Front Page
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Father killed at daughter’s wedding
A man was stabbed to death and his wife injured at their daughter’s...
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Avijit Murder: 6 Ansar al Islam men indicted
A Dhaka Court yesterday framed charges against six Ansar al Islam...
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Land taken from man on remand
Zaher Ali signed three papers on July 26 last year, transferring...
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Pvt inland Container Depots: Extra charges rile exporters, importers
Owners of the 19 private inland container depots increased their...
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Fighting Aedes Mosquito: Import insecticide immediately
A new insecticide to kill mosquitos is expected to arrive in the...
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Long queues at pathology labs
“Do you want to kill my son?” a worried mother yelled at staffers...
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Agartala Airport: India wants Bangladesh land for an expansion
India wants a piece of Bangladeshi land in Brahmanbaria to upgrade...
Back Page
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Tk 80 Lakh Recovery: DIG Partha suspended
The home ministry has suspended Partha Gopal Banik from his post of...
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Foreign Workers Exploited in Malaysia: Victims can now seek justice
From now on, undocumented expatriate workers in Malaysia will be...
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Bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead: US
The United States believes that Hamza bin Laden, a son of slain al...
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Libya unity govt protests at ‘untruths’ in UN report
Libya’s Government of National Accord has protested at what it said...
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China warns HK protesters with army video
China’s military has released a slick propaganda video showing a...
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Dengue spreading faster nationwide
The number of dengue infected patients in different districts is...
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Tk 18.5cr Misappropriation: ‘Main culprit’ held
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested NGO owner Aminul...
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Ctg Liquor Haul: Port, Customs at odds over storage
The Chattogram Customs House has yet to start making an inventory...
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Polish police nab fugitive leader of UK slavery ring
Poland’s police said yesterday they had arrested a fugitive Polish...
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Hasina directs party men to check mosquito breeding
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed Awami League...
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US slaps sanctions on Iran FM
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani yesterday mocked a US decision to...
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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...
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Malaysian lawmaker sorry for proposed ‘anti-seduction law’
A Malaysian lawmaker apologised yesterday after his proposal for...
Business
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Kamal goes tough on BASIC Bank
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is finally cracking the whip on...
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No verification for remittance below $1,000
Bangladesh Bank plans to allow remitters to receive the government...
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Microfinance transformation inevitable
Transformation of microfinance institutions is inevitable...
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BMW profits dented by electric vehicle investment costs
German high-end carmaker BMW on Thursday reported slumping second...
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China says it began purchasing more US farm goods
China said Thursday that it had begun purchasing more US farm goods...
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Non-life insurers agree to stick to 15pc commission
Non-life insurance companies have finally agreed not to give more...
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No duty benefit for boulders, rods of power plants
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has removed boulders and rods...
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Peyala Café opens on Gulshan Avenue
A third outlet of Peyala Café has recently opened at 49, Gulshan...
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China’s tax cuts hit local govt coffers, may undermine stimulus
China’s $300 billion in tax cuts aimed at stimulating its slowing...
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Global recognition for Dmoney
Local financial technology service provider Dmoney Bangladesh Ltd...
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Banglalink’s revenue up 5.4pc in Q2
Banglalink’s revenue grew 5.4 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,153.68...
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Euro zone bond yields tick up as Fed cut underwhelms
Core euro zone bond yields inched up from all-time lows on Thursday...
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Fed cuts key interest rate to ‘insure’ against global uncertainties
The US Federal Reserve, under intense pressure from President...
Sports
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No point hiding from that: Shakib
The Bangladesh cricket team arrived in Dhaka yesterday after their...
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Smith’s masterful ton lifts Aussies
Steve Smith marked his return to Test cricket with a hundred before...
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‘We are victims of a syndicate’
Newcomers NoFeL SC were the second team to be relegated from the...
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Benzema hattrick lifts Real gloom
French striker Karim Benzema scored a hattrick as Real Madrid...
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Villa sign Heaton
Aston Villa on Thursday announced the arrival of goalkeeper Tom...
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‘Resting players can also bolster pipeline’
Shakib Al Hasan’s performance in the World Cup was the sole aspect...
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Tanzid guides Bangladesh U-19s to final
Opener Tanzid Hasan struck 113-ball 117 as Bangladesh Under-19s...
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Abahani fly in two foreigners
Six-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani flew in two...
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Atletico blank MLS All-Stars
Portuguese teen sensation Joao Felix came off the bench to score a...
