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Front Page

Horrific accounts of cruelty

Meftahul Islam Zion, a key accused in Buet student Abrar Fahad...
Rab arrests DNCC councillor Mizan

Rab recovered Tk 1 crore in fixed deposit receipts and Tk 6.77...
Jubo League Presidium: Demand for change in leadership

Jubo League presidium yesterday called for a change in the...

Political activities banned at Buet

The Buet authorities yesterday banned all political activities on...
Ethiopia PM wins Nobel Peace Prize

Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy...
HRW slates Abrar killing

Buet student Abrar Fahad’s killing reflects a deeper failing by the...

Back Page

4 Ansar al Islam men arrested

Police have arrested four suspected members of banned militant...
Woman hurt as husband throws acid

A Moulvibazar court yesterday sent a man to jail on charges of...
‘Informal’ Summit: Modi, Xi look to patch up India-China ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday arrived in India for an ...
Indonesian leader tightens security for ministers after attack

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said yesterday he had ordered...
California on high alert as fires destroy dozens of homes

Much of California was on high alert yesterday as fires tore...

Mothers attend school with their children

Aiming to improve children’s performance, a school in...
Turkey intensifies Syria campaign

Turkey stepped up its air and artillery strikes on Kurdish militia...
UN calls for greater heat protection for workers in Qatar

Improved safeguards and working hours are needed to protect...
Migrant workers in Greece face abuses

Around 12,000 Bangladeshis working in the strawberry farms in...

Jamuna Erosion in Tangail: 120 homes lost in a week

The continuous erosion by the Jamuna is threatening the homes and...
South Africa ex-leader Zuma to face graft trial

South Africa’s scandal-plagued former president Jacob Zuma will...
Top Iraq cleric says govt responsible for protest deaths

The Iraqi government and security forces are “responsible for the...
Sinking into the depths of despair

In a remote village of Joypurhat, Atiqul Islam drives a rickshaw...

Sports

‘We can come back with points’

Bangladesh centre-back Yeasin Khan was hopeful of returning to the...
‘The boys showed character’

Bangladesh may have lost to reigning Asian Champions Qatar 2-0 in...
Shakib’s Tridents book final berth

Barbados Tridents defeated Trinbago Knight Riders by 12 runs in the...
Roger, Novak ousted

Roger Federer’s trademark cool spectacularly deserted him and he...
Belgium qualify first following 9-0 rout

Belgium became the first team to qualify for the 2020 European...

Under-15s amble into final

Bangladesh confirmed the final berth of the SAFF U-15 Women’s...
Bangladesh under-21s go 2-0 up

The Bangladesh U-21 hockey team took a 2-0 lead in the five-match...
CA introduces 12-month paid parental leave

Cricket Australia (CA) unveiled a “game-changing” parental leave...
Dhaka Metro boosted by Sunny’s six

Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny bagged six wickets as Dhaka...
Fati called up to U-21s

Barcelona teenager Ansu Fati has been called up to the Spain Under...

Former champions in one group

Defending champions TC Sports Club of Maldives and inaugural...
Women’s A first T20 abandoned

The first game of the three-match T20 series between Bangladesh...
Stokes takes legal action against The Sun

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken legal action against an...
India in command after Kohli epic

Virat Kohli hit a career-best 254 to go past batting great Don...
Elliott given 14-day ban

Liverpool youngster Harvey Elliott has been suspended from all...

Editorial

Bangladesh slips in GCI ranking

In the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global...

Liability for financial anomalies

A recent ACC report has found the Public Works Department (PWD)...

Opinion

Awami League’s moment of reckoning

Seeking clarity amidst chaos is something that most human beings do...
Let girls realise their dreams

All over the world, we are seeing more and more girls raising their...

Abrar killing: When democracy fails to deliver

The beauty of democracy is that it provides space to anyone;...

Tackling the global refugee crisis

For a moment, imagine yourself being forced out of your country....

Letters

Garbage disposal in Dhaka

One major problem in Dhaka is waste management, yet it is an issue...

City

Grey-headed Fish Eagle

In 2013, when I had just started paying attention to birds, I...
Naogaon couple die from snake bites

A couple died at a hospital in Rajshahi yesterday, hours after they...
Death of parents’ dreams

Fathers of three suspects of Abrar murder have demanded exemplary...
Abrar Murder: Home minister slams Buet administration

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said incidents like...
Dhaka Today

Third Party Consultation Meet
Road accidents kill 5, injure 4

At least five people were killed and four injured in road accidents...
Khulna tank-lorry workers call off strike

Supply of fuel resumed after 50 hours as tank-lorry workers in...

