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Some Bangladesh Bank officials feed off scams

The High Court yesterday came down heavily on a section of...
Dhaka Airport Operations: Japanese firm keen to take charge

Two new project proposals, including one on the operation and...
Vaccinating Teachers, Students: Health ministry begins planning

The health ministry has started to work on a plan to include...

A full stop to ‘symbol of protest’

Protesting the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Syed Abul Maksud...
August 21 Attack 2004: Huji man who threw grenades arrested

Rab yesterday arrested a fugitive convict in the August 21 grenade...
A cruel end to a mother’s frantic search for her son

It was their daily routine to try to reach him over the phone,...

Back Page

Over 1,000 Bangladeshis died in Qatar in 10 years

At least 1,018 Bangladeshi migrant workers have died in Qatar...
Nasa releases first audio from Mars

The US space agency Nasa on Monday released the first audio from...
Reopening Schools: Most parents think it’s still unsafe

Fifty-five percent of guardians interviewed do not feel safe to...
DU dorms opening on May 17

Amid ongoing agitation by students, Dhaka University authorities...
We will build our own fighter jets: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed the desire to...

3 ‘robbers’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab

Three alleged Rohingya robbers were killed in a “gunfight” with Rab...
Power plant filling up Meghna bank

The state-owned Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL) is...
Review, amend DSA, stop its abuse

The Digital Security Act 2018 needs to be reviewed and amended with...
Muzakkir’s father files murder case

Four days after Noakhali was rocked by violence that left a...
Nine women arrested over Philippine bomb plots: military

Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the...

G7 Condemnations, Sanctions: Myanmar junta under renewed pressure

Myanmar’s military leaders came under renewed pressure yesterday as...
5 Rohingyas died adrift in Andaman Sea

More than five Rohingyas, who were among some 90 on a boat adrift...
Al Jazeera’s Report: Court bins sedition case against 4

A Dhaka court yesterday asked the plaintiff to take back the...
18 more die, 399 get Covid

Eighteen people have died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am...

Business

Australia to lift air cargo ban on Bangladesh

Australia is set to lift its ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka...
Spotify set to come to Bangladesh

Streaming platform Spotify has announced that it is going to launch...
ADB to give $11.1b for infrastructure development

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide about $11.1 billion...
London will bounce back: Don’t write off big cities yet, UK’s Johnson says

It is premature to write off big cities such as London which will...
India’s Reliance sees oil-to-chemicals business spin off in September quarter

India’s Reliance Industries Ltd expects to hive off its oil-to...

Give apparel makers six more months to repay loans

The finance ministry has asked the central bank to provide an...
Pandemic cuts demand for online workers from Bangladesh: ILO

The Covid-19 outbreak has affected the supply of online labourers...
Qatar Petroleum to supply 1.25m tonnes LNG to Bangladesh

Qatar Petroleum said it entered into a long-term agreement with...
Bharti Airtel ties up with Qualcomm for 5G rollout in India

India’s Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it would collaborate with U.S...
HSBC plans to nearly halve office space over long term

HSBC plans to nearly halve its office space globally over the long...

3yrs Into Chinese Partnership: DSE yet to see notable tech advancement

Nearly three years have passed since welcoming a Chinese consortium...
Poor transportation facilities still a major barrier

Easier multi-modal connectivity and better port infrastructure are...
How rich is Saudi Arabia? Kingdom does the math in balance sheet overhaul

Saudi Arabia wants to demystify its finances. The kingdom is...
Bitcoin tumbles 17pc as doubts grow over valuations

Bitcoin tumbled 17 per cent on Tuesday, sparking a sell-off across...
Commodities rally, stocks steady, yields off highs

Optimism about the economic outlook pushed commodity prices to new...

Sports

‘We will try to change the record’

Bangladesh’s last New Zealand sojourn was a tragic and shocking...
Muriel on fire ahead of Real Madrid clash

Luis Muriel has moved beyond his ‘super-sub’ role with a rich vein...

