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

Bangladesh yesterday approved the Oxford University-AstraZeneca...
Britain rolls out Oxford vaccine

Britain yesterday began rolling out the Oxford-AstraZeneca...
BB officials harbour financial thugs: HC

The High Court has observed that a section of Bangladesh Bank...

Arms, Narcotics Cases: Erfan Salim cleared of charges

In their final report, Chawkbazar police said they did not find...
BSMMU mulls Chinese firm’s vaccine trial

The BSMMU authorities are considering approving Chinese pharma...
ACC arrests PK Halder’s ‘associate’

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested Shankha Bepari,...

Back Page

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma ‘missing’

Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s absence from public view in the past two...
Adhere to the ideologies of Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the Bangladesh Chhatra...
Parents get to bury Lakingme after 25 days

The family of Lakingme Chakma finally received her body yesterday,...
Algerian jailed for 3 yrs for political protest memes

An Algerian supporter of the Hirak protest movement was sentenced...
24 more die, 910 test positive for Covid

The health directorate reported that 910 people were infected with...

Those who maligned Bangabandhu asked to apologise

The prestigious weekly Time Magazine predicts that Bangabandhu...
English Schools: SC stays HC verdict on readmission, session fees

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court stayed a High Court...
US aircraft carrier to stay in Gulf: Pentagon

The US reversed a decision to bring an aircraft carrier home from...
French-Irish teen’s Malaysia death ruled ‘misadventure’

A French-Irish teenager with learning difficulties died by ...
Two men get death for rape, murder of girl

A Madaripur court yesterday sentenced two people to death for...

Focus on lakes, not just drainage

In order to solve the capital’s perennial waterlogging problem...
Case Under DSA: N’ganj Mayor Ivy sues city AL GS for defamation

Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy yesterday filed...
Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agree to more Nile dam talks

Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia agreed Sunday to hold further talks this...
Death of Apprentice Lawyer: Police refuse to record case against DB men

Relatives of apprentice lawyer Rejaul Karim Reja, who died in a...
Australian ‘lives and homes’ at risk as fire nears Perth

An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives and homes in Australia...

Business

Record Tk 10,220cr black money legalised in Jul-Dec

Black money-holders legalised the highest amount of undeclared...
BB relaxes payment rules for availing foreign services

Bangladesh Bank yesterday relaxed rules for businesses to remit...
Economic recovery: hopes and trepidations

Although the budget for fiscal year 2020-21 projected a GDP growth...
Tesla shares set to start 2021 at record high

Tesla Inc shares were set to open at a record high on Monday after...
Singapore’s virus-hit economy suffers worst decline in 2020

Singapore’s economy suffered its worst ever annual contraction in...
Hundreds of Google employees in US form workers’ union

Over 200 Google employees in the United States have formed a union,...
Bepza gets new executive chairman

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) has witnessed...
Insurer Centene to buy Magellan Health in $2.2b deal

Health insurer Centene Corp said on Monday it would buy Magellan...

Onion farmers stare at losses

Onion farmers fear losses in the wake of falling prices of the crop...
Partner with insurers having sound credit ratings

The central bank yesterday asked banks to consider insurance papers...
Factories bounce back from Covid-19 hit, tighter controls cloud outlook

Manufacturers across Europe ended 2020 on a high while Asian...
Hopes for recovery help Asian markets start New Year with a pop

Optimism about the economic outlook in 2021 helped Asian investors...
Bitcoin slumps, slamming brakes on New Year rally

Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday, losing ground from a record high of...
Selim RF Hussain, Mashrur Arefin ABB vice chairman, secretary general

Selim RF Hussain, managing director of Brac Bank, and Mashrur...
Euro zone companies see productivity boost from pandemic

Euro zone companies expect to emerge more efficient from the...
McDonald’s to tackle chicken chains with crispy sandwich trio

McDonald’s Corp is hoping 2021 is the year it cracks the crispy...

DSE sees rare rise in turnover

Stocks turnover rose yesterday to the Tk 2,000 crore range, a...
JMI launches KN95 masks

JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing, a sister concern of JMI Group...
India’s manufacturing sector ends 2020 on brighter note

India’s factory sector ended a rough 2020 on a stronger note as...
Japan’s Nissan to ramp up production at India car plant

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co will ramp up production at its...
Peugeot, Fiat merger to be sealed by shareholders

The shareholders of France’s PSA and US-Italian rival Fiat Chrysler...
China’s December factory activity growth slows, higher costs hit firms

Activity in China’s factory sector rose in December as the world’s...
Sri Lanka tightens forex controls after worst GDP decline

Sri Lanka on Monday ordered tight foreign exchange controls after...

Sports

With focus on future, selectors move on from Mashrafe

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was at the centre of all discussion when...
Kiwis eye big lead

New Zealand’s Kane Williamson proved why he is currently the top...
Moeen Ali tests positive

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has tested positive for COVID-19 upon...

