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Front Page

Crack down on illegal firearms

The Election Commission yesterday asked the home ministry to launch...
Time to stand against graft, misdeeds

A unity over constitutional values has been forged and it is time...
BNP in a fix over top leadership

The BNP faces fresh troubles over its top leadership as the High...

Recruitment in Malaysia: 'Monopoly' was mostly KL's doing

The previous Najib Razak-led Malaysian government had created the...
All eyes on Gono Bhaban

A 23-member delegation of 14-party alliance led by Prime Minister...

Back Page

DU fires three teachers

The Dhaka University authorities yesterday terminated three...
ICU in Public Hospitals: Just 12 beds for entire Ctg region

Twenty-two-year-old Abu Taleb underwent an operation in a private...
Typhoon toll climbs in Philippines

Philippine rescuers yesterday used hand tools in a desperate search...
President promulgates RPO change ordinance

President Abdul Hamid promulgates the ordinance of the amendment to...
Blasphemy Case: Pakistan SC acquits Christian woman

Pakistan's Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Asia Bibi...

Khaleda Verdict: At least 130 held over protest

At least 130 Jatiya Oikyafront, BNP and Jamaat-Shibir leaders and...
World's tallest statue opens

India yesterday inaugurated the world's tallest statue, a $400...
FBI looking into bid to smear Russia probe chief Mueller

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing an alleged scheme to...
Khashoggi was strangled and 'cut into pieces'

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the...
'Shootouts' Go On: Three more killed

Three people, including two suspected drug peddlers, were killed in...

Law to protect authorities, not people

The recently passed Digital Security Act would only protect the...
France launches nationwide probe

France has launched a nationwide probe into incidents of babies...
Chinese literary giant Louis Cha dies

Renowned Hong Kong author Louis Cha, whose epic martial arts...
Take action over death of 3 infants: HC

The High Court directs the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to...

Business

Bangladesh comes last in South Asia

Bangladesh ranked 176th out of 190 countries in the World Bank'...
Regulator moves to fix mobile data price

The government has taken a fresh step to fix the ceiling and floor...
Green growth requires green minds

I am always at ease with the youths. I feel inspired whenever I get...
India to cool row over central bank's independence

India's government moved to calm tensions with the central...
GM profit tops estimates, sees strong full year

General Motors Co on Wednesday posted far stronger-than-expected...
Oil rises 1pc ahead of US sanctions on Iran

Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Wednesday as markets braced...
StanChart gets new country CFO

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently appointed its country...

Summit LNG gets 15-yr tax break

The National Board of Revenue has extended tax exemption benefit...
Time to be more innovative in fashion, design

After a journey of four decades of business, the time has come for...
Early bitcoin investors count winnings after volatile decade

SEVEN years ago, Marshall Hayner gave his grandfather one bitcoin,...
China factory activity slows amid trade war woes

Chinese factory activity slowed in October, official data showed...
Rising costs to moderate after 2019: Facebook

Facebook Inc on Tuesday relieved investors by forecasting that...
German firms urged to cut dependence on China

A new strategy paper from Germany's influential BDI industry...
Saudi budget deficit shrinks as revenues surge

Saudi Arabia's budget deficit dropped sharply in the first...

Project cost may rise 18pc

The project cost of Khulna-Mongla rail track is likely to be...
Ctg port bears brunt of transport strike

Turnaround time at the Chattogram port has sharply increased...
China battles 'unfair' trader image with import expo

President Xi Jinping opens a huge Shanghai import fair next week at...
EU migrants are good for German economy: study

Germany should step up efforts to attract more citizens from other...
Eurozone inflation rises to 2.2pc in October

Eurozone inflation rose to 2.2 percent in October, official data...
Deal signed for Ctg elevated expressway

Max-Ranken Joint Venture on Tuesday signed a contract with...
US private hiring jumps again in October: survey

US firms hired at a rapid pace in October, with strong gains in the...

Sports

'Test success will fulfil my career'

This is the era of T20 madness. Love it or hate it, the newest...
U-15 boys eye final

Bangladesh will hope to cross the last four hurdle of the SAFF U-15...
IAQUINTA GETS TWO-YEAR JAIL TERM

Former Juventus and Italy forward Vincenzo Iaquinta was jailed for...
Dhaka take top spot

With one round to go after the ongoing one, Dhaka Division moved to...
Int'l junior tennis from Nov 3

The 32nd Bangladesh International Junior Tennis Championship will...

