Front Page
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Abrar begged for his life
Being tortured for hours, Buet student Abrar Fahad became so sick...
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No respite from soaring onion price
There seems to be no stopping the spiralling prices of onion. Each...
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Swechchhasebak League: Council after 7 years amid image crisis
The name says it all. Swechchhasebak League was founded in 1994 so...
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Rohingyas see a ray of hope
The Rohingyas, who have been facing rights abuses in Myanmar for...
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Bhashan Char: UN technical team’s visit postponed
The proposed visit by a UN technical mission to Bhashan Char...
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Tigers laid low by Agarwal
India were firmly on top against Bangladesh as the hosts piled on...
Back Page
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B’baria Accident: Turna driver, two others at fault
A railway probe committee has held the driver, his assistant and...
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Epitome of honesty
A rickshaw puller in Bogura set an example of honesty by returning...
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Hong Kong Protests: Thousands defy Xi with rallies
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters defied a warning by China’s...
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Chile to vote on new constitution in response to protests
Chile announced yesterday it will stage a referendum to replace the...
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DR Congo rebels kill six members of same family
Rebels have killed six members of the same family in eastern DR...
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Tortured, then sold by Saudi employer
Little did Sumi Akter know the extent of misery awaiting her when...
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Trump sought to ‘bribe’ Ukraine
US President Donald Trump bribed Ukraine by withholding aid until...
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2 killed in ‘gunfights’
A suspected Rohingya drug peddler and an alleged leader of a robber...
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Sirajganj Train Derailment: Dhaka-Ishwardi rail connection restored 30 hrs after accident
Rail connection between Dhaka and Ishwardi was resumed yesterday,...
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Heavy snow leaves one dead, 300,000 homes without power in France
Heavy snowfall across a large swath of southeast France has left...
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Of mysticism and melody
The essence of Bangladeshi Baul songs met Pakistani Sufi songs and...
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2 killed in US school shooting
A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high...
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Chile to vote on new constitution in response to protests
Chile announced yesterday it will stage a referendum to replace the...
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Malaysia-Bound Boat: 119 Rohingyas rescued from Bay
Bangladesh Coast Guard intercepted a wooden boat carrying 119...
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DR Congo rebels kill six members of same family
Rebels have killed six members of the same family in eastern DR...
Sports
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Messi returns to sink Brazil
Lionel Messi struck on his return to international duty Friday...
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‘Prepared to struggle with new faces’
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said that there needs to be a...
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Khulna favourites in three-horse title race
After all the fifth-round games ended in a draw, the sixth and...
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Federer breezes past Djokovic
Roger Federer produced a near-flawless performance as he avenged...
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Tammy targets Euro glory
Tammy Abraham has set his sights on firing England to Euro 2020...
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Drogba kicks off ‘million trees’ project
Football legend Didier Drogba helped launch a drive Friday to plant...
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Pressure released by lack of pacers
Bangladesh took to the field in the morning session on Day Two...
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Stokes has no ambitions of captaincy
Ben Stokes admitted on Friday he is not interested in captaining...
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Hyderabad release Shakib
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was suspended by the ICC for...
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‘We are not favourites’
Germany will not be among the tournament favourites if they qualify...
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High admin expense to dominate agenda?
After a three-and-a-half-year gap, the Bangladesh Football...
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Agarwal makes Tigers pay
After getting a life on 32 when Imrul Kayes dropped a simple chance...
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Windies break T20 losing streak
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard was a relieved man after his...
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France, England qualify
The Euro 2020 line-up began to take shape on Thursday after big...
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Day defends attacking play and his charges
Despite his obvious disappointment at a 4-1 defeat against Oman in...
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Iran clinch kabaddi title
Iran emerged as unbeaten champions of the Junior World Kabaddi...
Editorial
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Bribery discourages investment, impedes growth
In the latest Global Bribery Risk Index, Bangladesh has been...
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Boosting Bangladesh’s export growth
A recently published World Bank report has revealed that Bangladesh...
Opinion
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Every Life Matters
No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any...
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Lessons to still learn from the ‘Meena’ cartoon
The generation of the 90s where I belong to has grown up with a...
