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Front Page

Govt blocks mobile signals in border areas

The government has directed mobile phone carriers to block their...
AL’s Mayoral Picks for Dhaka: Taposh for South, Atiqul for North

Ending all speculations, the Awami League yesterday picked party...
BBPL resumes at Mirpur today

After a day’s break, the second Dhaka leg of the Bangabandhu...

Case buried, hope too

All Abu Zafor Sikder wanted was justice for his son killed in a...
THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Bid to reorganise party falls flat

The year has been full of frustration for the BNP as it neither...
Bangladeshis in Malaysia: Time running out for 10,000 illegals

Return of over 10,000 undocumented Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia...

Back Page

OIC welcomes UN resolution against Myanmar

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has welcomed the United...
Explosions in DU leave authorities clueless

Explosion of four crude bombs near Madhur Canteen yesterday left...
Skilled here is not skilled there

Until November this year, only 2,073 professionals went overseas...
Trespassing will not be allowed

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is an internal affair of...
Liberia pledges to block anti-govt protest

The Liberian government on Saturday said it would not allow an anti...

Year’s lowest 4.5 degrees in Tentulia

Public sufferings caused by the ongoing bone-chilling cold have...
On this day in 1971

Members of the probe committee of intellectual killing meet...
‘I’m cautiously optimistic’

Bangladesh is optimistic regarding the outcomes of the Gambian...
Turkish military plane arrives to evacuate Somalia bomb victims

A Turkish military plane yesterday arrived in Mogadishu to evacuate...
KSA arrests dozens over ‘indecency’

Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 200 people for violating ...

Razing Hills in Ctg: Fines don’t deter big businesses

No amount of fines has been able to stop businesses from cutting...
Kaikaus new principal secy to PM

Ahmad Kaikaus, senior secretary to the Power Division, has been...
DEEDS OF A DEED WRITER

With Aladdin’s lamp seemingly in hand, Nasir Chowdhury from a small...
Moroccans rally in support of journo detained over tweet

Hundreds of people demonstrated Saturday outside Morocco’s...
Zimbabwe journos suffer as regime tightens grip

Fanuel Mapfumo has been unable to lift heavy objects since a...

Business

Fair prices elude farmers

Optimism to turn the tide in his favour had preoccupied the mind of...
Lengthy auction process costs govt crores

Unclaimed goods worth crores of taka rot away every year at the...
Another boost for flat buyers

The government has slashed the stamp duty on property registration...
How Netflix changed the way we watch TV

In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week...
Sixty years on, Africa still seeks right model for growth

As 1960 dawned, sub-Saharan Africa braced for historic change: that...
Uniqlo founder Yanai resigns as SoftBank board member after 18 years

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp said Tadashi Yanai, founder and CEO of...
Amazon’s Ring cameras are vulnerable to hackers, lawsuit in US claims

Amazon.com Inc and its Ring home security camera unit have been...

Govt’s solid plan for single-digit interest rate

Bangladesh Bank is set to raise the loan-deposit ratio by another 1...
New ABB chairman zeroes in on discipline

Newly elected ABB Chairman Ali Reza Iftekhar has set his sights on...
8 digital startups get Tk 3cr

Eight startups recently got about Tk 3 crore in funding, in the...
Tim Hortons President Alex Macedo to leave next year

Restaurant Brands International Inc said on Friday Alex Macedo, the...
China’s Xi turns to financial experts to tame economic risks

As China struggles to deal with the slowdown of the world’s second...
Dubai 2020 budget sets record spending to boost growth, support Expo 2020

The Dubai government will spend a record 66.4 billion dirhams ($18...
US eyes customs deal with Mexico, plans attorney general visit in January

The United States is looking at ways to cooperate with Mexico on...

DSE profits contract as investors flee

Dhaka Stock Exchange’s profits dropped 6.70 percent year-on-year to...
Bangladesh lags for want of investment

Bangladesh is lagging behind its global peers due to lack of...
BPDB gets new chairman

Sayeed Ahmed took over as the new chairman of Bangladesh Power...
Role of taxation, domestic resource mobilisation in attaining SDGs

Bangladesh is well accredited in the global arena as one of the...
Indian gold dealers switch to premium on holiday constrained supply

Gold prices flipped to a premium this week in India due to limited...
Tourists stay away from Taj Mahal, other Indian attractions as protests flare

India’s tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti...
US crude stocks fall far more than expected

US crude stocks fell much more than anticipated as refineries...

Sports

What to watch

The main events of the day and the TV times for sporting events today.
Six-nation event from Jan 15 at BNS only

The sixth edition of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup international...
Mourinho angered by slack defending

Jose Mourinho bemoaned Tottenham’s inability to keep clean sheets...
Dortmund sign Haaland

Borussia Dortmund have signed promising young striker Erling...
Siddle calls time

Veteran Australian bowler Peter Siddle announced his international...

Hybrid pitches the solution?

A long-standing discontent in Bangladesh cricket has been about the...
Chelsea ruin Arteta’s homecoming

Chelsea ruined Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s home debut as Tammy...
Man United ease past Burnley

Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford scored late in each half as...
Team leaves at halftime

English side Abingdon United were set to record one of their most...
Petersen gets maiden SA call up

South Africa added batsman Keegan Petersen to their squad for the...