Ctg Abahani breeze past Rahmatganj

Chattogram Abahani registered back-to-back victories in the...
Pink-ball battle at world’s biggest cricket stadium

India and England head into a crucial third Test starting today at...

‘Gladbach ready to face the best team’

Borussia Moenchengladbach coach Marco Rose heaped praise on their...
Buffon not surprised by Inter’s surge

Gianluigi Buffon said after Juventus’ 3-0 win at Crotone on Monday...

Editorial

Unseating MP Papul is not enough

We are relieved to see, finally, that a clear decision has been...

Road accidents keep taking their toll

Hardly a day passes without the painful news of deaths in road...

Opinion

Ill-planned, if planned at all!

On the face of it, it seems to be a logical move. An internal...
Turkey signals sweeping regional ambitions

A nationalist Turkish television station with close ties to...

How should countries prepare if they want to transport the Pfizer vaccine?

The negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have necessitated...

Limiting free speech undermines the fight against Covid-19

Activists are continuing to protest in Dhaka to demand the repeal...

City

70pc people of four districts took wage cut during pandemic

Nearly seventy percent of people in Barguna, Kurigram, Rajshahi and...
BNP trying to ‘jeopardise’ peace to cover up failure

BNP is trying to “jeopardise” peace in name of planned movement in...
Misinformation severe deterrence to progress

Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS)...
Dr Mizanur passes away

Dr Mizanur Rahman, former director general of Directorate General...
EWU holds orientation for freshers

The orientation programme for the newly admitted students for the...

155 buses to run under one company: Taposh

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh...
Zafrullah slams BNP for failing to wage movement

Criticising BNP for its failure to wage any movement with public...
Deposition deferred for absence of witnesses

The Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Sylhet yesterday deferred...
ERRATUM

The news published yesterday on this page headlined “Prof Tawseef...

Asiatic 3Sixty gets new chairperson, co-chairperson

Asaduzzaman Noor and Sara Zaker have been appointed as the new...
Govt making list of ‘fake’ freedom fighters: BNP

BNP yesterday alleged that the government is making a list of “fake...
Five killed, 15 hurt in Sirajganj bus-truck collision

Seven people were killed and 15 injured in road accidents in two...
United Hospital marks Int’l Mother Language Day

United Hospital Limited on Sunday organised a special event on the...

Country

Tangail’s canals disappearing fast as grabbers filling it up

The canals flowing through different areas in Tangail town are...
Illegal nets worth Tk 60cr seized

Law enforcers during a drive seized about 2 crore metres of illegal...

Living the dream of helping others

Language movement veteran and education luminary Zahir Uddin Ahmed,...

Woman found dead

Police recovered the body of a woman from a waterbody at Shreepur...

World

Ex-president, intel chiefs should face charges: probe

Sri Lanka’s ex-president and his intelligence chiefs should be...
Indian climate activist granted bail in sedition case

A New Delhi court yesterday granted bail to 22-year-old climate...
China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘genocide’

Canadian MPs have voted to label Beijing’s treatment of Uighurs in...

‘Heartbreaking milestone’

President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half mast Monday after...
Wife of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested in US

US authorities arrested the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord...
Facebook to restore Australia news service

Facebook yesterday said it will lift a contentious ban on...

India’s endangered lion prides conquer disease to roam free

Three years after a deadly virus struck India’s endangered Asiatic...
Hong Kong to disqualify disloyal politicians, officials

Hong Kong yesterday announced plans to ramp up the ideological...
SC reinstates House dissolved by PM

Nepal’s Supreme Court yesterday overturned the prime minister’s...

Showbiz

OF PRESENT AND FUTURE

Rafi Hossain: Welcome to Uncensored with Rafi Hossain. Today, we...
BUBLY’S BACK!

After an eleven-month long break, Shabnam Bubly is returning with...

Popcorn Highlights

It’s a Sin is a five-part drama TV series, surrounding a friendship...
PABEL ON A ROLL

Singer Zahed Parvej Pabel garnered a lot of attention for singing...

ANIMA ROY’S NEW SONG

Rabindra Sangeet artist Anima Roy has released a new song. The song...

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