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Front Page

Sikder Group chief Zainul Haque Sikder no more

Zainul Haque Sikder, chairman of the renowned Sikder Group of...
Blogger-Writer Killings: Wait now is for verdict in 6 other cases

Six other cases filed over the killings of secular bloggers,...
Mass Vaccination Drive: Govt to engage pvt hospitals

The government is taking steps to engage the private healthcare...

An attack on free speech, secularism

“Banned militant outfit Ansar al Islam, also known as Ansarullah...
Stripping Zia of Bir Uttam: ‘We will now look into the legal aspects’

A probe body of Jatiya Muktijoddha Council will meet soon to look...

Back Page

Fix errors in textbook regarding Jamaat

Twenty-one eminent citizens yesterday called upon the authorities...
UAE’s Hope Probe enters orbit in first Arab Mars mission

The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars reached the red...
Court orders further probe in DSA case

Just days after police cleared Swedish-Bangladeshi journalist...
Writ on Al Jazeera Ban: HC seeks six legal experts’ opinions

Questioning the acceptability of a writ petition seeking a ban on...
UNSC fails to agree on joint Syria declaration

The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to agree on a joint...

Sagar-Runi Killing: No headway in nine years

Another year of hopelessness passes for the families of journalist...
AL leader’s lesson on how to stop voters

A Chuadanga Awami League leader has taught his fellow party leaders...
Tigers seek turnaround in decider

Changes in attitude are imperative for Bangladesh as they try to...
Martyred Intellectuals: Govt finalises definition

Intellectuals who lost their lives at the hands of Pakistani army...
10 more die, 388 new Covid cases detected

Bangladesh recorded 10 novel coronavirus deaths and 388 fresh cases...

New EC Guideline: Controversial posts stay, pay rises too

The Election Commission has drafted a guideline for imparting...
Bus-truck collision takes 10 lives

At least 10 people were killed and 14 others injured in a head-on...
Trump Impeachment: Senate votes to proceed with trial

A divided US Senate voted largely along party lines on Tuesday to...
Bangladesh stands by Maldives: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh would extend...

Business

Local clothing retailers, brands pin hopes on upcoming festivals

Local clothing retailers and brands expect their sales to revive in...
MFS operators can now bring IT service remittance

Bangladesh Bank yesterday enabled mobile financial service (MFS)...
Beximco opens $100m PPE plant in Savar

Beximco yesterday opened its $100-million PPE Park in Savar where...
$21m USAID project to boost agriculture mechanisation

The USAID has started implementation of a $21.4 million project...
World shares hit fresh all-time highs

World shares rose to new all-time highs overnight and European...

PHP to rev up car assembling capacity

In line with the growing market trend of brand new cars, PHP...
Bangladesh 2nd biggest source of online workers in Asia: ADB

Bangladesh is the second biggest source of online workers in Asia...
11 banks cause Tk 123.49cr sectoral provision shortfall

Bangladesh’s banking sector faced a provision shortfall of Tk 123...
bKash helps relieve pandemic pain

Businesses should be more than the business itself. Milton, a Nobel...
bKash attains data protection certification

Mobile financial service provider bKash has achieved a “Payment...

Govt to amend rules for faster purchase of commodities

The government is going to amend procurement rules to import rice,...
Stocks cross 5,500 points again

Dhaka stocks crossed 5,500 points yesterday thanks to a rising...
Much more global collaboration needed to tackle shared challenges

World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab shared his...
Firms hope for post-pandemic profits from ‘digital nomads’

Companies around the world are betting that spiking interest in...
Mercantile Bank suspends operation Feb 17-21

Mercantile Bank will suspend all banking services from February 17...

Sports

Improvement in key areas a necessity

Although the West Indies and especially left-hander Kyle Mayers...
Zidane praises adaptable Real

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane credited his side for adapting to...
Feast of home T20s for Tigers

Bangladesh will host Australia, England and New Zealand -- three of...

Circumstances force changes in combination

Circumstances ahead of Bangladesh’s second and final Test against...
Juventus qualify for the final

Juventus qualify for the final
Plans afoot for franchise hockey league

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) has decided in principle to...

Spinners need to adapt and level up

The ploy of packing the side with an arsenal of spinners on a pitch...
Djokovic passes ‘very tough match’

Djokovic passes ‘very tough match’

Editorial

Five-year investigation into Bangladesh Bank heist

We all remember the sensational USD 81 million heist from...

Why is it taking so long to complete Osmani Udyan’s renovation work?

It is frustrating to learn about the slow progress of the...