SIS decked out for the special day

The most scenic of all the country's stadiums, with tea...
Shakib granted NOC for UAE T20X

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, currently recuperating from a finger...
Uzbek show at BNS

Uzbek striker Otabek Valiionov scored a hattrick to power Team BJMC...
Border backs Aussies' focus on winning

The recently published cultural review of Australian cricket...

Sylhet's challenge to revive a rich history

Although Bangladesh's first Test against Zimbabwe starting on...
Damp draw in Chattogram

The three-day practice match between Zimbabwe and BCB XI ended, as...
Messi back in training

Novak Djokovic stepped up his pursuit of the world number one...
RCC mayor vows to help Chamily

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton...

Editorial

Rush to get projects approved

Ecnec has met twice last month which is a record unto itself, to...

How sincere is Myanmar this time?

The fact that Myanmar has agreed to start taking back Rohingyas...

Opinion

When outrage becomes selective

It is with both despair and indifference that I have witnessed the...
Four crucial policy interventions to help Bangladesh grow

With input from more than 400 experts from government,...

It is better to talk to each other than at each other

Nelson Mandela had once said that dialogue is the most powerful...

A good election is the best medicine

Authoritarian governments should consider holding fair elections.”...

Letters

A good move by the ruling party

The positive nod to Oikyafront leaders' formal dialogue...

City

Kader Siddique indecisive on joining Oikyafront

A meeting between top leaders of Jatiya Oikyafront and Krishak...
Dialogue, election can't be fruitful with Khaleda in jail: BNP

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said no...
A uniform family code to make way for gender equality

The government has to formulate a uniform family code and get rid...
Sylhet Wildlife Conservation Centre gets first batch of animals

Sylhet Wildlife Conservation Centre at Tilagarh Eco Park has...
This time, it's urea

After the “disappearance” of coal from Barapukuria coal mine and...
Quota for the disabled to be considered if AL returns to power: Menon

Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said steps will...
Kuet admission test results out

The test results for admission in 2018-19 session at Khulna...
Fire guts valuables of eight houses

Fire gutted valuables of eight houses in Banshkhali upazila in...

Nat'l Youth Day today

The National Youth Day will be observed across the country today,...
All upazilas to come under 100pc power by next year: Nasrul

State minister for power Nasrul Hamid yesterday said all upazilas...
Court asks IGP to take action against SI

A Dhaka court yesterday asked the inspector general of police (IGP)...
Research paper on Rohingyas presented at KU

History and Civilization Discipline of Khulna University (KU)...
EC asks edu institutions to complete exams by Dec 10

The Election Commission has asked the educational institutions to...
Man found dead in capital

Police yesterday recovered the body of a battery-run rickshaw...
Pledge Harbor football tournament begins tomorrow

The fourth Pledge Harbor Inter School Football Tournament (PHIFT...
Country to get 5 more medical universities: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday promised to set up five more...

Lawyers face off at SC

Some pro-BNP and pro-Awami League lawyers locked into a scuffle...
Denmark announces another $4.6m for Rohingya refugees

Denmark has announced additional funding of $4.6 million to meet...
Snowtex employees return to work

Snowtex Outerwear Ltd, a readymade garment manufacturer in Dhaka&...
Three children among five burnt in Ctg explosion

Five people, including three children were injured in an explosion...
Prepaid gas meters a win-win in Ctg

Pre-paid meters for household gas consumption have been saving gas...
HC upholds death penalty of three muggers

The High Court (HC) yesterday upheld death sentence of three...
Man held with 3,800 yaba pills

Detective Branch of police in Chattogram yesterday arrested a man...

Country

Hilsa catching restarts after ban

Thousands of fishermen of Bagerhat have started going into the Bay...
'Punish instigators of schoolgirl's suicide'

Participants at a human chain in the district on Tuesday demanded...
Seven ABT, JMB 'militants' held in Lalmonirhat

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained seven people, including five...
10 hurt as Tabligh groups clash

At least ten people, belonging to Tabligh Jamaat, sustained minor...

