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No strength left to seek justice

Shaheda Begum does not seek justice for her son any more. Actually...
Divisive Citizenship Law in India: Protests rage on for fourth day

Protests against a divisive new citizenship law raged in India for...

On this day in 1971

Considering General Niazi’s ceasefire proposal, the allied force...
Dhaka, Ctg victorious

Chattogram Challengers returned to winning ways with a six-wicket...

Back Page

Be careful of ‘traitors and killers’: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to be aware of...
Two ‘yaba traders’ die in ‘shootout’

Two suspected yaba traders were killed in a “gunfight” with police...
Rumpa’s Death: Evidence of rape not found

The autopsy on the body of Stamford University student Rubaiyat...
Deforestation in Amazon forest doubles

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon in November surged by 104 percent...
Afghan election challenger allows recount

Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah on Friday ended...

Father, son killed in road crash

A man and his son were killed in a road accident in Jhenidah’s...
A divided Bar harms judiciary

Criticising divisions in the Supreme Court Bar Association, a...
Keraniganj Fire: Factory owner, other accused still at large

Three days have passed since the deadly fire at a Keraniganj...
Perfect cover for freedom fighters

The tin shack was almost hidden behind a bush. A thick canopy of...

Luxury at the expense of students’ cause

The Jahangirnagar University authorities have spent more than Tk 84...
An expression of concern?

The cancellations of Foreign Minister Abdul Momen and Home Minister...
UN Climate Summit in Madrid: Nations divided, talks near end

A UN climate summit in Madrid risked collapsing yesterday after all...
US defense chief chides Nato ‘free riders’

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday defended Washington’s...

Business

HSBC to award business excellence

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in Bangladesh...
Reconditioned car importers in trouble as sales drop

Reconditioned car importers are in deep trouble as their sales...
India’s Nov trade deficit narrows to $12.12b

India’s trade deficit narrowed to $12.12 billion in November from ...
NPL: Sources of malaise and possible remedies

Excessive volume of non-performing loan (NPL) in the banking sector...
German central bank slashes 2020 growth outlook

Germany’s central bank on Friday slashed its 2020 growth forecast...
After big Tory win, what awaits UK economy?

The election triumph by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s...

Telecom sector’s revenue to cross $5b by 2023

The telecommunication industry’s revenue will grow by 34 percent in...
AGITATION: Fuel crisis likely in NE India

India’s northeastern states may be hit by a fuel crunch if the...
Ant Financial, Vanguard announce China advisory venture

Chinese fintech company Ant Financial Services and US asset...
Lackluster US retail sales dim fourth quarter economic growth outlook

US retail sales increased less than expected in November as...
Japan business confidence drops for 4th straight quarter: survey

Confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers has slipped for the...
Google, Apple asked if apps like TikTok must disclose foreign ties

The chair of a US congressional panel wrote to Alphabet’s Google...

$20M LAUNDERED ABROAD: AB Bank sues 15, including former chairman, 2 MDs

AB Bank has filed a case against 15 persons, including a former...
US-China trade deal gets tepid reception

US officials announced a truce in the trade war with China with...
T-Mobile CEO takes the stand in T-Mobile/Sprint merger trial

T-Mobile US Inc Chief Executive John Legere testified on Friday...
Indian gold sold at discount as wedding demand disappoints

Gold dealers in India offered a discount this week due to plentiful...
China to target around 6pc growth in 2020, step up state spending

China plans to set a lower economic growth target of around 6...

Sports

Ter Stegen error costs Barcelona two points

Barcelona gave Real Madrid the chance to go top of La Liga ahead of...
Chattogram bounce back

Chattogram Challengers returned to winning ways and registered...
4th day’s play called off

Overnight rain and poor light continued to mar Pakistan’s first...
Australia take huge lead

Australia was building a massive lead over New Zealand on the third...
NZ legend Peter Snell no more

New Zealand running great Peter Snell, a triple Olympic gold...
No rest for Casemiro

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says next week’s match with La...

Anamul guides Platoon to second win

Anamul Haque is seen driving one through the off-side during his 62...
Shardul replaces Bhuvi

The Indian cricket board on Saturday named paceman Shardul Thakur...
Meals provided at BBPL give 25 food poisoning

Panic spread across the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday...
Liverpool go 10 clear

Liverpool tightened their grip on the Premier League title race...
Ozil’s content ‘his personal opinion’

English soccer club Arsenal tried yesterday to distance itself from...