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The Rohingya relocation dilemma
The concerns and uncertainties over the relocation of some Rohingya...
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Diarrhoeal disease treatment: Bangladesh’s celebrated success story
It’S a blistering afternoon in the nation’s capital. Many are...
Letters
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Three-point demand by Buet students
The students of Buet have placed a three-point demand at a press...
City
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Resolution on Rohingya rights situation adopted at UN
A resolution on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims...
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Workshop on university rankings held at NSU
North South University (NSU) in collaboration with Times Higher...
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Dhaka backs global mechanisms: Momen
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said that Dhaka remains...
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Brahmanbaria Train Accident: A mother’s search for her sons continues
Four days have passed since the gruesome accident on early Tuesday...
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BNP’s ‘no’ to everything is impediment to dev
BNP’s “habit of saying no” to everything the government does is one...
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2 ‘Ansar al Islam’ men held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged activists of...
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BANGABANDHU NOVO THEATRE: Stumbling to take young minds to the stars
It’s dead of night. There’s an eerie silence all around. In the...
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Joy yet to show any interest: Quader
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy is not...
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Why no action against onion syndicate?
BNP yesterday asked the home minister why the government is not...
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PM flies to Dubai today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave for Dubai today on a four...
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2 Bangladeshi youths set to conquer Yala Peak
Two young Bangladeshi mountaineers have set a mission to conquer...
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Work for stronger community policing
Strengthening community policing activities could effectively...
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Indian Spotted Eagle
It all started when I overheard my friend Niaz speaking with Shafiq...
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‘Rajuk mobile court forced us to sign statement’
Rights body Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday alleged that Rajuk...
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Dhaka Today
Engaging Youth in Ending Gender Based Violence
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Employee withdrawn for ‘taking drugs at office’
Mymensingh District Administration has withdrawn the head clerk of...
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Seven-year-old killed in N’ganj road crash
A seven-year-old madrasa student was killed and her sister injured...
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Technical training centre in every upazila
Technical Training Centres (TTC) will be installed in every upazila...
World
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Free broadband for all
Britain’s main opposition Labour party yesterday promised free,...
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UN to test impact of mosquito sterilisation
The UN said Thursday it was preparing to test a sterilisation...
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Ayodhya: Muslim group rejects land for mosque
Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JuH), a key Muslim litigant in the Ayodhya...
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State of emergency in flood-hit Venice
Another exceptional high tide swamped flood-hit Venice on Friday,...
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Israel-Gaza violence tests fragile ceasefire
Israel launched fresh strikes against Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza...
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Membrane in a minute
A piece of skin about the size of your thumbnail can be printed in...
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Chile to change its charter to restore peace
Chile’s Congress has reached an agreement to reform the country’s...
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Trump to attend Nato summit in London
US President Donald Trump will visit Britain for Nato’s 70th...
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India to push for its passage Monday
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi government is set to introduce...
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Bolivia interim president rules out Morales polls bid
Bolivia’s interim president Jeanine Anez on Thursday ruled out...
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India to get S-400 missiles as planned
Russia plans to deliver S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to...
Arts & Entertainment
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The daughter of folk to serenade DIFF today
Born in the heart of Fakir Lalon Shai’s akhrabari (shrine) at...
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Fazlur Rahman Babu to star in ‘Payrar Chithi’
Shirshendu Biswas, a then fourth grader at Patuakhali Government...
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‘BotTala Ranga Mela 2019’ kicks off today
The eleven-day international theatre festival, BotTala Ranga Mela...
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Runa Laila’s latest track releases today
Celebrated singer Runa Laila’s latest single, Pheratey Paari Ni,...
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Singing for peace
Hina Nasrullah is a promising Sufi singer from Lahore. She started...
Book Reviews
Literature
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Musing on Things Unspeakable
Prejudice is a monstrous thing, and so is the tendency to be...
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Shortlist for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019
The much-anticipated shortlist for the US $25,000 DSC Prize for...
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Prehistoric (Part-I)
Bhikhu suffered terribly throughout the rainy season. At the...
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Moonless (Part 2)
“Let me finish first,” I say. “The first disaster descended on my...