Rodrigues steals semis berth for Abahani

A stoppage-time strike from Brazilian Francisco Rodrigues steered...
Koeman wants a new striker

Ronald Koeman said Barcelona were missing a target forward as they...

StartING the new year with a bang

StartING the new year with a bang
Aus GP likely to be postponed

The Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne looks set to be...

Editorial

Can the High Court order save our Buriganga?

We applaud the High Court’s recent order directed at the Department...

How did Reja die while in police custody?

An appalling incident has been reported in this paper that leaves...

Opinion

Why Bangladesh ranks so low in the 2020 Global Knowledge Index

In every comparative survey among countries—be it a survey of the...
A wake up call for rethinking learning assessment of students

Improving the learning outcomes of students has gained significant...

A better normal for women and girls after Covid-19

2020 was synonymous with the Covid-19 pandemic and the...

Covid-19 and SDG 10: Creating inclusive societies

“When a number of flute players are equal in their art, there is no...

Letters

Don’t lose hope

The future has never seemed more uncertain than it does now. While...

City

Canals in DNCC: No encroacher will be spared: Atiqul

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam yesterday...
Modernise, reopen jute mills: workers’ platform

A workers’ platform yesterday urged the government to immediately...
A double-edged sword

Militant outfits have often used media in a tactical way to spread...
Five victims drank adulterated liquor

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) yesterday said that the five...

Rabeya Khatun laid to final rest

Eminent novelist Rabeya Khatun was laid to eternal rest at Banani...
Faridpur ex-AL leader denied bail

The High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to former Faridpur...
Bangladesh bags two gold medals

The Bangladeshi contingent at the 22nd International Robot Olympiad...
48kg cannabis found in van’s secret compartment

Tipped-off that drug was being smuggled into the capital inside a...

Dragging on for a decade

A project on the construction of Chattogram City Outer Ring Road --...
42 returnees from UK sent to quarantine

Forty-two passengers were put under a mandatory 14-day...
Probe report blames shipyard owners

After 2020 saw several worker’s death in multiple shipbreaking...
BRTA secretary Aliour Rahman passes away

Khandaker Aliour Rahman, secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport...

Country

40 beehives in one house!

A two storey house under construction in Sadar upazila of Rajbari...
3 passengers hurt in robbers attack

At least three passengers of a night coach were injured when...

Panchagarh municipality gets first female mayor

Jakia Khatun, Panchagarh district unit general secretary of Mohila...
Abducted schoolgirl rescued, one arrested

Police rescued a schoolgirl, abducted from Dharla river basin...

Man arrested for raping minor girl

Police arrested a man early Sunday in connection with a case for...

World

Biden, Trump head to Georgia

Donald Trump and Joe Biden headed to Georgia yesterday to rally...
At least 15 killed in Syria road attack: monitor

Gunmen killed at least 15 people in Syria, mostly government...
Military must stay out of US election

All 10 living former US defense secretaries, including two Donald...

UK judge blocks Assange extradition to US

A British judge yesterday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian...
Pelosi re-elected as US House Speaker

Nancy Pelosi, the only woman to serve as US Speaker of the House,...
US may cut some doses to speed rollout

The US government is considering giving some people half the dose...

Brazil wildfires surge again

The number of wildfires in Brazil increased 12.7 percent last year...
S Korea population falls for first time

South Korea’s population fell for the first time in 2020, with more...
20pc uranium enrichment process started: Iran

Iran has started the process to enrich uranium to 20 percent purity...

Arts & Entertainment

Many happy returns to Champa

National Award winning actor Champa entered the Bangladeshi film...

Lifestyle

Movers and shakers to lookout for in 2021

“It was only by chance that I stumbled upon the story of No Dorai,”...
Welcome to the Family Brunch

Nuptial bonds tied, and the day is the first day for the rest of...
New Year’s delicious delights

And what better way to have fun at home during a time like this...
Saffola launches ‘100% Pure’ Saffola Honey

Marico Bangladesh Limited, the fastest-growing multinational FMCG...

Saving craftsmanship, and the wedding industry

Rahman Mia (not his real name) had been supplying flowers to the...
The chores of a bridesmaid

The culture of designating the title of a ‘bridesmaid’ is surely...
Silver linings of the year that was

Twenty-twenty was a terrible year. We lost many of our loved ones,...
Rang Bangladesh celebrates 26th anniversary

What started out in 1994 as Rang, now has an off shoot known...

The perfect snack at work

During these days, a quick and filling snack is what most people...
Frozen in Time by Grace Moon and Azim Uddula

December 27, 2020 witnessed yet another fiery ramp-display breathe...
First ever international matchbox exhibition

Bangladesh Matchbox Collectors’ Club (BMCC) has arranged the ever...

Law & Our Rights

Looking back at the laws enacted in 2020

The Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh went into session for a total of...

Regulatory responses to COVID-19 in Bangladesh

The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges across all...

Notable Supreme Court Pronouncements of 2020

This write-up compiles notable pronouncements of the Appellate...