Won’t force players to tour Pakistan: Hassan

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan yesterday...
Boucher named SA’s head coach

Former wicketkeeper Mark Boucher has been appointed South Africa’s...
Raqibul recommends hearing for Santokie

Former national captain and Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League...
Out-of-form City face Arsenal

Manchester City’s Premier League title defence appears over before...
BFF to amend constitution?

Despite it being in conflict with FIFA and AFC statutes, the...

Editorial

Martyred Intellectuals Day

Yesterday, on Martyred Intellectuals Day, we mourned the brutal...

Keraniganj fire shows we’ve learned nothing

After the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse, considered the world’s worst...

Opinion

A pathway to justice through jurisdiction?

Public hearings are currently taking place on the request for the...

Law needs RTI-defenders

The global excitement about Right to Information (RTI) appears to...

Boris Johnson’s victory: What it means for the British economy

The outcome of Britain’s recent parliamentary elections should not...

Letters

Martyred intellectuals

December 14 is a dark day in our history as countless individuals...

City

‘Ensure freedom on campuses’

Many teachers and students still do not have adequate freedom on...
Sangram editor put on three-day remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Abul Asad, editor of Bangla daily...
Tamabil border reopens

Immigration to India through Tamabil land customs station in...
Dr Fazle Rabbee’s martyrdom day today

Today is the 48th death anniversary of martyred intellectual Dr...
Arms recovered near UP chairman’s house

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday recovered firearm-making materials...

Focus on sexual and reproductive health

Improving the integration of sexual and reproductive health (SRH)...
From Chattogram with love

What started as an initiative to instill the spirit of Liberation...
Jute mill workers suspend hunger strike for 3 days

Workers of nine state-run jute mills in Khulna-Jashore industrial...
Couple held with 12,000 yaba pills

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested a couple with 12,000 yaba...

India’s NRC threat to Bangladesh

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said...
Rohingyas in Voter List: No innocent official should be harassed: EC Kabita Khanam

Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam yesterday said if any specific...
10-yr-old killed in M’singh road crash

In the endless stream of regrettable news from the roads, separate...
Ambia Khatun’s ninth death anniv today

Today is the ninth death anniversary of Ambia Khatun Majumder,...

Country

Fair prices delight aubergine growers

Bumper yield and fair prices have brought smile to brinjal farmers...
Woman dies from ‘wrong treatment’

A 35-year-old woman died allegedly due to for wrong treatment at a...

Mass grave of 250 FFs lies in utter neglect

A mass graveyard of 250 martyrs of the Liberation War at Bangladesh...

Long tailback at Elenga

Passengers have been suffering a lot as hundreds of vehicles on...

World

It’s just the beginning

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a sweeping election...
N Korea conducts ‘crucial test’ at Sohae launch site

North Korea has conducted another “crucial test” at its Sohae...
17 killed in DR Congo attacks

Seventeen 17 people have died in three attacks in eastern...

2020 ‘year of action’ against climate change

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg urged young people in Italy...
US state Ohio declares cyberattack emergency

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell declared a state of emergency...
9 Afghan forces killed in insider attack

The Taliban have killed nine Afghan soldiers in an insider attack...

US SC to hear Trump tax return cases next year

The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear cases next year...
Three killed in Nepal bomb blast

Three people, including a police official, were killed when a bomb...

Arts & Entertainment

Proshanta Karmakar Buddha’s solo exhibition in Canada

Renowned Bangladeshi artist Proshanta Karmakar Buddha’s solo...
Oblique’s ‘Mogno’ released

The video for the new single, Mogno by the band Oblique, was...

‘Big Rock Day V.2’ to be held on December 21

Following the success of the first Big Rock Day concert by Blues...
Nrityanchal in Delhi for Ryan International Children’s Festival 2019

Eleven artistes, from popular dance company Nrityanchal, are...

Lisbeth Quartet wows Dhaka

Lisbeth Quartet, a jazz troupe featuring Charlotte Greve on...

Health

Extremes of malnutrition in low- & middle-income countries

A new approach is needed to help reduce undernutrition and obesity...
Lower BMI means lower diabetes risk

Lower body mass index (BMI) is consistently associated with reduced...

Keeping the promise to the women who will deliver UHC

Women have always played a vital leadership role in their...
Attenuated psychosis syndrome, validated

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5...

Climate risks to health are growing along with lack of prioritised funding

Safeguarding human health from climate change impacts is more...