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Front Page

HC slams Dhaka city corporations

The High Court yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the...
Stay alert, keep homes, surroundings clean

Terming the dengue outbreak a big problem, Prime Minister Sheikh...
Indian FM arrives today

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will be...
FBCCI to mediate rawhide talks

The government yesterday tasked the FBCCI with mediating between...

Dengue Situation: Now alarming also outside the capital

For the last one week, hospitals outside Dhaka are receiving more...
Reaffiliation of 7 Colleges: Hasty move helped no one

In February 2017, when Dhaka University took back the...
Suicide blast at Kabul wedding kills 63

The Islamic State militant group yesterday claimed responsibility...

Back Page

How will you protect victims, witnesses?

Bangladesh yesterday asked Independent Commission of Enquiry how it...
Polluting Halda: DoE shuts down Asian Paper Mill

Department of Environment yesterday sealed off a paper mill in...
Case against Shahidul: SC upholds stay on probe

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that stayed...
Spain offers to take charity migrant vessel

Spain yesterday offered to take in the charity vessel Proactiva...

Army soldier shot dead in Rangamati

A Bangladesh Army soldier was shot dead when criminals opened fire...
13 killed in road crashes

At least 13 people, including six of a family, were killed in five...
FR Tower: Owner held for flouting building code

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested one of the...
Ambulance driver killed in Myanmar as army battles rebels

A volunteer ambulance driver was killed in Myanmar’s remote...

India restricts movement in Kashmir again

Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in major...
224 killed on road in 12 days of Eid rush

At least 224 people were killed and 866 injured in 203 road crashes...
Hong Kong Unrest: Thousands flood streets in anti-govt protest

Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters joined a mass...
Fears in US of bad peace deal with the Taliban

An Afghanistan peace agreement that the US seems close to reaching...

Business

NGO aid rises on Rohingya crisis

Foreign donations through the NGO Affairs Bureau soared 19.85...
AC sales soar on hot weather

Air conditioner sellers have posted strong sales amid persistent...
Surprise rate cut in Mexico ‘no use’ for growth in short term

The Mexican central bank’s surprise interest rate cut on Thursday...
Ferrari will expand its lineup of road cars, but not too much

Italian premium sports car maker Ferrari NV will expand sales of...
UK finance minister aims to take advantage of cheap borrowing

New British finance minister Sajid Javid is looking at how best to...

Vegetable exports rebound after four years

Fresh fruits and vegetables export bounced back in fiscal 2018-19,...
Pharma, energy lift stocks

Stocks edged up yesterday, buoyed by pharmaceutical and energy...
Grameen Bank gets new acting managing director

Abul Khair Md Monirul Hoque, deputy managing director of Grameen...
Kuwait sovereign fund in portfolio shift on signs of global economic weakness

The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) began increasing its exposure...
Easy credit poses tough challenge for Russian economy

New machines popping up in Russian shopping centres seem innocuous...

BB policy sparks flurry of loan write-offs

Loan write-offs almost quadrupled in the first quarter of the year...
Govt to take Tk 115cr project for land surveys

The government will bring the whole country under a Global...
Clean Force opens new service station

Water tank cleaning service provider Clean Force has recently...
Germany has fiscal muscle to counter next crisis: Scholz

Germany has the fiscal strength to counter any future economic...
SoftBank to lend employees $20b to invest in new fund

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp is planning to lend up to $20 billion...

Sports

Australia survive late onslaught to get draw

The second Ashes Test was drawn as Australia, chasing 267 to beat...
Dimuth fires SL to 1-0 lead

Captain Dimuth Karunaratne scored 122 as Sri Lanka chased down 268...
HP thrashed in 1st one-dayer

The BCB High Performance team suffered a massive 186-run defeat at...
Ashley Cole calls time

Former England, Arsenal and Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole announced...
Monaco nightmare continues

Monaco’s nightmare start to the Ligue 1 season continued with a 3-0...
Ramsey’s ‘proud debut’ for Juventus

Aaron Ramsey made his debut for Italian champions Juventus on...

Lampard denied first win by Foxes

Frank Lampard is still waiting for his first win as Chelsea manager...
Felled Smith in doubt for third Test

Australia’s Steve Smith was ruled out of the last day of the second...
U-15s determined to defend title

The Bangladesh U-15 football team are all set to depart for India...
Jose breaks down

Footage has emerged of Jose Mourinho close to tears after admitting...
Guardiola fumes after VAR denies City

Pep Guardiola called for VAR to be “fixed” after Manchester City...

No issues with Shakib: Riyad

Senior Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad issued a clarification...
Stokes, Buttler keep Australia at bay

England’s Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler batted through a rain...
Sabina becomes youth ambassador

Bangladesh women’s football team captain Sabina Khatun has been...
Abahani feel the blues as Eissa ruled out

Six-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani were dealt a...
Djokovic heaps praise on Medvedev

Novak Djokovic acknowledged he had rarely faced the sort of barrage...

