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Beware of bird strike!

Around mid-February in 2019, a Bangladesh Biman pilot felt...
Cracked Bridge: People get stuck on Dhaka-Aricha highway

One side of Salehpur bridge on Dhaka-Aricha highway has been closed...
Municipality Polls: Violence claims two lives

At least two people died and three others got injured since...
Lengthy rape trials frustrate victims

All the accused in 25 rape cases filed from 2012 to 2016 were...

6 airlines ask for permit to operate in Bangladesh

Six foreign airlines have expressed interest in operating flights...
Swindle by Pk Halder: Tk 1,000cr of those who helped frozen

The authorities have frozen over Tk 1,000 crore in different bank...
First shipment of vaccine to arrive on Jan 25-26

The first consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, produced...
‘No one’ above the law

Donald Trump’s impeachment Wednesday confirmed that “no one is...

Back Page

Rab’s Deradicalisation Programme: 9 militants surrender to return to normal life

Nine militants, who had previously severed ties with their families...
‘I will not spare the scoundrel’

Showing the handmade card she made for her elder sister on her 17th...
Two held over rape in Lalmonirhat

Police yesterday detained two men over raping a teenage girl in a...
16 more die from Covid, 813 infected in a day

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities soared to 7,849 as the health...
French officers convicted over deadly initiation ritual

A French court yesterday gave suspended jail terms to three...

World’s oldest cave painting found in Indonesia

Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave...
AL gagged critics, journos using pandemic as an excuse: HRW

The Awami League-led government used the Covid-19 pandemic as a...
Defamation Case: BLAST employee gets bail

A female employee of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST...
‘Auschwitz’ T-shirt-wearing Capitol rioter arrested

A US Capitol rioter seen wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirt...

Ray of Anirban

Myth says that the philosopher’s stone was a substance that could...
2nd year of pandemic ‘could be worse’

The second year of the Covid-19 pandemic may be tougher than the...
Rohingya Repatriation: Tripartite meeting on January 19

A tripartite meeting between Bangladesh, China and Myanmar will...
Work for people’s development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to work from their...

Business

Air cargo charges double in fresh blow to RMG exporters

Readymade garment exporters in Bangladesh have been dealt a fresh...
Cross-check data on crop output to avoid discrepancies

With government agencies giving varying crop production estimates,...
Gournadi’s yogurt makers long for taste of pre-pandemic sales

Yogurt producers and traders of a southern upazila made famous for...
Indian stores shuttered by farmer protests cost Reliance, Walmart millions in revenue

Dozens of Reliance Industries’ retail stores and a giant Walmart...
Nissan CEO says Renault’s strategic plan is strong

Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida said on Thursday that Renault...

Export-import cost rises as sea freight rate trebles

Both import and export costs have risen after the sea freight rate...
Amid pandemic, HK-based apparel maker trying to sell EPZ unit

With production suspended amid the fallouts of Covid-19, the...
DSE market cap hits record high

Stock indices reached a new level yesterday as market...
Signal sees ‘unprecedented’ growth after WhatsApp controversy

Messaging app Signal has seen “unprecedented” growth following a...

Pent-up demand lifts spending through credit cards

Spending through credit cards continued to maintain an upward trend...
Tk 10,000cr incentive for SMEs awaits final nod

The government is due to announce a Tk 10,000 crore incentive...
Airlines face more turbulence before vaccine relief

For a year expected to mark a turning point for pandemic-stricken...
When to trade bitcoin? When Saturn crosses Mercury, of course

Bitcoin seems so flighty, some might argue you may as well consult...

Sports

Mahmud aces practice match as seamers shine

Young pacer Hasan Mahmud starred with four wickets as seamers...
Bess fifer puts England in command

England captain Joe Root struck his 50th Test fifty to put them in...

Windies get on the field

West Indies players completed their first training session...
National athletics starts today at BNS

The Bangabandhu 44th National Athletics Championships will get...

