container depots increased their...

Fighting Aedes Mosquito: Import insecticide immediately

A new insecticide to kill mosquitos is expected to arrive in the...
Long queues at pathology labs

“Do you want to kill my son?” a worried mother yelled at staffers...
Agartala Airport: India wants Bangladesh land for an expansion

India wants a piece of Bangladeshi land in Brahmanbaria to upgrade...

Back Page

Tk 80 Lakh Recovery: DIG Partha suspended

The home ministry has suspended Partha Gopal Banik from his post of...
Foreign Workers Exploited in Malaysia: Victims can now seek justice

From now on, undocumented expatriate workers in Malaysia will be...
Bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead: US

The United States believes that Hamza bin Laden, a son of slain al...
Libya unity govt protests at ‘untruths’ in UN report

Libya’s Government of National Accord has protested at what it said...
China warns HK protesters with army video

China’s military has released a slick propaganda video showing a...

Dengue spreading faster nationwide

The number of dengue infected patients in different districts is...
Tk 18.5cr Misappropriation: ‘Main culprit’ held

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested NGO owner Aminul...
Ctg Liquor Haul: Port, Customs at odds over storage

The Chattogram Customs House has yet to start making an inventory...
Polish police nab fugitive leader of UK slavery ring

Poland’s police said yesterday they had arrested a fugitive Polish...

Hasina directs party men to check mosquito breeding

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed Awami League...
US slaps sanctions on Iran FM

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani yesterday mocked a US decision to...
US teen in Italy cop murder ‘didn’t know friend was armed’

The father of a US teen arrested in Rome over the killing of an...
Malaysian lawmaker sorry for proposed ‘anti-seduction law’

A Malaysian lawmaker apologised yesterday after his proposal for...

Business

Kamal goes tough on BASIC Bank

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is finally cracking the whip on...
No verification for remittance below $1,000

Bangladesh Bank plans to allow remitters to receive the government...
Microfinance transformation inevitable

Transformation of microfinance institutions is inevitable...
BMW profits dented by electric vehicle investment costs

German high-end carmaker BMW on Thursday reported slumping second...
China says it began purchasing more US farm goods

China said Thursday that it had begun purchasing more US farm goods...

Non-life insurers agree to stick to 15pc commission

Non-life insurance companies have finally agreed not to give more...
No duty benefit for boulders, rods of power plants

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has removed boulders and rods...
Peyala Café opens on Gulshan Avenue

A third outlet of Peyala Café has recently opened at 49, Gulshan...
China’s tax cuts hit local govt coffers, may undermine stimulus

China’s $300 billion in tax cuts aimed at stimulating its slowing...

Global recognition for Dmoney

Local financial technology service provider Dmoney Bangladesh Ltd...
Banglalink’s revenue up 5.4pc in Q2

Banglalink’s revenue grew 5.4 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,153.68...
Euro zone bond yields tick up as Fed cut underwhelms

Core euro zone bond yields inched up from all-time lows on Thursday...
Fed cuts key interest rate to ‘insure’ against global uncertainties

The US Federal Reserve, under intense pressure from President...

Sports

No point hiding from that: Shakib

The Bangladesh cricket team arrived in Dhaka yesterday after their...
Smith’s masterful ton lifts Aussies

Steve Smith marked his return to Test cricket with a hundred before...
‘We are victims of a syndicate’

Newcomers NoFeL SC were the second team to be relegated from the...
Benzema hattrick lifts Real gloom

French striker Karim Benzema scored a hattrick as Real Madrid...
Villa sign Heaton

Aston Villa on Thursday announced the arrival of goalkeeper Tom...

‘Resting players can also bolster pipeline’

Shakib Al Hasan’s performance in the World Cup was the sole aspect...
Tanzid guides Bangladesh U-19s to final

Opener Tanzid Hasan struck 113-ball 117 as Bangladesh Under-19s...
Abahani fly in two foreigners

Six-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani flew in two...
Atletico blank MLS All-Stars

Portuguese teen sensation Joao Felix came off the bench to score a...
KOVAC APOLOGISES TO GUARDIOLA

Bayern Munich coach Nico Kovac admitted Wednesday that he had...

