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Mass Vaccination: Poor response poses a stiff challenge

The coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out across the country...
Put them before people’s court

The High Court has observed in a verdict that it is about time...
Akhaura-Sylhet Rail Line: Derailments all too frequent

After a freight train carrying diesel derailed at Gutigaon village...
Ask delegation to explain

Seven human rights groups have urged the United Nations to use its...

UK PM Boris Johnson may visit this year

Bangladesh is expecting visits by British Prime Minister Boris...
Daily Covid cases drop to 10-month low

The health directorate yesterday reported 305 new Covid-19 cases,...
Coup in Myanmar: Military imposes internet blackout

Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet yesterday with young...

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Dhaka-Siliguri train service: Talk on launch this month

A delegation of Bangladesh Railway (BR) will visit India this month...
Myanmar ‘explains’ reasons for coup

Myanmar’s new government has written to Bangladesh, explaining why...
Tigers seven scalps away

Bangladesh need seven more wickets on the fifth and final day to...
Tragedy during family dinner

A father and his daughter were crushed to death by a truck after it...
China’s space probe sends back its first image of Mars

China’s Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first image of Mars, the...

4-yr-old raped in Jashore

A four-and-a-half-year-old girl was allegedly raped by one of her...
World’s tiniest reptile found in Madagascar

Scientists have identified Earth’s smallest known reptile, warning...
Covid Vaccination: 130 countries still to start

The World Health Organization has called on vaccine makers to...
Bangladesh preparing to sue Al Jazeera

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Bangladesh was...

Murder of Sunamganj Fisherman: Family fears unfair probe

The family of Shyamacharan Barman, a fisherman brutally murdered in...
Liberation War Heroes Bangladesh honours 2 journos in Kolkata

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday unveiled a memorial...
Health secy’s village home attacked

A group of people allegedly attacked the assistant commissioner ...
Libya embarks on new transition phase

Libya yesterday embarked on a new phase of its post-Kadhafi...

Business

Loans to weak sectors face significant pressure: Moody’s

Loans to the vulnerable sectors in Bangladesh such as garment,...
Steel exports jump 83pc

Bangladesh’s steel export, mainly semi-finished casting products,...
Pran steps up in making transformers

Pran-RFL Group, country’s one of the largest businesses, yesterday...
Coca-Cola’s South African bottler to increase black ownership stake to 20pc

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) will increase the stake...
Biden vows to ‘act fast’ on US stimulus amid weak January hiring

US President Joe Biden on Friday seized on feeble US employment...
NRB Bank gets new MD

NRB Bank has recently witnessed the appointment of a new managing...

Small enterprises, farmers still languish in neglect

The implementation of stimulus packages for small and medium...
Improve infrastructure, business climate to remain competitive

Development of physical infrastructure, improvement of the business...
Chemical-free vegetables prove a boon for Kalapara farmers

There once was a time when only one crop was produced across 15...
Provide more resources to low-income countries

The head of the IMF on Friday urged advanced economies to provide...
Dollar drops

The dollar lost out to the euro after Friday’s US jobs report...
US trade gap soars in 2020 amid pandemic disruptions

The US trade deficit surged in 2020 to its highest level since 2008...

Women entrepreneurs need digital skills: experts

Women entrepreneurs need to be skilled in digitalisation in order...
Get ready for gradual end of LDC-specific support: Tipu Munshi

Bangladesh should start preparing for the gradual withdrawal of...
Old but gold: Tokyo’s retro car owners revel in modern classics

Fast and furious they aren’t, but for a group of Japanese retro car...
Sound business climate needed to draw Japanese investment: envoy

Japanese companies are eager to invest in Bangladesh but it is...
Cuba opens door to most small business initiatives

In a major reform of the state-dominated economy, the Cuban...
Britain must focus on Asia and US not EU post-Brexit, Barclays boss says

Britain’s financial services industry should focus on winning...

Sports

Mominul-Ctg love affair continues

Mominul Haque’s romance with the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in...
Nadal eases injury fears as Australian Open starts tomorrow

Following a tumultuous few weeks, which included mandatory...
Three Indian nationals nabbed from ZACS

Chattogram Police yesterday detained three Indian citizens from the...