Opinion

Modhupur forest: The sylvan aroma is gone

Once a pure jungle, Modhupur sal forest is now, for the most part,...

Covid-19 Vaccination in Bangladesh: We must report responsibly on vaccine side-effects

The Covid-19 vaccine that has reached Bangladesh was developed by...

Demagogues vs Dictators

Throughout Donald Trump’s single term as president of the United...

Letters

Expedite recruitment process

Over the past year, due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic,...

City

How Savar became a hub of rose cultivation

Sabed Ali was 16 years old when he began working as a gardener at...
20th death anniversary of Tawfiq Aziz Khan today

Today is the 20th death anniversary of Tawfiq Aziz Khan, former...
Drone, fireworks, aerial shows approved

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday approved a...
Sylhet city chief health official covid positive for second time

Sylhet City Corporation’s (SCC) Chief Health Officer Dr Jahidul...

‘Voters trusted my manifesto’

Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, the mayor-elect of Chattogram City...
Ctg mayor-elect, councillors to take oath today

The newly-elected mayor and ward councillors of Chattogram City...
Children’s health, safety should be top priority

Educational institutions should be opened with students’ safety as...
App to help migrant workers launched in Gazipur’s Kaliakair

Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) and partner...

Disability Rights in Bangladesh: Lack of data hampering progress

How many people with disabilities are there in Bangladesh?
Two more witnesses testify

A Sylhet court yesterday recorded testimonies of two witnesses in...
Hijra community stages flash mob

Memberrs of the hijra community yesterday staged a flash mob in...
Freedom fighter Kutubuddin laid to rest

Hundreds of people paid their last respect to freedom fighter...

Country

Criminals drain out Buri Teesta irrigation reservoir

Boro rice fields on about 5.5 thousand acres in Dimla and Jaldhaka...
Man gets life term for rape

A Rajbari court yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment...

Farmlands losing fertile topsoil to brick kilns in Jashore

The topsoil in vast areas of farmlands in Chaugachha upazila of...
Woman killed in wall collapse

A housewife died when a wall of a clay-made house collapsed on her...

2005 Series Bomb Blast: 17 JMB militants jailed

A court here yesterday sentenced 17 militants of banned outfit Jama...

World

Protest rages on despite crackdown

Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar yesterday despite the...
Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes Loyalty Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands...
N Korea stole $300m in crypto to fund nukes: UN

North Korea has stolen more than $300 million worth of...
Twitter steps up war with India

US social media giant Twitter locked horns with India yesterday...

Don’t rely on US Covid intel

A WHO expert sent to China to probe the coronavirus hit out at US...
Palestinian rivals to respect polls results

Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas said Tuesday they had...
Anger as hopes fade for missing

Dozens of angry and desperate relatives of about 30 people trapped...
Two killed as blasts rock Afghan capital

At least two people, including a local police chief, were killed...

Chinese spacecraft enters Mars orbit

An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft yesterday successfully entered orbit...
‘Colonial noose’

New Zealand’s parliament backed down yesterday after ejecting a...
Four detained under Thai lese majeste

A Thai court has denied bail to four prominent democracy activists...

Arts & Entertainment

Shamset Tabrejee’s ‘Random Vignettes’ begins at Dwip Gallery tomorrow

After being closed for several months due to the ongoing pandemic,...

‘Neon Lights’ teaser trailer out now

Directed by Rouzbeh Heydari, a new thriller film, ‘Neon Lights’,...

Shout

Switching Schools

It comes with bittersweet moments and deathless challenges.
Scotch Tape

A crestfallen soldier at the end of his service, the spine of the...
Why Feminism Is Not the Same as Misandry

“She is a feminist – a man hater,” an acquaintance says while...

To All the Fashion Non-Fans

For those who find that they never truly know what to wear.
6 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day if You’re Single

Here's how to celebrate even if you're as single as a...
Why Mulan is my favourite Disney princess

An eccentric character, Mulan has a lot more to offer than other...

The Current Hardships of Exam Preparation

The main question should be, how do we get out of this situation?
Breakup Blues

Study shows 100 percent of participants enjoyed listening to...
Editorial

No matter the curriculum or medium of education, schooling is...

Book Reviews

The Code Name for a Bloodstained Era

Vincent Bevins is an award-winning journalist who covered Southeast...
How 1952 paved the way for 1971

In this second installment, we talk about Purbo Banglar Bhasha...

The Glamour and Darkness of the Spanish Dictatorship

Ruta Sepetys’s The Fountains of Silence (Penguin Books, 2019)...

For the love of books

Similar to the mimicry of life by art, sometimes a book in our...