Two years on, approach roads still to be built

A bridge has been lying idle for two years due to lack of any...
Attracting voters, disturbing traffic

Many nomination seekers, mostly ruling party leaders, in Pabna-2...
Teacher, peon jailed for stalking girls

An assistant teacher and a peon of Shibram Adarsha Public School in...
Indian HC inaugurates proposed solar plant

Construction work of proposed 4MW - 6MW solar power plant in the...

Crematorium land under illegal occupation

Hindu community people at Tilai Joichandi village in Sadar upazila...
Dalits demand equal rights, development

Dalit community people brought out a procession in the town...
11-yr-old raped by elderly man

An 11-year-old schoolgirl was raped allegedly by an elderly man in...

World

16 cops jailed for life for killing 42 Muslims

An Indian court yesterday sentenced 16 police officers to life...
US calls for ceasefire

The United States called Tuesday for a ceasefire and peace talks in...
Indian SC gives govt 10 days to reveal details

India's top court yesterday gave the government 10 days to...
UN chief names new Syria envoy

A seasoned Norwegian diplomat has been named as the next special...

Another blow to Sirisena

Sri Lanka's attorney general yesterday refused to endorse the...
France begins nationwide probe

France has launched a nationwide probe into incidents of babies...
Austria rejects UN migration pact

Austria yesterday said it will not sign a non-binding United...
Russia launches terror probe

Russia said it had launched a probe into terrorism after a 17-year...

KEPLER RETIRES

The US space agency's Kepler space telescope has run out of...
25 killed in Afghan helicopter crash

An Afghan army helicopter carrying 25 people crashed in western...
Second migrant caravan on the move in Mexico

Another migrant caravan, consisting of around 2000 people mostly of...
Divers close in on location of black box

Indonesian investigators said they were homing in on the black box...

Arts & Entertainment

Sitar Agniparikkha staged at BSA

The Indian epic, 'Ramayana', tells the story of Lord Rama...
Bhabna's thoughtful portrayals

Ashna Habib Bhabna, who gained popularity in the field of...

Mubinul Azim

Today marks the 41st death anniversary of renowned painter Mubinul...
Captain Jack Sparrow over and out!

Internationally acclaimed star, Johnny Depp, will no longer be...

'Sobinoye Jante Chai' returns

Hosted by former Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation, Anisul Huq,...

Shout

INKED IN OCTOBER

What started as American illustrator Jake Parker's personal...
Fake News and the Cult of Outrage

Fake news was a phrase popularised by Donald Trump during his run...
Joy Bangla Youth Awards 2018

On October 27 and 28, 2018, Joy Bangla Youth Award had its third...
Bhutan on a Budget

Bhutan, simply put, is an aesthetic land from all corners – from...
AU REVOIR

At this moment, it feels like I'm watching you from afar. Like...
PTE Academic

A common trend among Bangladeshi students and young professionals...
CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE THE CLOCK STOP?

Deadlines are something we all face on a day-to-day basis, and...

A Pasta Recipe for Salty People

Have you ever faced the excruciatingly painful and mind-numbingly...
How to start your day

Morning comes and signals the beginning of a new day every time it...
A guide to Neil Gaiman's lesser known work

Neil Gaiman ticked all the boxes on the “celebrity author”...
Types of people you find at a meeting

If you're not interested in meetings, perhaps you would be...
The Gitchy Gitchy Goop

Seven thousand sins Inside little bins.
Grace

When I was a child, I had a family of dolls. They lived in a little...
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COLDPLAY

A guide to shopping for your girlfriend

Your mom does your shopping and you only have spare change to work...
The “I'm Not Like Other People” Syndrome

Every so often, I'll conduct a purge on my social media...
The greatest English spy is back, again

The third instalment of the Johnny English series, starring Rowan...
Stages of deciding where to eat

With the huge stack of things to stress about in university life,...
Way Back Home

I'm lost in this path I've been to before, Running,...
This Week's Horrorscope

It's cool to like Nickelback now.
BULLETIN BOARD

Sir John Wilson School hosted their first ever inter-school...