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Oxford University-Astrazeneca vaccine: Bangladesh okays it for emergency use

Bangladesh has approved the Oxford University-AstraZeneca...
Litterateur Rabeya Khatun passes away

Eminent novelist Rabeya Khatun died in the capital yesterday...
4 Mega Infrastructures: Target next year for completion

Four mega projects, including the Padma Bridge and Dhaka Metro Rail...
India approves two vaccines

India’s drugs regulator yesterday gave final approval for the...

2020, the Year of Pandemic: Heartbreaks in heartland

Abdur Rahim*, a private tutor in Dhaka, thought his life had...
1 Month of Rohingya Relocation: Finding happiness on the island of hope

Noor Sadek and his staff were busy preparing and selling paratha...
9 killed in road crashes

Six members of a family, including a newborn, were killed in a road...

Back Page

Student dies in police custody

A 30-year-old student of law died in custody four days after he was...
4 describe to court grief caused by PK Halder

Four depositors of People’s Leasing and Financial Service (PLFS), a...
New curbs as nations fight resurgent virus

Countries across the world tightened restrictions on their...
EU denounces conditions for migrants in Bosnia

The living conditions of hundreds of homeless migrants in Bosnia,...

Go to polls and prove your worth: Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today rejects the...
KSA Flights Restart: Backlog of migrants to take a month to clear

It will take around a month to clear the backlog of some 10,500...
27 more die, 835 get Covid

Twenty-seven people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours...
Nigeria arrests journo, opposition leader Sowore

Nigerian authorities have arrested five activists who were...

Relief ‘embezzler’ wins award for service to poor

A local Awami League leader widely criticised for misappropriating...
Plunder of Sangu Forest: Probe body fails to visit affected area

A member of the probe committee, formed by the forest department...
Give utmost priority to people’s rights

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked police personnel to...

Business

Stocks surge on vaccine hopes

The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange rose by a whopping 216.89...
Knitwear makers want 2-yr suspension of raise

Union leaders want the continuation of a 5 per cent annual...
Decision soon on fresh import of onion: minister

Any decision regarding onion imports will be taken considering the...
Ifad Autos’ cabin manufacturing unit begins production

Ifad Autos has started manufacturing cabins for trucks at its...
Tesla 2020 deliveries beat estimates

Tesla Inc on Saturday reported better-than-expected 2020 vehicle...
Emirates appoints new country manager

Emirates has announced appointing Mohamed Alhammadi as the...
African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

African countries began officially trading under a new continent...
Mahindra to focus on SUVs, electric after ending Ford JV talks

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd will focus on developing its core...

Remittance hits $21.7b, an all-time high

Remittance hit an all-time high of $21.74 billion last year as...
Budget to see major cuts as earnings, spending drop

The government is likely to downsize its income and expenditure...
Think about customers’ needs to succeed in the long run

Those who are doing business without thinking about customers’...
IPO subscription of Lovello ice-cream begins

Subscription of the initial public offering (IPO) of Taufika Foods...
Trade feuds will take on a new, green hue

Trade feuds will take on a different hue after the departure of...
Guardian Life Insurance CFO promoted to acting CEO

Guardian Life Insurance has recently promoted its chief financial...
Bitcoin rallies above $30,000 for first time

Digital currency Bitcoin extended its record-smashing rally on...
Tencent games reinstated on Huawei app store

Tencent’s online games were removed and then reinstated on Huawei’s...

Stimulus for CMSME: Disbursement deadline extended again

The central bank yesterday extended the deadline by three months...
Ship collisions recurring at outer anchorage

Incidents of ships colliding and running aground at the Chattogram...
Ibn Sina to enter natural medicine business

Stocks of the Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry rose 6.60 per cent...
Where are we in Covid-19 vaccine race?

France’s Sanofi and Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline, however, announced a...
New SAFA president

AKM Delwer Hussain, former president of the Institute of Cost and...
Investors bullish on stocks, hoping for a brighter 2021

US stocks closed 2020 on a strong note, and many investors are...
US imposes $30m penalty on Daimler for delayed truck recalls

Daimler AG’s North American truck unit on Thursday agreed to a $30...

Sports

Kings breeze into semis

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings made it into the last four of...
Root and Co return to Sri Lanka

England’s cricketers arrived in Sri Lanka Sunday to resume a Test...