Bangabandhu lives on in the hearts of people

Those who wanted to erase Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s name...
BUBT holds its 4th convocation

The 4th convocation of Bangladesh University of Business and...
50km rundown tracks make train travel risky

A 50km stretch of rail tracks from Teesta in Lalmonirhat Sadar to...
Nat’l startup camp for young entrepreneurs

The three-day “National Startup Camp 2.0” of Student to Startup:...
Bangladesh committed to promote peace

The United Nations (UN) has appreciated Bangladesh’s role in...
Suspected JMB man arrested in Barishal

Rab yesterday arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit...
Two held with gold, cigarettes, at Ctg airport

Officials of Customs Intelligence in Chattogram held two passengers...

More efforts needed to empower girls

Though Bangladesh has made significant progress in improving lives...
20th anniversary of Mawlana Bhashani University

Today is the 20th founding anniversary of Mawlana Bhashani Science...
Primary report suggests poisoning, hanging

Deaths of a woman and her son were caused by poison, while her...
14-party demands speedy trial of Abrar’s killers

Awami League (AL) led 14-party alliance yesterday demanded holding...
Abrar Murder: BNP to rally in Khulna today

BNP yesterday decided to stage a public rally in front of its...
Don’t cheat people

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged all to come forward to make...

World

Modi played his last card

Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday said that Indian Prime Minister...
EU members give go-ahead for more intense Brexit talks

EU member states yesterday gave Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier...
Bus mows down 7 Indian pilgrims

Seven pilgrims sleeping by a roadside in northern India, on their...
First spacewalker Alexei Leonov dies, aged 85

Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to...

‘Missiles’ hit Iranian tanker off Saudi coast

Suspected missile strikes hit an Iranian oil tanker off the Saudi...
UK launches terror probe; 5 injured

Counter-terror police were yesterday probing a mass stabbing at a...
Japan braces for Typhoon Hagibis

Japan yesterday braced for a powerful typhoon barrelling towards...
Climate change protesters target BBC HQ

Around 50 Extinction Rebellion climate protesters yesterday blocked...

‘Death shied away from me’

The son of poor villagers, a spy boss, and now the man behind...
Trump predicts polls ‘backlash’ against Dems

An angry, energized President Donald Trump whipped supporters into...
US vaping-linked death toll hits 26

Twenty-six people have died from illnesses associated with e...
Assange ordered to court for extradition hearing

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was ordered yesterday to make his...

Arts & Entertainment

Celebrating Happy Akhand with his classics

Sometimes referred to as the Prince of Bangladeshi music, Happy...
Farooki and Figgis at ‘Bridge to Hollywood’ in Busan

The Motion Picture Association of America, in association with...

‘The Scent of Time’ marks Italian Contemporary Art Day in Dhaka

Celebrating the 15th Italian Contemporary Art Day, The Scent of...
Jothashilpa hosts cinema banner painting workshop

Cinema banner painting is one of the most popular visual art forms...

Jaya Ahsan to star in ‘Ardhangini’

One of the most prolific actors of the country, Jaya Ahsan, has...
Timir Nandi’s five-decade musical journey

Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artiste Timir Nandi recently completed...

Showbiz

DIRECTORS RENDITION

When I started off working in the industry, directors shared a...
Neigh-cessary Evils

When BoJack Horseman first premiered, you probably expected...
Joker’s new disorder

Actor Joaquin Phoenix has had to lose a significant amount of...
Roshan’s Beautiful Ventures

Roshan is currently very busy working on his films.

Blast from the past

SAHIB BIBI AUR GHULAM
Evil Mistress Aishwarya

After taking the world by storm with the first Maleficent film,...
Jaya’s Endeavours

Actor Jaya Ahsan is appreciated in both Bangladesh and Kolkata.

Shahidul Alam Sachchu

Can you describe yourself in three words?
Mi AMORE

Actor Nicole Kidman was seen enjoying a romantic vacation with...
Puja’s Hiatus

Puja Cherry has recently finished shooting for two films, Shaan and...

Literature

Is Writing a Gift?

If it is, where is this gift coming from? God? Ahem! As off-putting...
A Requiem for Amazonia

Amazon burns Each flame licks a life

Things I Thought I Thought Tonight

They have given me a grilled piece of chicken and a naan with the...
Knocks

Would a few doors remain closed?

A translation of Syed Manzoorul Islam’s short story, “Kathpoka”: Woodworms (Part II)

“I’m doing what I feel like doing. What’s that to you?” Aslam...