Domingo laments lack of Tests

A decision about Shakib Al Hasan’s availability for the second and...
Sheikh Jamal ride on Gambian trio

Three Gambian recruits got on the scoresheet as Sheikh Jamal...
Linde keeps SA hopes alive

South Africa left-arm spinner George Linde took three wickets to...

‘Root makes us all feel pretty rubbish’

Joe Root is England’s best player of spin bowling and has an answer...
Championship League starts today

Bangladesh Championship League, the second-tier club competition of...

Editorial

Compensation for rape survivors

It is unfortunate that 14 years since Bangladesh Law Commission...

Will our roads ever be safe?

It is disheartening to know that three men were crushed to death in...

Opinion

Masses, intellectuals and the Orwellian state

For ordinary Bangladeshis bereft of smart phones and computers, it...
School librarians should be given ‘teacher’ status

Bangladesh celebrated National Library Day on February 5, 2021....

Feel the winds of change

It was around mid-2014. I was a non-resident Bangladeshi (NRB)...

How can our new graduates stay ahead in the tough job market?

I entered the job market when I was a graduate student at Dhaka...

City

Army chief Gen Aziz meets his US counterpart

Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed and United States of...
BNP hits back at Quader

BNP yesterday criticised Awami League General Secretary Obaidul...
BFUJ on Al Jazeera Transmission in Bangladesdh: Another opposes it

A day after one faction of BFUJ demanded a ban on the transmission...
Municipality polls posters put to good use in Savar

As is the scene after any election, the streets and dustbins of...

‘This park lost everything that made it special’

A long-time regular at the port city’s Biplab Udyan, former...
BNP programme means terrorist acts, sabotage

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges...
Nirapad Sarak Chai protests Shajahan Khan’s remarks

Nirapad Sarak Chai yesterday protested and condemned the alleged...
SAAF donates medical equipment to icddr,b

Suhana & Anis Ahmed Foundation (SAAF) has donated new medical...

484 killed in road crashes last month

At least 484 people were killed and 673 injured in 427 road...
BFUJ on Al Jazeera Transmission in Bangladesdh: One faction seeks ban

Leaders of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists ...
ACC presses charges against GK Shamim, Salim Prodhan

Anti-Corruption Commission has pressed charges against expelled...

Country

Kazirhat-Aricha Route: Ferry services set to commence this month

In a bid to reduce traffic on Bangabandhu Bridge over the Jamuna...

Faridpur women make extra earning by producing vermicompost

“Once I had to take money from my husband to meet the needs of the...

Missing trader found dead

Police recovered the body of local trader from Rowshanbag area in...

World

US won’t allow China to abuse int’l system

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Beijing on its...
US to revoke terrorist label on Huthis

The US has moved to delist Yemen’s Huthi rebels as a terrorist...

ICC paves way for criminal probe Says it has jurisdiction in the territories; US expresses ‘serious concerns’

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday found the...
Tractors, trucks block India’s roads as farm protests widen

Thousands of farmers across India blocked roads yesterday with...

‘Erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings

US President Joe Biden said Friday that his predecessor Donald...
‘Playing with fire’

Twitter Inc’s refusal to comply with an Indian government directive...

Arts & Entertainment

Konal lends voice to international track celebrating 50 years of Bangladesh

Celebrating 50 years of Bangladesh, Spanish music composer Robert...

3rd Bangladesh Film Festival kicks off in Kolkata

The third instalment of “Bangladesh Film Festival” is underway in...

Health

New salt bill is a real commitment to human development

Despite steep challenges, including frequent natural disasters,...
The optimal way to measure immunity to SARS-CoV-2

Several serologic assays are available for detecting antibody...

Recycled lead-acid battery putting Bangladesh in danger

More than a million battery-operated auto-rickshaws sprang up out...
Tips to beat insomnia

Simple lifestyle changes can make a world of difference to your...

For SARS-CoV-2 detection, saliva performed as well as nasopharyngeal swabs

Assessing nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs with nucleic acid amplification...

Star Youth

In remembrance of Father Peixotto: A teacher, mentor and role model

I still remember the first day that I stepped into the campus of...

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