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Cabinet: PM holds first in-person meet in 10 months

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the first time in 10 months...
Chattogram city polls 2021: Complaints pile up, EC sees little merit

Almost half the complaints filed by mayor and councillor candidates...
Kushtia SP apologises to HC

Superintendent of Kushtia police SM Tanvir Arafat yesterday...

All set for Covid jab roll-out

The government has almost completed the groundwork for rolling out...
Chattogram city polls 2021: BNP finds it hard to get polling agents

As Chattogram City Corporation holds election tomorrow, both the...

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Curtailed SSC syllabus now on website

The government has published the shortened syllabuses for the...
‘Breach of Contract’: Probe lingers, locomotives remain idle

The railways ministry has reconstituted a committee investigating a...
Rohingya Relocation: 3rd batch goes to Bhasan Char on Jan 29-30

Almost 3,000 Rohingyas will be relocated to Bhasan Char by the end...
ACC sues SI for amassing illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against a police...
Ex-MP finds home in shelter for poor

A man who was an elected lawmaker not once but twice is now living...
PK Halder, His Aides: ACC files five more cases for Tk 350cr graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed five cases against 33...

Sanjida Khatun, Col Zahir picked for Padma Shri

Two Bangladeshis have been chosen by the Indian government for the...
Ekushey book fair to begin on March 18

Not virtually, Amar Ekushey Boi Mela-2021 will be held as usual...
Attack on Cops: More than 50 people sued, 8 arrested

Around four dozen people were sued over attacking a police team in...
Poor suffer in widening Covid divide

Billionaires including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla founder Elon...
Madrasa teacher held for ‘raping 7-year-old girl’

A Jashore court sent a madrasa teacher to jail on charge of raping...

Robot ‘jellyfish’ to protect coral reefs

A robot inspired by the shape and delicate underwater movements of...
Unrelenting Covid Threat: Borders tightened around the world

Border restrictions were being tightened around the world yesterday...
2 opposition MPs lambast govt over graft

Two opposition lawmakers came down heavily on the government...
World lost equivalent of 255m jobs in 2020: UN

The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year,...
Fears of Iraq execution spree after IS attack

Rights defenders fear Iraq may give the green light to a spree of...

Business

Bangladesh Bank in a tight spot

The central bank plans to continue its expansionary monetary policy...
Improve climate to attract more Chinese investment

The government should improve investment climate in the country to...
No further cuts in rice import duty: NBR

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday said it is unwilling...
US oil refiners set for worst earnings quarter

US refiners are girding for a painful slate of fourth-quarter...

Govt targets $4b from ship exports by 2025

The cabinet yesterday approved the Shipbuilding Industry...
Beximco tops DSE turnover list

Beximco Ltd topped the turnover list yesterday amid an influx of...
Monetary policy: time to be unconventional

Gone are the days of disagreement over aggregate demand management...
SpaceX launches record spacecraft in cosmic rideshare scheme

A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX...

Cash crunch makes survival harder for garment exporters

Pandemic-struck local garment suppliers are struggling to survive...
Default loans fall for relaxed rules

The amount of default loans in the banking sector decreased after...
Makers of Sophia plan mass rollout amid pandemic

“Social robots like me can take care of the sick or elderly,”...

Sports

Clinical Tigers romp to whitewash

A change in venue could not bring a change in the struggling West...
‘Success in Sri Lanka a boost for India next’

England’s performances in sweeping the Test series in Sri Lanka...
Ban bouncers in junior cricket, says a specialist

Cricket authorities should consider banning bouncers in the junior...

Lots of positives in lopsided series

Bangladesh were clear favourites to win the three-match ODI series...
‘CAVANI TOLD ME WHERE TO AIM’

Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes celebrates after his pinpoint...

Pak-SA Test series gets underway today

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is aware that his side have a poor a...
Chelsea sack Lampard

Chelsea dismissed manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge...

Editorial

Covid-19 is not the Great Equalizer

In a world already riddled by extreme economic and racial...

Kohelia being killed to build a highway

We are disheartened to learn from a recent report in this newspaper...

Opinion

We must work together for adaptation and resilience to climate change

As the world works to recover from the devastating impacts of Covid...
Can tertiary colleges in Bangladesh be rescued?

As reported by a national daily and some electronic media of late,...