Unsettled India start rebuilding in Florida

India head into their all-format tour of the West Indies this...
Wilson, Pedro hit memorable strikes

Welsh international Harry Wilson gave Jurgen Klopp a reminder of...
Mohammedan record second-worst finish

Falling giants Mohammedan ended their Bangladesh Premier League...
Calendar harming star players: FIFPRO

Top players are being put at risk by an increasingly crowded...

Editorial

No relief for flood victims even after the floods!

As this newspaper reported yesterday, the International Federation...

Combatting extremism

Much of the discordant note that one witnesses in society today is...

Opinion

Republics under threat, globally

Even the most powerful democracy in the world, whose values had...
Should we be worried about superintelligence?

Many of us have heard of Artificial Intelligence, but do we know...

Student agitation: Signs of egalitarian aspirations

On the morning of July 24, 2019, a few photos of academic buildings...

Nationalising educational institutions: Opportunity or threat?

Since indepen-dence, a unique policy initiative in Bangladesh has...

Letters

Making schoolgoers financially literate

Bangladesh Bank initiated the school banking programme in 2010 for...

City

Dhaka seeks LNG deals with Jakarta

Bangladesh is seeking more cooperation with Indonesia in the energy...
Climate change causing food scarcity in CHT region

Scarcity of fresh drinking water is a major challenge for people...
Asking for trees to plant

With an aim to raise awareness on environment preservation and...
Don’t harass, arrest 4 Feni journalists: HC to police

The High Court yesterday directed police not to harass or arrest...
3 to die for killing schoolboy in Ctg

A Chattogram court yesterday awarded death penalty to three and...
Appeal for help

Parimal Mazumder, a journalist from Kurigram who was diagnosed with...
Why safe internet not provided for children?

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the authorities...
IUBDC wins DU debate tournament

Independent University, Bangladesh Debating Club (IUBDC) has become...

Treat underprivileged children for free: HC

The High Court yesterday directed the government, public and...
UAP holds its 9th convocation

University of Asia Pacific (UAP) held its 9th convocation on...
Ministries gear up to ensure smooth journey

With Eid-ul-Azha just around the corner, three ministries involved...
Uber partners with Brac to train drivers

Uber, the world’s largest ride-sharing company, has partnered with...
‘Spearhead movement against communalism’

Educationists and rights activists at a discussion yesterday urged...
Truck kills two toll collectors in Rajshahi

Two toll collectors were killed as a truck ran them over when they...
Research needed to prevent dengue

Speakers at a seminar yesterday emphasised raising funds at home...
Maj Gen Abdul Latif passes away

Maj Gen Mohd Abdul Latif, psc, passed away at Combined Military...

Govt officials’ restrictive mindset hindering people’s right to information: experts

While the Right to Information (RTI) Act is a powerful tool for...
Suraiya Begum’s death anniv today

Today is the sixteenth death anniversary of Suraiya Begum, an...
DB arrests 61 in one day on various charges

Detectives of police yesterday claimed to have arrested 61 people...
Dhaka Today

Ending Gender-based Violence
90pc community clinics do not have safe drinking water

In coastal areas of Khulna, 90 percent of community clinics do not...
Man arrested for spreading rumours

Police arrested a man from Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram on...
7th death anniversary of Kamal Khan observed

The 7th death anniversary of Advocate Al-Haj Kamaluddin Ahmed Khan,...

Country

Ethnic Musahar kids’ lone school closed for two years

Children of indigenous Musahar community living at Subarnakhuli...
Man kills brother

A man stabbed his elder brother to death allegedly over a family...
Fisheries damage to exceed Tk 30cr

The floods this year have inflicted a severe blow to fish farms in...
Two siblings electrocuted

Two siblings died from electrocution in Kaliganj upazila on...

4 kids drown in three dists

Four children drowned in Kishoreganj, Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat in...
Man to die for killing niece after rape

A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death in connection with...
4th anniversary observed

The residents of 36 former enclaves in Panchagarh have observed the...
Newly-wed girl killed in Kishoreganj

A newly married girl was killed allegedly by her husband over a...

Seventh grader gang-raped in Bhola, another raped in Bagerhat

Two girls have been allegedly raped in Bhola and Bagerhat districts.
Waterbodies disappearing in Brahmanbaria town

Once known as a ‘town of ponds’, Brahmanbaria now hardly retained...
Half-day strike observed in Tangail Sadar

Businesses in Charabari market area of Tangail Sadar upazila...

