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PK Halder: Fake NIDs fetched him Tk 450cr loan

PK Halder used forged national identity cards to borrow Tk 450...
A silent love confined to tears

Farida Yasmin has been confined to a bed since November 16, 2007 --...

Majority rule giving way to majoritarianism

Celebrated Indian writer, Member of Parliament and former diplomat...

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5 migrants killed in Oman road crash

At least five Bangladeshi migrant workers were killed in a road...
Municipality Polls Today: Many fear irregularities, violence

Fifty-five municipalities in 34 districts go to polls today amid...
DSA must be abolished

With cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and writer Mushtaq Ahmed behind...
Police, BNP men clash near press club

A clash occurred between BNP activists and police in front of the...
The Ustad behind the printing machines

After spending almost all his life behind printing machines of...

Republican enthusiasm for second Trump term ebbs

Senate Republicans, while likely to acquit former President Donald...
Covid Vaccination: Govt mulling spot registration for seniors

The government is considering an on-the-spot registration provision...
Workers Party ‘disappointed’ with govt

Left-leaning Workers Party of Bangladesh, a major part of the...
Coronavirus ‘will remain with us’

The head of the EU’s disease control agency has warned that the...

Coca-Cola trials first paper bottle

Coca-Cola is partnering with Danish startup Paboco to develop a 100...
Journalist Shaheen Reza Nur no more

Shaheen Reza Nur, former executive editor of the daily Ittefaq and...
AL runner threatens voters

The dwellers of Thakurgaon town yesterday expressed fear and panic...
Sells newspapers and serves the people

When Md Izahar Ali became a newspaper hawker in Jashore, the price...

Business

A few bad apples spoiling Bida’s OSS barrel

While the government is fervently trying out new ways to draw...
Dev spending lowest in 5yrs

Government agencies could spend 28.45 per cent or Tk 61,048 crore...
Climate action in fashion, as big clothing brands back Bangladesh recycling scheme

Major fashion brands, including H&M, M&S and C&A, are...
Orion Pharma declares 10pc cash dividend

Orion Pharma has declared 10 per cent cash dividend for the...

February brings hope for florists

Days will be longer for the flower growers for the next couple of...
Beza fares better

Australia’s TIC Group had set up a factory in Bangladesh to produce...
Yellen urges G7 to go big on stimulus

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday urged G7 finance...
Stocks still buoyant as shine comes off bitcoin rally

European stocks gained and US equities were hesitant Friday as...

Bangladesh to graduate ‘with flying colours’

Just as it had been for past LDC status graduates, Bangladesh will...
Lovello sets sights on untapped rural markets

The government’s efforts to ensure electricity at rural areas have...
ByteDance explores sale of Indian TikTok assets to rival firm Glance

China’s ByteDance is said to be exploring the sale of the India...
UK urges G7 action on Covid recovery, climate, tech tax

Britain on Friday pressed for G7 action to tackle the global...

Sports

All to do for Tigers

Bangladesh staged a fightback in the last session of the third day,...
Razzak, Nafees announce retirement

Former Bangladesh opener Shahriar Nafees and left-arm spinner Abdur...

Nadal eases past Norrie

Second seed Rafa Nadal overcame some stiff early resistance from...
Refereeing in focus as Kings survive Sheikh Jamal scare

League leaders Bashundhara Kings dropped their first points of the...

Windies buoyed, Tigers cautious

The fourth day of the second Test between Bangladesh and West...
‘350 will be a pretty good score’

Opener Rohit Sharma smashed 161 while India’s other top-order...

Editorial

Covid-19 vaccination gathers momentum

The countrywide Covid-19 vaccination campaign launched on February...

Mro communities’ land being grabbed by rubber company

We are shocked at the way the ancestral land of the indigenous...

Opinion

Need for a strong and effective opposition

I believe that every statement of a prime minister contains...
How religious norms can support development

It is one thing to explore the connection between religion and...

Bangladesh can lead the call to end child labour in South Asia

In 1998, when 14-year-old Khokon from Bangladesh led the Global...

Myanmar’s military-commercial complex

Myanmar’s mighty military overthrowing the country’s democratically...

City

Professional origami artist

Shujon had found a way to turn his fascination with folding flat...
‘Prioritise public transportation, not motorcycles’

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity yesterday demanded that the...
Launch ‘turned into a floating brothel’: Rab

Rapid Action Batallion (Rab) has claimed to have arrested 96...
Six ‘muggers’ arrested

Detectives yesterday claimed to have arrested six members of a...

World Radio Day: Betar’s role in 1971 recalled

The role Bangladesh Betar played during the country’s independence...
Fish markets in Barishal sit idle

Anglers and fisheries officials have reported a decrease in the...
Connect, revive canals: speakers

Creating a network among canals and reviving water retention ponds...
Mujib Borsho Celebrations: SC judges visit Bangabandhu jail memorial museum

Mujib Borsho Udjapon Committee of the Supreme Court, led by Chief...

Navigating Dhaka by bus with Google Maps

Dhaka is not a big city, but it is not an organised city either....
Army chief returns home from USA

The chief of Bangladesh army staff General Aziz Ahmed returned home...
Chobi Mela Shunno underway in capital

International photography festival Chobi Mela’s 11th edition kicked...
Youth arrested for stabbing Hefajat leader

Police have arrested a youth on the charge of stabbing Hefajat-e...

Country

Saving fistful rice brings new hope to 1,332 ultra-poor women

A total of 1332 women belonging to ultra-poor families at 37 unions...

Missing boy found dead

A madrasa boy was found dead in Sadar upazila yesterday, four days...

World

Biden wants to close prison at Guantanamo Bay

US President Joe Biden wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for...
Covid-19 vaccine response among children to be tested

The University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the safety...
‘There was no insurrection’

Donald Trump’s lawyers said on Friday Democrats had provided no...

UK lawyer wins daunting job of ICC prosecutor

British human rights lawyer Karim Khan was elected Friday as the...
US files appeal pressing for Assange extradition

The administration of US President Joe Biden has appealed a British...
China refused to provide raw data on early cases

China refused to give raw data on early Covid-19 cases to a World...

19 killed in firecracker factory blast in India

At least 19 people were killed and dozens hurt in a blast at a...
Anger simmers over ‘kidnapping at night’

Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup sustained mass protests for an...
Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy’s new PM AFP, Rome

Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi was formally sworn...

Health

Postpartum mood issues are real

Postpartum mood disorders are commonly found among some newly...
Over 64% of people in Bangladesh would take the COVID-19 vaccine

A survey conducted by the University of Maryland, in partnership...

Modernisation of radiotherapy

Modernisation in radiation treatment has been brought on by...
Tap water access linked to dengue risk

Dengue virus is among growing number of mosquito-borne viruses that...

Cycle rally held in the Capital to mark World Cancer Day 2021

A bicycle rally was jointly organised by Eminence Associates for...

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