Financial success must be accompanied by environmental stewardship and social justice

Many of the investments made in Bangladesh, especially in the...

The fight for women’s rights beyond #MeToo

For most people, the #MeToo movement has become synonymous with...

City

‘But what about the rest of us?’

The Covid-19 vaccination campaign is about to kick off in the...
Indian national held at Dhaka airport with fake UK visa

An Indian national was arrested at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal...
Two school students among five killed in road accidents

Two school students from Faridpur were among five dead in road...
Nodi’s body exhumed for autopsy

Police yesterday exhumed the body of 13-year-old Nodi Akter, six...
DIU celebrates 19th anniversary

Daffodil International University (DIU) celebrated its 19th...

Fraudster arrested by CTTC in capital

This is how the plot unfolded:
Reopen schools in slums: speakers

Speakers at a discussion yesterday urged the government to take...
HC clears way for trial of ex-DIG prisons

The High Court yesterday cleared the lower court concerned to...
Holy Cross school, college to open in Rajshahi city

The Holy Cross Brothers, a society of Catholic Church in Bangladesh...
Naziruddin Ahmed passes away

Former managing director of House Building Finance Corporation ...

Councillor Posts in CCC Polls: The mad race for ‘unwritten perks’

By nature, a city councillor’s job is not that attractive. On paper...
‘Take vaccine to dispel public apprehension’

Jatiya Party lawmaker Mujibul Haque yesterday proposed that the...
Sexual harassment in guise of begging!

An elderly man was arrested by Rajshahi police yesterday on charges...
Univ student arrested for rape and blackmail

Police arrested a private university student from Dhaka on charge...

Country

Lemon grower succeeds amid pandemic

The saying “every crisis brings opportunities” turned out to be...

Youths on a mission to clean road

Someone was sweeping. Someone was picking up garbage. Someone was...

Villagers suffer for want of permanent bridge

People of nearly 200 families living in five villages under Char...

World

US rejoins global fight

The United States marked its return to the global fight against...
Xi Jinping warns leaders against ‘new Cold War’

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday warned global leaders at an...
Taiwan expelled Chinese dredgers from its waters

Taiwan expelled nearly 4,000 Chinese vessels illegally dredging...

Troops had ‘minor face-off’ with China last week: India

Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a “minor face-off” last...
Nepal’s PM ejected from ruling party

Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was thrown out of...
Israel opens embassy in UAE

Israel opened an embassy in the United Arab Emirates Sunday, its...

Republicans signal deep resistance

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to send the Senate a single...
Nine trapped Chinese miners confirmed dead

Chinese rescue workers have found the bodies of nine more miners...

Arts & Entertainment

New song for Kaushik Shankar Das directorial 'Punch' recorded

Another new song for the film “Punch”, directed by Kaushik Shankar...

‘Harry Potter’ TV series reportedly in the works at HBO Max

HBO Max is reportedly in the early stages of creating a live-action...

Lifestyle

GLAM on the go!

It gets even more challenging when you have to look presentable...
The Fun Snack is a Good Snack

Tea and biscuit, as simple as it sounds, is nothing short of a...
Wall paint for home decor

One of the major aspects of interior designing is the paint and art...
Up to 50 percent discount at Cats Eye

Keeping the ongoing winter season in mind, renowned fashion brand...

Puberty — dietary needs at a special age

A surge in appetite around the age of 10 in girls, and 12 in boys,...
Nurturing warmth with sweet freeze

Gelatos has always been a favourite at our dinner tables serving as...
Domestic help amid a pandemic – blessing or curse?

The dramatic turn of events we witnessed in the year 2020 was...
Kericho Gold Tea

Kericho Gold tea is now available in Bangladesh. Customers can buy...

Board games for when you are bored

The most popular board game in Bangladesh is of course - Ludo....
Fusion galore

Fusion Croatian Dalmatian Black
Greens for the office table

If this is your first foray into office plants, then buckle up! To...
Date palm juice and jaggery now available online

Kamal Agro Farm is now offering winter delicacies from their e-shop...

Law & Our Rights

Justice to rape victims: Still a far cry

The inhumanity and savagery by rape and sexual offences are on the...

Laws regulating guardianship of a minor in Bangladesh

The fundamental law to regulate guardianship in Bangladesh is the...

Promoting biodiversity-friendly trade

Unctad has launched its updated BioTrade Principles and Criteria, a...