Proteas end five-Test losing streak

South Africa broke down stubborn England resistance to win the...
West Ham to reappoint Moyes?

Premier League strugglers West Ham United are set to reappoint...
TVS Federation Cup: Quarters from today

Defending champions Abahani will take on minnows Rahmatganj while...
Australia rout New Zealand, seal series

Nathan Lyon took four wickets as Australia thrashed New Zealand by...
‘Pakistanis have big hearts’

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has hit out at Danish...

Editorial

Another road crash, another family destroyed

There are no words to express our sorrow and sympathies for the...

NRCC’s just recommendation to save rivers

The National River Conservation Commission’s recommendation to hand...

Opinion

A Year of Paradoxes

The most appropriate description of the year 2019, particularly of...
A low-hanging fruit ready for picking

The pharmaceutical sector in Bangladesh has huge potential and...

Toward a New Social Contract

Every society rests on a web of norms, institutions, policies, laws...

India stares at the New Year with high politics over CAA/NRC

It has been more than a fortnight that the pan-India protests...

Letters

Doing the needful

Recently, upon my return from an overseas trip, I noticed that a...

City

‘Govt did not take it seriously’

Workers of eight state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore...
Fishing havens turning into dead zones

The government needs to create a comprehensive maritime policy,...
Govt must prepare for consequences: Dr Shahdeen Malik

Bangladesh should take preparations in light of recent developments...
Corruption Allegation Against GK Shamim: ACC summons Sheikh Maruf for statement

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has issued a notice to former...
‘Credible results not possible with EVM’

Claiming that it is not possible to get credible results from...
One held with 7,950 yaba pills in port city

Police yesterday arrested a woman with 7,950 yaba pills from...
77 promoted to senior assistant judge

Seventy-seven assistant judges have been promoted to senior...

Army to be modernised further: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government is...
Modernise jute mills to save the sector: labour leaders

Modern machinery and technology in government-owned jute mills can...
Adopt uniform policy for appointment of teachers

President Abdul Hamid yesterday asked the University Grants...
Two confess to killing Tejgaon businessman

Two youths yesterday confessed to magistrates that they killed 70...
Sylhet rail link with Dhaka, Ctg restored after 5hrs

Rail communication with Dhaka and Chattogram from Sylhet was...
Religious harmony key to dev: speakers

As part of celebrating Bangladesh Peace and Harmony Week 2019, a...
National Prof Maniruzzaman no more

National Professor Talukder Maniruzzaman passed away at Apollo...

One killed, 15 injured as bus crashes into road divider

A speeding bus of Star Line crashed into a road divider on Dhaka...
Dhaka Today

Future of Youth Leadership: Bangladesh Perspective
Poverty reduction the key challenge

Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said poverty reduction is the...
Mock voting for Dhaka city polls on Jan 28: EC

Mock voting using electronic voting machines will be held at all...
Woman with burn injuries dies at RMCH

A woman who sustained burn injuries after her clothes caught on...
Ashraful Alam new RHD chief engineer

Md Ashraful Alam, an additional chief engineer of Roads and...

Country

Stringent policy deters enlisted Aman growers

The rice procurement centres of the government are failing to...

New bridge over Teesta off limits to public transport

Sheikh Hasina Teesta Bridge in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila has...

People suffer for want of a bridge

People of at least 15 villages in Mirzapur and adjacent Sakhipur...

World

NOTABLE DEATHS

US author Toni Morrison, the first black woman to be presented the...
N Korea’s Kim holds top party meeting

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key meeting of top...
Turkey speeds up deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’

Turkey’s foreign minister warned that the Libyan conflict risks...
Two killed, 7 hurt in Texas shooting

A shooting killed two people and wounded at least seven while they...

FLASHBACK 2019

“The Year of Protests” may be the best summary for 2019. Hong Kong...
5 stabbed at NY home of rabbi

An intruder stabbed and wounded five people at a rabbi’s house in...
Egypt road accidents kill 28 workers, tourists

At least 28 people including textile workers and several Asian...
Saudi sentences Yemeni to death

A Saudi criminal court yesterday sentenced a Yemeni man to death...

KEY EVENTS 2019

January 3: China successfully lands robotic lander Chang’e 4 on the...
Trump retweets name of Ukraine whistleblower

President Donald Trump retweeted an attack that included an...
Yemen missile strike kills five separatists

A missile struck a passing out ceremony in southern Yemen yesterday...

Arts & Entertainment

Nadira Majumder receives Anannya Shahitya Award 1426

Author Nadira Majumder has been honoured with the prestigious...
Azizul Hakim on ‘Mithur Muktijuddho’

Acclaimed actor and director Azizul Hakim is set to play a key role...
Nritya Nandan’s ‘Parampara’

Renowned dance school Nritya Nandan arranged an Indian classical...

A F M Moniruzzaman on the ‘Art of Life’

Dhanmondi’s 3rd Space has recently been gaining a lot of popularity...
Two books published in celebration of writers and translators

Gantha, a women’s writing group, in association with Bengal Boi,...

‘Zainul Utshab 2019’ underway at DU

Zainul Utshab 2019 is currently underway at the premises of Faculty...
‘Loko-Sangskriti Utshab’ held in Mymensingh

A daylong folk cultural festival, Loko-Sangskriti Utsab, was held...

In Focus

The Treasure of Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun is probably the most famous king of the age of...