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India starts massive vaccination drive
India kicked off one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccination...
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Councillor-elect killed while celebrating victory
Yesterday’s municipal polls were marred by the killing of a...
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Dhaka Circular Rail: Belated but bold
Bangladesh Railway recently carried out a feasibility study to...
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‘Please save us’
Temperatures have plummeted way below zero in Bosnia, making life...
Back Page
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Monitoring on to detect foul play in stock market
Stock market regulator chairman has given warnings of foul play...
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Trump to leave DC on Inauguration Day
By the time Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US president...
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WhatsApp delays data sharing change
WhatsApp has postponed a data-sharing change as users concerned...
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Out-of-control Australian bushfire threatens Perth homes
Australian firefighters said they expect to battle an out-of...
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World migration down 30 percent due to pandemic: UN
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed global migration by nearly 30...
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Electric Vehicles: Guideline talks start after 2-year pause
While countries across the world promote production and sales of...
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Posing as gangsters, they extort
The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested six persons for...
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Two killed in clash over land dispute
At least two people were killed and two others injured in a clash...
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The north shivers in cold
A mild cold wave is sweeping over the country and it may continue...
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Begum Rokeya University: A vice-chancellor largely missing
Teachers and officials of Rangpur’s Begum Rokeya University have...
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21 more die, 578 get Covid-19
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities is now 7,883 as the health...
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Pakistan approves AstraZeneca’s vaccine
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use...
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Iran test-fires ballistic missiles on targets at sea
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards test-fired ballistic missiles against...
Business
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Dhaka and London stock regulators to exchange views on improving country’s capital market
The stock market regulator of Bangladesh will exchange views with...
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Vegetable growers left in the lurch
Seeing bright-coloured vegetables dotted across large stretches of...
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SME Foundation to set up business incubation centres
SME Foundation is going to set up a Business Incubation Centre (BIC...
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Third Dano milk powder brand offers ‘double the nutrients’
Danish dairy giant Arla Foods has launched a third brand of...
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UN on lookout to build private sector partnerships
The United Nations System has been seeking areas to build strategic...
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Apparel job uncertainty on the wane
With recuperation of international retailers and brands’ work...
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27,000 tonnes of imported onion lying at Ctg port
Some 27,000 tonnes of onion worth Tk 102 crore have apparently been...
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Understanding food poverty and food vulnerability situation
There is no denying the fact that over time, Bangladesh has...
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UK economy hits reverse on virus curbs
Britain’s economy slumped 2.6 per cent in November on coronavirus...
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EBL Insta Banking offers online account opening, retail services
Eastern Bank has formally launched EBL INSTA BANKING, enabling...
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Robi, Beximco companies’ stocks fly high all week
Stocks of Robi Axiata and a few concerns of Beximco Group continued...
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Internet for all by this year: Palak
The government is working to ensure internet for all and digitalise...
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Sanofi employees demand benefits before share sell-off
Sanofi Bangladesh’s workers-employees’ association has demanded...
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RBI may propose stricter rules for shadow banks
The Reserve Bank of India is likely to propose stricter regulatory...
Sports
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Uncapped trio exemplify long-term planning
With the inclusion of three uncapped cricketers in the form of...
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Gavaskar slams Rohit
As Rohit Sharma gifted his wicket on day two of the ongoing fourth...
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Zia unbeaten champion
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman became unbeaten champion in the Mujib...
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Zahir equals another 400m record
Promising sprinter Zahir Rayhan equalled a hand-timer record in the...
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Ole vs Klopp at the top
Liverpool and Manchester United face off on Sunday as the Premier...
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Lanka dig in after Root’s double ton
England captain Joe Root scored a double-century, but Sri Lanka...
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Saif held by Rahmatganj
Federation Cup runners-up Saif Sporting Club stuttered to a 1-1...
Editorial
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Why the delay in justice for rape victims?
Since the beginning of last year, the epidemic of sexual violence...
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Case evidence piling up in police storage, getting damaged
It is concerning to learn that important pieces of case evidence...
Opinion
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Democracy in clear and present danger
A week is a long time in politics. Last Wednesday, armed supporters...
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A city in peril, but these palm trees are mine
No centuries-old city merits a revamping makeup, so as to render it...
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An insurrection is not a tea party
It’s messy, rowdy, bloody, irrational, and bewildering. Yet, it...
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Pompeo’s Iran claims
A desperate Mike Pompeo unconvincingly claiming, “Al-Qaeda has a...
City
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A second lease of life for little Ahad
Ahad from Jamalpur lost his father before his birth and mother...
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‘Statesman of the Era’
A three-day art exhibition titled “Bangabandhu: Statesman of the...
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‘Make movies on Rohingyas’ plight’
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday urged filmmakers to...
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Justice for Lakingme
The tragic incident of one Lakingme Chakma has come to the fore,...
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7 hurt in fire at automobile workshop
At least seven persons were burnt in a fire at an automobile...
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DMP bans arms, explosives, rallies around parliament
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on organising...
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CCC Mayoral Race: 5 underdogs not going down without a fight
With Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election day coming closer,...
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PM to give National Film Awards today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will distribute the prestigious...
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IUBAT’s 30th anniv celebration begins
The month-long celebration of the 30th founding anniversary of...
Country
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Knee-deep water in canal after ‘excavation’
The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has allegedly...
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Humanity, thy name is Haradan
Haradan Chandra Sen, the valiant man who saved the life of a child...
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Family Feud: Man kills 8yr-old son in Netrakona
A man strangled his eight-year-old boy allegedly over a family feud...
World
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Laschet succeeds Merkel as CDU party leader
Centrist Armin Laschet was elected chairman of Germany’s Christian...
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Japan’s suicides jump 16pc in Covid-19 2nd wave: study
Suicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the Covid...
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US hits Iran, China, Cuba with sanctions
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday imposed sanctions on...
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Covid-19 may have spread from Wuhan lab: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has renewed his allegation that...
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Taliban kill 12 pro-govt militiamen in Afghanistan
Two Taliban fighters who had infiltrated a base of pro-government...
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Nepal team tames K2 in winter
A team of Nepali climbers made history yesterday after becoming the...
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Hunt on for buried survivors
An aftershock jolted Indonesia’s Sulawesi island yesterday as...
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‘Go for it’
Hospital cleaning worker Manish Kumar became the first person in...
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Dates announced for Palestinian elections
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Friday announced dates for...
Arts & Entertainment
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PM confers National Film Awards 2019
The Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) was adorned...
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19th Dhaka Int’l Film Festival begins
The 19th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) began yesterday,...
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Emran Sohel’s ‘Response to Numbness’ concludes today
“Response to Numbness”, an ongoing experience-sharing initiative,...
Health
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All you need to know about lung cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cancer worldwide in terms of incidence...
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Gut microbiome altered in COVID-19 patients
The gut microbiome appears to be altered in patients with COVID-19,...
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Do people infected with COVID-19 need to be vaccinated?
A common question that I get from the patients and acquaintances -...
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12th foundation anniversary of Saaol Heart Centre Bangladesh Limited celebrated
The 12th foundation anniversary of Saaol Heart Centre Bangladesh...
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Stable, supportive shoes better for knee osteoarthritis pain
Stable, supportive shoes seem to be better for pain linked to knee...