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Education During Pandemic: Digital divide wreaks damage

Distance learning programmes through television, radio and internet...
Waz Mahfil: Will look into provocative sermons

Police said they will keep an eye on waz mahfils to identify those...
US readies for inauguration of 46th president

President Donald Trump spent his last full day in the White House...
Int’l cricket returns with first ODI against WI

March 11, 2020 was when Bangladesh last played an international...

Household Gas Supply: Acute crisis hits many areas in city

Residents of many areas in the capital have been facing an acute...
Pilot vaccination likely next week

The government is likely to start piloting the Covid-19 vaccination...
Rohingya Repatriation: Dhaka expects it to start by June

Dhaka is expecting that the repatriation of Rohingyas will begin in...

Back Page

Upcoming CCC Polls: AL publishes ad with names of its candidates

Failing to make rebel candidates step down from the Chattogram City...
Jute price soars to a record high

Jute has been selling at the highest rate after independence of...
Man held over gang rape of woman

A man was arrested in Gazipur on charges of the abduction and gang...
Libyan leaders approve interim executive mechanism: UN

Libyan envoys at UN-backed talks to end nearly a decade of war...
Imprisoned Chinese rights lawyer in poor health:wife

A Chinese lawyer nominated for a top human rights award is in poor...

Ferry Service: Many suffer as dense fog causes chaos

Dense fog forced the authorities to suspend ferry services on the...
Rape Coverage by Media: Writ seeks HC order to shield victim’s identity

A rights organisation yesterday filed a writ petition with the High...
Illegal Level Crossing: One killed as train hits 3-wheeler

A man was killed and six more were injured as a train and a...
EU warns Iran nuclear deal at ‘critical juncture’

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has warned the Iran nuclear...
20 more die from Covid, 702 test positive in a day

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 tally reached 529,031 yesterday with the...

‘Baby Trump’ blimp lands at London museum

The infamous blimp of outgoing US President Donald Trump dressed as...
WHO, China could have acted faster

China and the WHO could have acted faster to avert catastrophe...
Death of Couple: Bus driver arrested in the capital

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police yesterday...
Court dismisses defamation case against ex-DSCC mayor Khokon

A Dhaka court yesterday dismissed a defamation case filed against ...
Turkey orders 238 detained in military probe over Gulen links

Turkey has ordered the arrest of 238 people in an operation...

Business

Jute exports on the mend

Bangladesh’s jute industry is passing exceptional times.
Insurance leads stocks’ gain

Insurance stocks led the capital market yesterday thanks to a...
BSEC to ensure proper distribution of dividends

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has...
Sea tourism gets a boost

Karnafuly Ship Builders launched a luxury cruise ship—MV Bay One—on...
IEA trims 2021 oil demand forecast

The International Energy Agency (IEA) trimmed its 2021 global oil...
Trump admin slams China’s Huawei, halting shipments from Intel, others

The Trump administration notified Huawei suppliers, including...

Export potential in China market remains untapped for pandemic

Despite the duty-free market access for 97 per cent goods,...
Runner to bring KTM motorcycles

The famed KTM motorcycles will be available in Bangladesh from...
Foreign-owned firms can get funds from abroad easily

Bangladesh Bank yesterday eased the rules for service sector...
Pandemic reveals hidden poverty in wealthy Japan

Yuichiro welled up as he collected a food parcel at a Tokyo...
Investors eye recovery as most markets rise, Yellen in focus

Optimism about the global economic recovery and vaccine rollouts...
Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges

A wheelbarrow and a handful of metal grids for capturing litter,...

Royal Enfield bikes may hit Dhaka roads soon

Bikers in Bangladesh are one step closer to ride a high-capacity...
Jute prices go thru the roof

Jute prices have doubled to hit Tk 4,000-4,200 a maund in Faridpur,...
Patuakhali farmers content with paddy prices

Aman paddy growers in Barishal’s Patuakhali district are very...
Europe auto sales post record fall

New car sales in Europe last year suffered a record fall of nearly...
China to become world’s largest IoT market in 2024

China will surpass the United States to become the world’s largest...