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KOVAC APOLOGISES TO GUARDIOLA
Bayern Munich coach Nico Kovac admitted Wednesday that he had...
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Unsettled India start rebuilding in Florida
India head into their all-format tour of the West Indies this...
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Wilson, Pedro hit memorable strikes
Welsh international Harry Wilson gave Jurgen Klopp a reminder of...
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Mohammedan record second-worst finish
Falling giants Mohammedan ended their Bangladesh Premier League...
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Calendar harming star players: FIFPRO
Top players are being put at risk by an increasingly crowded...
Editorial
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No relief for flood victims even after the floods!
As this newspaper reported yesterday, the International Federation...
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Combatting extremism
Much of the discordant note that one witnesses in society today is...
Opinion
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Republics under threat, globally
Even the most powerful democracy in the world, whose values had...
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Should we be worried about superintelligence?
Many of us have heard of Artificial Intelligence, but do we know...
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Student agitation: Signs of egalitarian aspirations
On the morning of July 24, 2019, a few photos of academic buildings...
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Nationalising educational institutions: Opportunity or threat?
Since indepen-dence, a unique policy initiative in Bangladesh has...
Letters
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Making schoolgoers financially literate
Bangladesh Bank initiated the school banking programme in 2010 for...
City
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Dhaka seeks LNG deals with Jakarta
Bangladesh is seeking more cooperation with Indonesia in the energy...
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Climate change causing food scarcity in CHT region
Scarcity of fresh drinking water is a major challenge for people...
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Asking for trees to plant
With an aim to raise awareness on environment preservation and...
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Don’t harass, arrest 4 Feni journalists: HC to police
The High Court yesterday directed police not to harass or arrest...
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3 to die for killing schoolboy in Ctg
A Chattogram court yesterday awarded death penalty to three and...
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Appeal for help
Parimal Mazumder, a journalist from Kurigram who was diagnosed with...
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Why safe internet not provided for children?
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the authorities...
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IUBDC wins DU debate tournament
Independent University, Bangladesh Debating Club (IUBDC) has become...
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Treat underprivileged children for free: HC
The High Court yesterday directed the government, public and...
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UAP holds its 9th convocation
University of Asia Pacific (UAP) held its 9th convocation on...
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Ministries gear up to ensure smooth journey
With Eid-ul-Azha just around the corner, three ministries involved...
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Uber partners with Brac to train drivers
Uber, the world’s largest ride-sharing company, has partnered with...
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‘Spearhead movement against communalism’
Educationists and rights activists at a discussion yesterday urged...
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Truck kills two toll collectors in Rajshahi
Two toll collectors were killed as a truck ran them over when they...
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Research needed to prevent dengue
Speakers at a seminar yesterday emphasised raising funds at home...
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Maj Gen Abdul Latif passes away
Maj Gen Mohd Abdul Latif, psc, passed away at Combined Military...
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Govt officials’ restrictive mindset hindering people’s right to information: experts
While the Right to Information (RTI) Act is a powerful tool for...
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Suraiya Begum’s death anniv today
Today is the sixteenth death anniversary of Suraiya Begum, an...
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DB arrests 61 in one day on various charges
Detectives of police yesterday claimed to have arrested 61 people...
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Dhaka Today
Ending Gender-based Violence
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90pc community clinics do not have safe drinking water
In coastal areas of Khulna, 90 percent of community clinics do not...
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Man arrested for spreading rumours
Police arrested a man from Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram on...
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7th death anniversary of Kamal Khan observed
The 7th death anniversary of Advocate Al-Haj Kamaluddin Ahmed Khan,...
Country
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Ethnic Musahar kids’ lone school closed for two years
Children of indigenous Musahar community living at Subarnakhuli...
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Man kills brother
A man stabbed his elder brother to death allegedly over a family...
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Fisheries damage to exceed Tk 30cr
The floods this year have inflicted a severe blow to fish farms in...
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Two siblings electrocuted
Two siblings died from electrocution in Kaliganj upazila on...
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4 kids drown in three dists
Four children drowned in Kishoreganj, Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat in...
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Man to die for killing niece after rape
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death in connection with...
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4th anniversary observed
The residents of 36 former enclaves in Panchagarh have observed the...
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Newly-wed girl killed in Kishoreganj
A newly married girl was killed allegedly by her husband over a...
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Seventh grader gang-raped in Bhola, another raped in Bagerhat
Two girls have been allegedly raped in Bhola and Bagerhat districts.