Depleted Abahani edge past Police

A last-gasp goal from Belfort Kervens helped Abahani edge...

Editorial

Partisan meddling in corruption cases must stop

We appreciate the High Court’s criticism of the government’s...

Indomitable spirit of a man who lost both his arms

We feel truly encouraged to know about a man in Faridpur who,...

Opinion

Tribute by Mahfuz Anam: Mizanur Rahman, a life of excellence achieved through sheer willpower

He wanted to be an excep-tional journalist, and he was. It was as...
Food and the Planet

Over the past century, the onset of industrial agriculture and the...

Are grades all that matter?

The Academic Experience Project is a faculty-student collaborative...

How citizen engagement with RTI law is transforming lives

During the construction work of a regional highway in Dinajpur,...

City

5 Android apps you can’t be without

Podcast Addict: I feel busy all the time mostly worrying about do I...
Star celebrates Staff Day

The country’s leading English newspaper, The Daily Star, yesterday...
22 selected for Acumen Fellowship

Twenty-two changemakers were selected for the second cohort of...
Rickshaw-van driver found killed in Savar

Unidentified criminals killed a battery-run rickshaw-van driver and...

Colours of Shakrain

The neighbourhoods of old Dhaka took on a festive look yesterday...
Why fingerprints, iris scans not mandatory: HC

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the authorities...
Bangladeshi-American gets key WH post

United States President-elect Joe Biden has named Bangladeshi...
Petition seeks HC directive to recognise rape of men as offence

A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday, seeking...

Councillor candidates flout polls rules

Many Awami League (AL) supported councillor candidates for...
Partnership vital to ensure migrants’ wellbeing: speakers

Better partnership at different levels between the labour-receiving...
Respect for Deceased PP Mannan: Proceedings on hold at lower courts of Dhaka for a day

All the trial proceedings of the lower courts in Dhaka were...
RCC demolishes 150 illegal structures

Rajshahi City Corporation yesterday demolished some 150 illegal...

Country

Impact of Covid-19: Number of filing cases in village courts on decline

The rate of filing cases with the village courts in all 60 unions...
22 officials granted bail

A court here yesterday granted bail to 22 officials, including six...

Two years’ deadline over, LGED wants 2 years more

The deadline to complete construction of the bridge on the...

Fire guts 500 houses at Rohingya camp

At least 500 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at...

World

10 states receiving 95pc vaccines

The World Health Organization’s European branch yesterday said 95...
What’s next?

The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on...
Covid infection largely protects health workers

Healthcare workers who have recovered from Covid-19 are largely...

South Korea’s SC upholds ex-president’s 20-yr jail term

South Korea’s top court yesterday upheld a 20-year prison sentence...
Maria Ressa charged again with cyber libel

Embattled Philippine journalist Maria Ressa faces a third cyber...
‘Fugitive’ US pigeon caught in Australia

An American pigeon believed to have strayed 14,480 kilometres from...

Snapchat permanently bans Trump from site

Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it has...
Presidency not for a woman!

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte yesterday declared that the...

Arts & Entertainment

19th Dhaka Int’l Film Festival to be held in a hybrid format with safety precautions

The 19th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will kick off...

Giasuddin Selim’s “Paap Punno” receives uncut censor clearance

“Monpura” famed director Giasuddin Selim’s upcoming project “Paap...

Bytes

Meet this custom Baymax themed PC

Ferdaus Zaman Polok is a student of CSE at DIU. He is a Graphics...

Shift

Quick and silent: 4 coolest EV motorcycle on the market

The American startup is one of the first companies to introduce...

Next Step

How to negotiate to get your dream job

Finding a good job may sometimes turn out to be hectic if you do...

Star Youth

Tonima Tasnim Ananna’s visionary aspirations

The underrepresentation of women and girls in leadership positions...

Fulfilling dreams with 1 taka

Ek Takay Shikkha, a social organisation, has been in operation...

Youth Opportunities

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