Sports

India tear down Gabba fortress to win epic Test series

Cheteshwar Pujara absorbed 11 blows to the helmet, hands and body...
Kings, Abahani keep winning

Title contenders Bashundhara Kings and Abahani continued their...

‘One of the biggest moments of my life’

A freewheeling Rishabh Pant has stormed Australia’s Gabba fortress...

A new beginning for captain and team

When he was appointed Bangladesh’s long-term ODI skipper last year,...

Editorial

A young couple’s dreams crushed under a bus

Unfortunately, there has been no letup in traffic accidents and...

Don’t let time and cost overruns be the norm

When a public service agency embarks on a development or...

Opinion

Beyond the virus: Global priorities and perspectives

It is encouraging to know that the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Plularism and politics

Pluralism contends that the modern liberal state is too complex for...

Bangladesh can lead the world on the journey towards climate resilience

Two years ago, the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) was set up...

‘The biggest way to show respect to the martyrs is to know their history well’

January 20 is observed as Shaheed Asad Day. On this day in 1969,...

City

Motorcyclist assaults traffic cop in Rajshahi

A motorcyclist beat up a traffic sergeant with a piece of wood,...
Inter-District Bus Dhaka : Sites selected for 4 bus terminals around city

The Bus Route Rationalisation (BRR) Committee yesterday decided on...
Campaign gathers pace as central leaders join

With central leaders from both Awami League (AL) and BNP joining...
‘Spare us the harassment’

A former director of KDS Group yesterday claimed that his former...
HC upholds bail of JMI chairman

The High Court yesterday upheld a lower court order that granted...

Mujibur Rahman DIlu no more

Mujibur Rahman Dilu, a freedom fighter and actor, passed away at...
Four gas companies have Tk 9,018cr in outstanding bills

The outstanding bills of six gas distribution companies of the...
Niko Graft Case against Khaleda : Hearing on charge framing adjourned till Feb 1

A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned the hearing on charge framing...
One-third of rivers in Barishal lost navigability: survey

Around one-third of 62 rivers in Barishal division has lost...
Road accidents kill 3, injure 17

Three people were killed and 17 injured in road accidents in two...

Three bills placed in JS to publish HSC results

A parliamentary body yesterday finalised three bills to publish the...
Common people unlikely to get vaccine: Fakhrul

Slamming the government for not announcing any roadmap for...
Lakingme Chakma’s Death: Two int’l rights groups demand enquiry into PBI team, public prosecutor

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) and Asia...
5th phase on Feb 28: EC

The fifth phase of the municipality elections will be held on...
Tk 2,000cr Laundering: Two Faridpur UP chairmen sent to jail

A Dhaka court yesterday sent two union parishad chairmen of...

Country

Livelihood of 2,000 Kurigram fishermen in jeopardy

Sixty-year-old Lalchand Das lives on fishing in the Chakirpasha...

Dipping winter vegetable prices worry farmers in Pirojpur

When vegetable farmers in Pirojpur were getting ready to bounce...

5 to die for killing ex-UP member

A Manikganj court yesterday sentenced five people to death in...

World

A ‘difficult’ balancing act

Converting large areas of land for farming to boost food supplies...
Be passionate, but not violent

First Lady Melania Trump released a farewell message Monday as she...
China rescuers drill new ‘lifelines’ to trapped miners

Chinese rescuers drilled several fresh holes yesterday to reach at...
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration...

Road accident in India: Truck crushes 15 sleeping people

An out-of-control dumper truck crushed fifteen people to death as...
Macron hails French Muslim charter against extremism

President Emmanuel Macron has praised French Muslim leaders after...
Qatar calls for Gulf talks with Iran

Qatar has called for Gulf Arab countries to hold talks with Iran,...
Previous infection may offer less protection

Previous infection with the coronavirus may offer less protection...

US will lead the world again

Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to be secretary...
Tunisia rocked by fourth night of street riots

Tunisia was rocked by a fourth night of street clashes between riot...
No indication of insider threat

The acting Pentagon chief said on Monday the FBI is assisting the...
Troops deployed in Darfur after clashes kill 155

A heavy Sudanese troop presence helped restore calm yesterday in...

Arts & Entertainment

7th Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema held

With the motto, “Better Film, Better Audience, Better Society”, the...

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