Windies’ tour to Bangladesh: ‘No drastic changes to the squad’

The selectors are set to announce a 24-member Bangladesh...
Nortje blows Sri Lanka away

South Africa’s Anrich Nortje (2nd from R) celebrates with teammates...

Brilliant Jamieson continues fine form

There’s a thrill unlike anything else in cricket when you watch a...
Brisbane Test on as of now

The entire Indian cricket contingent, including the five players...

Editorial

Strict measures needed to fight new coronavirus strain

It is worrying that the RT-PCR tests done to diagnose coronavirus...

A freedom fighter’s forever war

It shames us as a nation that a freedom fighter who fought for the...

Opinion

What we look forward to in 2021 for Bangladesh

Against all the odds 2021 ushers in with a lot of expectations. The...
Bangladesh in the age of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence or AI, which appears to be the newest and...

The impact of Covid-19 on child marriage and other gender-based violence

I recently visited rural areas of Bangladesh amid the Covid-19...

Amir Ahmed Chowdhury: An unsung hero

I did not have many opportunities to meet Amir Ahmed Chowdhury...

Letters

Help the poor survive the cold wave

A cold wave sweeping through our country’s northern part for two...

City

Towards a jam-free Sylhet

After an immensely stressful year for people everywhere, Sylhet...
464 died, 513 injured in last month: report

At least 464 people were killed and 513 were injured in 402 road...
Condolences pour in for Ayesha Khanam

Condolence kept pouring in for the second consecutive day yesterday...
Noakhali Gang-Rape: HC grants bail to accused UP member

The High Court yesterday granted bail to a union parishad member in...

Khulna City Corporation keeps dumping garbage on busy road

In a blatant disregard for public health and environment, Khulna...
Undocumented in Bahrain: 30,000 workers get regularised

An estimated 30,000 undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers became...
Air link with all countries to continue

State Minister for Civil Aviation Md Mahbub Ali yesterday said air...
Graft Case: Mir Nasir gets SC bail

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday granted bail...

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway: Roads ministry forms committee to set toll

The roads, transport, and bridges ministry yesterday formed a 16...
Polluting Buriganga: File case against 30 washing plants

The High Court yesterday directed the Department of Environment ...
Youth held in Dhaka for blackmailing Indian girl

Around seven months back, an Indian girl from Kanpur met a...
Violence Against Women: MPs call for stronger implementation of laws

Lawmakers from treasury and opposition bench and representatives of...

Country

Oxford University-Astrazeneca vaccine: Bangladesh okays it for emergency use

Bangladesh has approved the Oxford University-AstraZeneca...
Youth lands in jail for raping minor girl in Gaibandha

A Gaibandha court yesterday sent a young man to jail in connection...

Bridge on Kacha River in Pirojpur: Wait gets stretched to a year and half

Thanks to slow progress in construction work, people of Pirojpur...

2 bridges: Built a year ago, still no approach roads

Two bridges over the Jinjiram and Dharani rivers in Kurigram’s...

World

‘Total nonsense’

An Israeli official yesterday dismissed as “nonsense” an allegation...
Homes of top Republican and Democrat vandalized

Vandals have targeted the homes of Republican Senate leader Mitch...
At least 70 killed in Niger

At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two...

Gunmen kill 11 Shia miners in southwest Pakistan

Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan have killed at least 11 workers at...
Scotland must wait a generation for new vote

Another Scottish independence referendum should not take place for...

US news star Larry King hospitalized with Covid-19

Veteran talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with Covid...
Dozen US senators plan to oppose Biden certification

A group of Republican senators led by veteran lawmaker Ted Cruz...

Arts & Entertainment

Children of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho dies at 41

Alexi Laiho, former guitarist and vocalist of Finnish death metal...
Fahmida Nabi to release new song on her birthday

National Film Award-winning singer Fahmida Nabi released numerous...

Rubaiyat Hossain selected as jury member for International Film Festival of India

Young and critically-acclaimed Bangladeshi filmmaker Rubaiyat...

Bishworang celebrates 26 years of excellence

Popular fashion brand Bishworang recently celebrated their 26th...

In Focus

The Sundarban Plan

Tilman Henckell [Judge and Magistrate of Jessore] at an early...