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Number of new cases drops to 8-month low

A total of 684 people tested positive for the Covid-19 in the past...
New strain, new worry

The RT-PCR tests done to diagnose coronavirus infections in...
Rape Case Investigation: Delays put justice at risk

Two schoolgirls lost their way back home in the capital’s Badda...

10 New Locomotives from S Korea: ‘Breach of contract’ under scanner

A South Korean company has supplied 10 locomotives to Bangladesh...
A fighter till her last breath

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad president and freedom fighter Ayesha...

Back Page

Sourav Ganguly stable after mild heart attack

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who also heads the country’s...
Disorder, communalism must stop: Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today says that some elements...
UNOs are rulers of upazilas

Bangladesh Upazila Parishad Association has alleged that upazila...
Prompt decision reduced vaccine buying cost

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said Bangladesh will be able to...
Car bomb kills five in Turkish-controlled Syria

A car bomb near a vegetable market in northeastern Syria killed...

After golden year for precious metals, silver set to shine in 2021

After a spectacular year, precious metals are set for further gains...
Mass Inoculation Drive: India holds vaccine drills

India yesterday staged nationwide drills to start one of the world...
US Covid cases top 20m mark

The United States marked the New Year on Friday by passing the...
China rebuffs Taiwan’s latest offer for talks

China has rebuffed the latest offer of talks from Taiwan, saying...

Family Life During Pandemic: Lost rhythm in new reality

It was not the family reunion that she had hoped for.
Onion prices tumble as imports from India start

The price of onions has dropped to Tk 10-15 per kilogram as the...
Iran to enrich uranium up to 20pc: UN

Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it...
UK govt under pressure to close primary schools as unions revolt

Britain’s government is under growing pressure to abandon plans to...

Business

Recovery uneven

Businesses are experiencing an uneven recovery from the pandemic...
Kansai Nerolac eyes expansion in Bangladesh

Japanese company Kansai Nerolac will invest Tk 16 crore in its...
Setting development priorities right in 2021

As the Covid-19 pandemic left a deep dent on the development...
Drugmakers to hike prices for 2021 as pandemic, political pressure put revenues at risk

Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, Sanofi SA, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc...
Electric vehicle maker Tesla to deliver China-made Model Y SUVs this month

Tesla Inc said on Friday it has started selling China-made Model Y...
Kashmir seeks $4b in investments

India’s federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir plans to attract...
Dhaka Bank gets new AMD

Dhaka Bank is recently said to have promoted its deputy managing...
Ford, Mahindra call off auto joint venture

Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it was calling off its automotive...

Digital wage pays off for workers: WB

Wage disbursements through digital payment methods is beneficial...
Domestic cotton production may rise this year

Local cotton production is likely to increase this year thanks to...
IFAD pledges $18.07m for pandemic-hit microenterprises, smallholders

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a...
China says it will take action against US delisting of its telecom firms

China will take “necessary measures” to safeguard the interests of...
Islami Bank Bangladesh gets new MD

Islami Bank Bangladesh has recently promoted its additional...
DBH appoints new MD

Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation (DBH) is said to have...
New Year, new rules: UK begins post-Brexit future

Britain on Friday began a new year and life outside Europe, after...
US jobless claims dip but show recovery has long way to go

Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the...

Cotton import grows despite pandemic

Bangladesh’s cotton imports grew by about 9 per cent to 75 lakh...
15 most loved brands honoured

The 12th edition of Best Brand Award Bangladesh honoured the most...
Alesha Mart launches e-commerce site

Alesha Holdings on Friday launched an e-commerce site to get a...
Delta Air Lines CEO expects positive cash flow by spring

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said in a memo on Friday that he...
NRB Global Bank turns Global Islami Bank

NRB Global Bank is switching into full-fledged Shariah-based Islami...
Ala Uddin Ahmad general manager of MetLife Bangladesh

MetLife has announced appointing Muhammad Ala Uddin Ahmad as...
MTB gets new chairman, vice chairman

Md Wakiluddin and Md Abdul Malek have recently been elected...