Editorial

Barisal’s medical waste could become a major health hazard

We are appalled to learn that Barisal city does not have any...

Slum fire inflamed by illegal gas pipes

The fire that burned through an entire slum at Mirpur’s Chalantika...

Opinion

Digital land administration is the need of the hour

Bangladesh is the most densely packed human domicile in the world...
Supporting climate adaptation should be a priority

The developed countries of the world had agreed under the Paris...

Assam’s NRC data conundrum

After the Indian Supreme Court recently rejected the Indian central...

Social policy starts at home

Political economy has come a long way. Many figures and...

Letters

Dreams turned to ashes overnight

Last Friday, an inferno destroyed thousands of shanties in...

City

Minni files another bail plea

Aysha Siddika Minni yesterday sought bail from the High Court (HC)...
Bodies of Bangladeshis killed in Kolkata accident arrive

The bodies of two Bangladeshis, who were killed in a road accident...
Dr Ferdous Bin Jalil passes away

Dr Ferdous Bin Jalil, senior economist at Ontario Medical...
Writ petition seeks probe into rawhide price slump

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the...
10 hurt in scuffle at DMCH

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between male nurses and...
Rape accused held in Ashulia

Police arrested an accused of a gang-rape case in Ashulia on...
Youngsters must be protected from drug abuse: Shahriar Alam

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has called for a...

Flood-hit farmers to be rehabilitated

The government will rehabilitate flood-affected farmers and provide...
Journalist Shimul Killing: Hearing on charge framing deferred again

Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal yesterday rescheduled for the second...
Five-year-old raped in Ctg

Police arrested a man on charge of raping a five-year-old girl in...
DB recovers new variety of yaba

A new type of yaba pills, light orange in colour are entering...
Awareness must to prevent dengue

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday underscored the need for...
MJF concerned over surge in child rape

Manusher Jonno Foundation yesterday expressed concern over the...

Woman denied bail again

A Khulna court yesterday rejected the bail petition of a woman --...
Friends of the neighbourhood

With an aim to help the underprivileged in their respective...
No sign of rehabilitation yet

With thousands of shanties razed in Friday’s fire at Mirpur’s...
Rohingya repatriation can begin anytime: foreign secretary

Repatriation of Rohingya refugees -- who fled a brutal military...
Ninth Wage Board: Journalists protest Noab’s writ petition

Journalists yesterday staged a countrywide demonstration condemning...
7 companies served notice by transport owners’ body

Dhaka Road Transport Owners’ Association has found proof of...

Country

Post-flood rehabilitation a far cry

The flood waters of Pachil village in Sirajganj’s Shahzadpur...
English dept ex-students’ reunion held

It was a special occasion for the former students of 2004-’05 batch...

Flash flood triggered by rain damages fish enclosures, crops

Heavy downpour from Friday midnight to Saturday noon flooded low...

Passengers being ripped off

Launch service operators have been accused of overcharging...

World

Seizure of Iranian tanker: Gibraltar rejects US demand

Gibraltar yesterday rejected a US demand to seize an Iranian oil...
Israel troops kill three ‘armed’ Palestinians

Israel said it opened fire on armed Palestinians on Gaza’s border...
4 killed in Romania hospital attack

Four people have died and nine were injured after being attacked by...

India’s nuke arsenal under ‘fascist, racist’ Modi not safe

Two days after Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hinted that...
Libyan rescues more than 300 migrants

The Libyan navy yesterday said 335 migrants had been rescued and...

UK faces food, fuel and drugs shortages in no-deal Brexit

Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves...
New wildfire forces evacuations in Spain

Authorities on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria were set to...

Arts & Entertainment

‘Mayaboti’ to release on September 13

Arun Chowdhury’s Mayaboti is set to release nationwide on September...
“Hip hop changed the course of my life” – Black Zang

The presence of hip hop culture in the Bangladeshi music industry...

Zahir Raihan: The unparalleled legend

Zahir Raihan is a name synonymous with the Golden Age of cinema in...
‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ animator Richard Williams passes away

Richard Williams, the Canadian-British animator who worked on the...

SAF 2019 in the offing

Samsara Art Festival (SAF) simultaneously features visual art and...

Bytes

A showcase of young expat talent

Faisal and I wanted to organise a grand event to bring the next...
Tech Bits

Telegram has introduced Slow Mode, a feature which prevents users...

Budget smartwatch recommendations

This is a cheaper alternative for those who want a smartwatch that...

Indie game picks of 2019

Accompanied by a big band jazz soundtrack, Ape Out is a top-down...

In Focus

Kashmir: Why Article 370 and why its abrogation will prove to be costly

This year, on August 14 and 15, Independence Day of Pakistan and...

Star Youth

Bangladesh wins Gold Medals in 2019 Australia Open Taekwondo Championship

Ujjal Kumar Deb, Abdulla Al Noman and Imtiaz Ibney Ali won Gold...