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Waterbodies disappearing in Brahmanbaria town
Once known as a ‘town of ponds’, Brahmanbaria now hardly retained...
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Half-day strike observed in Tangail Sadar
Businesses in Charabari market area of Tangail Sadar upazila...
World
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Malaysia PM repeats his promise to step down
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has continuously stressed...
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Asean, China negotiations cross key milestone
Attempts to reduce tension in the contested South China Sea reached...
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Rebel, jihadists attacks kill 49
Separate attacks by Shia rebels and a jihadist suicide bomber...
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‘It’s absolutely not true’
China’s claim that “most” inmates have been released from re...
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Drug lab raids met with fire
Raids on jungle drug labs have been met with heavy artillery fire,...
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Dutch ban on burqas takes effect
The Netherlands banned the wearing of a face-covering veil, such as...
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Shooting kills Palestinian, wounds 3 Israel soldiers
A Palestinian crossed into Israel from Gaza and shot at troops,...
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Not asking Asia to take sides
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday insisted that...
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Philippines may use Dengvaxia again
Philippines is still open to allowing the use of the dengue vaccine...
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UK to spend extra $2.6b on no-deal Brexit planning
Britain said it is ramping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit by...
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RSF slams PM Imran Khan
The global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said...
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Afghan troop numbers drop sharply: watchdog
There has been a sharp drop in the size of Afghanistan’s National...
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Trump, Putin discuss Russian wildfires
US President Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday with Russia’s...
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Rwanda shuts border with Ebola-hit DRC
Rwanda has shut its frontier with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of...
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Front-runner Biden fights back attacks
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden came under heavy...
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Average life expectancy in Japan hits record high
The average life expectancy of Japanese people reached record highs...
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Progress made linking brains and machines
Facebook-backed researchers have managed to translate brain signals...
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Australia pledges $55m for Asean
Australia pledged US$55 million to fight human trafficking in...
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N Korean man defects across DMZ: South
A North Korean man has crossed the demilitarised zone into South...
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Kovind gives assent to Triple Talaq Bill
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Triple...
Arts & Entertainment
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TV WATCH
The third season of ‘Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid’, a popular...
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“Nothing will stop me from working” – Sonia Hossain
Sonia Hossain is a well-known face on television, having made her...
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Hobbs & Shaw hits Star Cineplex
Hobbs & Shaw is a 2019 American action film directed by David...
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Art exhibition marking the golden jubilee of the title ‘Bangabandhu’
The people of Bangladesh bestowed the title of ‘Bangabandhu’ on...
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Keeping up with Kona
Singing superstar Dilshad Nahar Kona is a widely recognised voice...
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IIUSFF closing ceremony held at DU
Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), in collaboration with the...
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Shamset Tabrejee’s poetic imagery on canvas
Well-known poet Shamset Tabrejee turns to the canvas when he fails...
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Mim’s new avatar
National Award-winning actor Bidya Sinha Mim is set to star in the...
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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
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A step-by-step guide to US college applications
The US college applications season can be a very difficult time for...
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The do’s and don’ts of a side hustle
In the age of tech and internet, people are finding newer and more...
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Industry Insights: Understanding the food delivery industry
The growing trend of food delivery in Bangladesh opens up new doors...
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The Bossman
The Bossman
Star Weekend
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Snapshot
What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it...
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The changing pattern of dengue
Dengue, the notorious mosquito-borne menace in the country, is back...
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Can protecting the seas, help protect the wild?
In a country bursting at its seams with a continuously growing...
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How to survive mosquitoes even if it seems impossible
If you know your enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the...
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Is anyone safe at the hands of a mad mob?
Md Shajib Mian, an 18-year-old youngster, is one of the many...
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A Perpetrator’s Prerogative
About a month back, a 20-year-old man—a university student—was...
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Polygamy in the CAMPS
Earlier, I wrote on sexual and gender-based violence in the camps...
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About Town
Flamenco and Jazz with Parijat Moumon & Kaartik
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The link between violence and mental health
Ismail* is about 16–years–old, and lives in Korail bosti with his...
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Words from a commoner
Tagore songs take me back to my childhood. They remind me of the...
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In the real and mighty jungle…
When we were kids, my younger cousin and I had a favourite game....
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MAILBOX
It is true that there are very few options for entertainment in...
Star Youth
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Improving the living standards of the Christian community
The largest credit union in South Asia, The Christian Cooperative...
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Getting to know Team Positive Bangladesh
Team Positive Bangladesh, consisting of eight students, won the...