Sports

Saif knock out Mohammedan

Saif Sporting Club moved into the semifinals of the Federation Cup...
‘A GREAT FEELING’

Mushfiqur Rahim was hard at work in BCB’s indoor nets at the Sher-e...
South Africa target series sweep

Having brushed Sri Lanka aside in the first game, South Africa will...

Tigresses finally back in their habitat

While the national men’s cricket team gears up to return to...
Man Utd must be more ruthless, says Fernandes

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was delighted by...

Son nets 100th Tottenham goal

Son Heung-min scored his 100th goal for Tottenham Hotspur as they...
Hockey camp starts Jan 10

Bangladesh Hockey Federation yesterday named a 32-man preliminary...

Editorial

Making sure children get their textbooks on time

We applaud the government for its successful distribution of free...

Who will recoup Arman’s five lost years?

Arman’s is a story that will make a good cinema plot because such...

Opinion

Rice price conundrum

An abrupt increase in rice price has produced deep concern and...
How Biden can restore multilateralism unilaterally

There is so much to celebrate with the new year. The arrival of...

A year of anger, with reason

The end of the year is a good time to reflect. The devastating...

How social norms are increasing the digital divide between genders

Would you, as a parent, want your daughter to fall behind your son?...

City

DSCC takes on years of ‘organised’ malpractice

Around 4,200 shops in 18 markets of Dhaka South City Corporation...
Water flow in Padma drastically fell over last year: joint survey

Water level at one point of River Padma has drastically decreased...
Driver arrested for rape attempt in moving bus

The driver, prime accused in the case filed over attempt to rape in...
Syed Ashraf’s second death anniversary

Today is the second death anniversary of former general secretary...

Everyone talks about democracy, but there is none: Fakhrul

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged...
Teenager killed, 2 hurt in attack

A teenage boy was killed and two sustained stab injuries when a...
Livelihood of jatra artistes at standstill

It’s a tough time to be an artiste in the country right now, as the...

Return to positive politics: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday called...
‘Make sugar mills profitable’

A platform of sugar mill workers and employees’ children yesterday...
BSCIC fair begins in capital today

A five-day long honey, handicrafts, small and cottage industries...

Country

Won in the war, lost in the battle for living

Eighty-year-old valiant freedom fighter Dilip Kumar Dey has been...
Fire guts 6 houses

At least six houses were gutted when a devastating fire broke out...

Winter clothes sales slump in the north

Small-scale sellers and street vendors of winter clothes in...

Man lands in jail for damaging Bangabandhu mural

A man was sent to jail yesterday, a day after his detention, for...

World

Says China FM, disputes coronavirus’s origin theories

China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new...
Seven bodies wash up on Algeria beach

The bodies of seven people, believed to be migrants who drowned...
Legal bid to get Pence to overturn results fails

A federal judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit from a Republican...

Senate overrides Trump’s veto

The US Congress on Friday dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow in...
Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty

Kazakhstan abolished the death penalty, making permanent a nearly...
Israel leads the world in vaccination drive

Israel says it has vaccinated one million people – more than a...

Over 370,000 children born on New Year’s Day: Unicef

The UN children’s Fund (Unicef) have said an estimated 371,504...
Pakistan arrests mastermind on terror financing charge

Pakistan yesterday arrested a man accused of being a leader of an...
Five women killed in Yemen wedding attack

Five women were killed when a projectile exploded at a New Year’s...

Arts & Entertainment

Bidya Sinha Mim and Pritom Hasan starrer “What the Fry” to premiere on ZEE5

Post the success of their first Bangladeshi original “Mainkar...

Breaking the Silence — a short film grant competition for female storytellers

‘Breaking the Silence’ is a short film grant competition for female...

Josim Ahmed on “Debris of Desire”

With talented storytellers like Josim Ahmed, the Bangladeshi Film...

Health

COVID-19 vaccine deployment: is Bangladesh ready yet?

Some countries have started COVID-19 vaccine roll out in the past...
Health benefits of peppermint

Peppermint is a cross between two types of mints: water mint and...

Eradicate lead to have a prosperous generation

Today, as we all are confronting serious health risks from...
Multiple mosquito blood meals accelerate malaria transmission

Multiple bouts of blood feeding by mosquitoes shorten the...

Vitamin D supplementation does not prevent falls in older adults

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on fall risk in older...

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