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Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine: Govt may go for it despite challenges

The government decided to take the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from...
Covid Vaccination: Registration likely to begin Jan 21

The country’s Covid-19 vaccination drive will soon begin, with an...
Bangabandhu killer Mosleh Uddin stripped of FF status

The government has cancelled the freedom fighter certificate of...
Unworthy of a response

Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday said a person of his...

Uttara Finance & Investments Ltd: BB probe reveals Tk 5,100cr scam

When one applies for a loan from any financial institution, the...
Homecoming speech had guidelines to run country

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday...
Stabilising Rice Market: Experts call for effective policy

An efficient government policy to collect, reserve and import rice...

Back Page

4 sent to jail for rape of mentally challenged woman

A Cumilla court yesterday sent four men to jail on charge of gang...
‘Some AL men brought in arms for use against me’

Ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s younger...
Man killed in ‘gunfight’ between Rohingyas

A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a “gunfight” between...
New Covid cases in China double German deaths top 40,000

The daily number of new coronavirus cases has doubled in China,...
Cuba to test Covid vaccine candidate in Iran

Cuba will test its most advanced Covid vaccine candidate, in Iran,...

Shifting sands reveal lost Oman village

Encroaching sands have left little evidence that the Omani village...
Invisible power protecting rapist

The mother of the 17-year-old girl who was raped before her death...
Covid deaths, infections jump after dip

The number of Covid-19 deaths and new cases have increased in the...
Fighting Corruption: Media’s role very important

The High Court yesterday observed that media and journalists have a...
US, other Western nations express ‘concern’ at HK arrests

The US, Britain, Australia and Canada released a statement Saturday...

Level crossings to be ‘safer’

Amid growing concerns over the casualties at unauthorised and...
Indonesia Plane Crash: Black boxes located

Indonesian authorities yesterday located the black boxes of the...
Trump Impeachment Bid: GOP support uncertain

Democratic-led efforts to impeach US President Donald Trump for a...
Bangladeshi human trafficker sentenced in US

A Bangladeshi national was sentenced to 46 months in prison...

Business

LPG prices rise as global markets heat up in winter

The retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) went up 10 per...
Exporters seek extension of loan moratorium, repayment periods

Exporters are seeking extensions on both moratorium and repayment...
Bourses await funds from new insurers

Insurance companies intending to raise funds from the stock market...
NBR goes all out to promote electronic fiscal devices

With the objective of encouraging customers to ask for receipts...
Bank Asia director made European Economic Development Council representative

Ashraful Haq Chowdhury, managing director of Star Infrastructure...

High prices tempt farmers to cultivate more Boro

Farmers are showing an inclination towards cultivating more Boro...
NBFI stocks, mutual funds rise amid optimism

The stock price of non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) and...
Alternative meat -- transforming the food industry in a big way

Meat is surely one of the most preferred foods for human beings. As...
Brexit deal’s rules of origin spark trade confusion

Many British businesses are swiftly discovering that they must now...

LafargeHolcim enters aggregate business

Stocks of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh, a multinational cement maker...
Private firms get nod to import another 3.45 lakh tonnes of rice

The government has given its nod to private firms to import another...
Sacked Bata workers want job back

Workers of Bata Shoe Company’s Dhamrai manufacturing plant...
India retail king Biyani sees quick OK of Future’s $3.4b deal

India’s Future Group expects swift regulatory approval of its $3.4...

Sports

Kings win 2nd title on the trot

The Toyota accelerated at top speed but fell short of the Ferrari...
‘Sad to see it happen in Australia’

India were battling to avoid defeat against Australia after losing...

‘I felt confident about who would be champions’

As the replacement for countryman Hernan Barcos, who sensationally...
‘We’re not puppets’

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said his side’s match Osasuna...

A subdued yet auspicious return

The scenes at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur...

Editorial

Bangladesh should explore more potential sources of vaccines

Quite a few suggestions have been made by the health experts about...

Housing project’s defiant incursions into Savar wetland

We’re shocked by the defiant and seemingly coordinated manner in...

Opinion

Counting planetary pressures for sustainable human development

Human civilisation has progressed steadily over the years. Several...
Impeach Trump or Invoke the 25th Amendment?

Inspired by Mussolini’s march to Rome, on November 9, 1923, Hitler...

Distant climate actions are dooming global apparel industry

We are hearing a lot of businesses and brands make pledges about...

Schools must teach more than academic syllabus

The recent rape and consequent death of a school-going, 17-year-old...

Letters

Democracy must be cherished

The interpretation of democracy by Abraham Lincoln, that it is a...

City

‘Sobar Dhaka’: DNCC launches app to ensure citizen services

To make access to citizen services easier, Dhaka North City...
Protecting reserve forests from de-reservation

At a time of increasing need to protect reserve forests, a local...
‘Stop Myanmar military from using FB for gains’

Burma Campaign UK, a Rohingya advocacy group, has called for...
Kakrail Double Murder: Verdict on Jan 17

A Dhaka court yesterday set January 17 for the judgment over the...
JP leader Tito no more

Khaledur Rahman Tito, a veteran politician and former state...

Rohingya repatriation top priority: foreign minister

Myanmar will take back the Rohingya refugees and the issue will be...
Wrongful Imprisonment of Md Arman: IGP seeks stay on HC order for compensation to victim

The inspector general of police (IGP) has filed a petition with the...
Graft Case: Samrat not produced at court for illness

A Dhaka court yesterday could not take cognisance of charges...
DoE demolishes two illegal brick kilns

The Department of Environment yesterday demolished two illegal...

Bangabandhu’s homecoming day observed

The historic Homecoming Day of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu...
PK Halder’s Tk 3,500cr Scam: ACC summons four high-ups of People’s Leasing

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned four high-ups of...
Akhaura-Laksham Rail Project: Ministry removes project director, three months after PMO directive

The railways ministry has changed the project director of the...
Four arrested for duping job seekers

Rab claimed to have arrested four members of a fraud gang from...

Country

Kurigram, Lalmonirhat shivering in cold

Extreme cold in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat over the past several days...
Sifat Murder: 4 accused sent to jail

A Panchagarh court yesterday sent four people to jail in connection...

Missing schoolgirl’s body recovered

Madaripur Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Saturday night...

College boy stabbed dead

Unidentified criminals stabbed a college student to death in...

World

Coronavirus source still a puzzle

It is the world’s most pressing scientific puzzle, but experts warn...
Blast kills three in Kabul

An Afghan journalist-turned spokesman for the country’s public...
Pence to attend Biden inauguration: reports

Mike Pence will attend the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden,...

Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout

Power was gradually being restored to major cities across Pakistan...
Iran may expel UN nuclear inspectors: lawmaker

Iran will expel United Nations nuclear watchdog inspectors unless...
UK helps to raise $1 billion

The UK has helped to raise $1 billion for the coronavirus COVAX...

SNP demands billions in ‘Brexit compensation’

The pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) demanded on...
US lifts curbs on communications

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was lifting restrictions on...

Arts & Entertainment

'Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020' announced, applications open till January 25

After a successful national debut, Bangladesh is preparing to...
Bangladesh to be “Country in Focus” at International Film Festival of India

Bangladesh will be the “Country in Focus” at the 51st edition of...

ICBM Icon 2020 kicks off

International Center for Bengali Music (ICBM) has organised an...

Anushka, Virat welcome baby girl

The captain of the Indian cricket team Virat Kohli and Bollywood...

In Focus

History of the Greek community in Dhaka

A small yellow building that looks a little like a Greek temple...