World

Malaysia PM repeats his promise to step down

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has continuously stressed...
Asean, China negotiations cross key milestone

Attempts to reduce tension in the contested South China Sea reached...
Rebel, jihadists attacks kill 49

Separate attacks by Shia rebels and a jihadist suicide bomber...
‘It’s absolutely not true’

China’s claim that “most” inmates have been released from re...
Drug lab raids met with fire

Raids on jungle drug labs have been met with heavy artillery fire,...
Dutch ban on burqas takes effect

The Netherlands banned the wearing of a face-covering veil, such as...
Shooting kills Palestinian, wounds 3 Israel soldiers

A Palestinian crossed into Israel from Gaza and shot at troops,...

Not asking Asia to take sides

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday insisted that...
Philippines may use Dengvaxia again

Philippines is still open to allowing the use of the dengue vaccine...
UK to spend extra $2.6b on no-deal Brexit planning

Britain said it is ramping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit by...
RSF slams PM Imran Khan

The global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said...
Afghan troop numbers drop sharply: watchdog

There has been a sharp drop in the size of Afghanistan’s National...
Trump, Putin discuss Russian wildfires

US President Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday with Russia’s...
Rwanda shuts border with Ebola-hit DRC

Rwanda has shut its frontier with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of...

Front-runner Biden fights back attacks

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden came under heavy...
Average life expectancy in Japan hits record high

The average life expectancy of Japanese people reached record highs...
Progress made linking brains and machines

Facebook-backed researchers have managed to translate brain signals...
Australia pledges $55m for Asean

Australia pledged US$55 million to fight human trafficking in...
N Korean man defects across DMZ: South

A North Korean man has crossed the demilitarised zone into South...
Kovind gives assent to Triple Talaq Bill

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Triple...

Arts & Entertainment

TV WATCH

The third season of ‘Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid’, a popular...
“Nothing will stop me from working” – Sonia Hossain

Sonia Hossain is a well-known face on television, having made her...
Hobbs & Shaw hits Star Cineplex

Hobbs & Shaw is a 2019 American action film directed by David...

Art exhibition marking the golden jubilee of the title ‘Bangabandhu’

The people of Bangladesh bestowed the title of ‘Bangabandhu’ on...
Keeping up with Kona

Singing superstar Dilshad Nahar Kona is a widely recognised voice...
IIUSFF closing ceremony held at DU

Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), in collaboration with the...

Shamset Tabrejee’s poetic imagery on canvas

Well-known poet Shamset Tabrejee turns to the canvas when he fails...
Mim’s new avatar

National Award-winning actor Bidya Sinha Mim is set to star in the...
Jason Momoa to produce and star in Netflix’s ‘Sweet Girl’

Popular actor Jason Momoa is set to produce and star in the revenge...

Next Step

A step-by-step guide to US college applications

The US college applications season can be a very difficult time for...
The do’s and don’ts of a side hustle

In the age of tech and internet, people are finding newer and more...

Industry Insights: Understanding the food delivery industry

The growing trend of food delivery in Bangladesh opens up new doors...

The Bossman

The Bossman

Star Weekend

Snapshot

What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it...
The changing pattern of dengue

Dengue, the notorious mosquito-borne menace in the country, is back...
Can protecting the seas, help protect the wild?

In a country bursting at its seams with a continuously growing...
How to survive mosquitoes even if it seems impossible

If you know your enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the...

Is anyone safe at the hands of a mad mob?

Md Shajib Mian, an 18-year-old youngster, is one of the many...
A Perpetrator’s Prerogative

About a month back, a 20-year-old man—a university student—was...
Polygamy in the CAMPS

Earlier, I wrote on sexual and gender-based violence in the camps...
About Town

Flamenco and Jazz with Parijat Moumon & Kaartik

The link between violence and mental health

Ismail* is about 16–years–old, and lives in Korail bosti with his...
Words from a commoner

Tagore songs take me back to my childhood. They remind me of the...
In the real and mighty jungle…

When we were kids, my younger cousin and I had a favourite game....
MAILBOX

It is true that there are very few options for entertainment in...

Star Youth

Improving the living standards of the Christian community

The largest credit union in South Asia, The Christian Cooperative...

Getting to know Team Positive Bangladesh

Team Positive Bangladesh, consisting of eight students, won the...