Today's Paper: Latest Bangladeshi & world news & analysis

Front Page

PM in UAE: Dhaka, Abu Dhabi sign four deals

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates yesterday signed four...
Democracy, good governance first

Bangladesh will not be able to sustain its development without...
Space Apps: Bangladeshi team wins Nasa contest

A virtual reality (VR) project developed by four students of...
3 suspected drug peddlers, robber killed

Two suspected drug peddlers and a suspected robber were killed in...

43 godfathers still at large

Despite the surrender of 102 top narcos in Teknaf, yaba smuggling...
Scrap Dec 30 polls results

Citing widespread irregularities, five more BNP candidates...
Controversial leaders given road safety job

Hours after two college students were killed by a speeding bus in...
Fire kills nine in slum

At least nine people, including four of a family, are burnt to...

Back Page

Bank Loans: Govt firm on bringing down interest rates

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday told parliament that...
Killing College Girl: Cop among 2 sentenced to death

A Kishoreganj court yesterday sentenced two people, including a...
Saudi agrees jt venture with French firm to boost navy

Saudi Arabia's state arms producer and a French government...
Irish backstop can't be changed for Brexit deal

There can be no changes to the Irish "backstop", an...
Fighting Climate Change: PM calls for will of the rich nations

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has underscored the “will” of the...

'Fire raging in my heart too'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday asserted that he was...
Unique effort to promote Adivasi languages

Chapainawabganj administration has for the first time printed...
Indian priest gets 20 years in jail for raping minor

An Indian court has convicted a senior Catholic priest of raping a...
Biswa Ijtema extended by a day

This year's Biswa Ijtema, the world's second largest...
Aid for Rohingyas: US, EU pledge $87m fund

The United States and European Union have announced additional...

RMG worker 'gang-raped' in Savar

A ready-made garment worker has allegedly been gang-raped in Savar&...
Lebanon appoints Arab world's firstfemale interior minister

Lebanon has appointed the Arab world's first female interior...
Germany's SPD climbs in polls after welfare rethink

Support for Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) has hit its...
12-hr gas supply suspension in city tomorrow

Another spell of gas crisis is likely to be due from Tuesday...

Business

3 new banks get nod amid outcry

The central bank yesterday gave nod to three new banks -- at a time...
Maize an emerging crop

Maize has become an emerging crop in Bangladesh with the highest...
Punish wilful loan defaulters: FBCCI

The wilful loan defaulters should be handed down exemplary...
Terror Attack: Indian trade body calls for shutdown today

A pan-India traders' body has called a nationwide shutdown of...
China ride-hailing giant Didi to take on Uber in Chile, Peru

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is planning to take on US...
Germany to extend electric company car tax incentives

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz plans to extend tax incentives...

Huge gender pay gap drives women away: analysts

Barriers to women's participation in the workforce have eased...
Aussie firm opens $10m hanger factory

Australia's TIC Group has set up a factory in Bangladesh to...
DHL trains female staff in self defense

DHL Express Bangladesh and DHL Global Forwarding Bangladesh has...
Realistic steps needed for dairy self-sufficiency

Experts on Saturday stressed the need for taking concerted,...
Factories to test world's 'delicate equilibrium'

The world economy is caught in a “delicate equilibrium” between...

Development budget to be revised upwards

In a departure from previous years, the development budget for the...
Nitol Niloy gets final licence today

Nitol Niloy Group is all set to receive the final licence from...
Huawei launches 'seeds for the future'

Huawei yesterday launched “seeds for the future”, its global...
Trump receives update on China trade talks

US President Donald Trump received an update on trade talks with...
China to lure foreign investment in state giants: regulator

China will seek to attract foreign investment in its larger state...

Sports

Tour moves to Dunedin

Bangladesh's disappointing tour of New Zealand so far shifted...
Eng U-19s on cusp of victory

Jamie Smith hit a scintillating hundred as England Under-19s...
'Ready and raring to go'

Wicket-keeper batsman Shai Hope has labelled the Windies "...
Girona derail Real's title bid

Real Madrid threw away their lead and perhaps their hopes of...
City romp into last 8 of FA Cup

Manchester City powered into the FA Cup quarter-finals as the...

Happily interviewing

How often would you see a wife taking an interview of her husband...
DPL players' draft takes place today

Although it was once a prime cricket competition in the country,...
Rampant Abahani go three clear

Kervens Belfort scored twice as defending champions Abahani grabbed...
Piatek makes Milan history

Krzysztof Piatek hit a wonder goal and grabbed a second as AC Milan...

Test cricket is the best format in the world

Ridiculous, riotous Test cricketing madness! Someone forgot to send...
Cummins first since McGrath

Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins is the new number 1 Test bowler...
Woodwork leaves game goalless

The woodwork came in the way a number of times as three-time...
SHORT CORNER

Pizarro becomes Bundesliga's oldest scorer

Editorial

No gas supply, no prior warnings

It is reprehensible that some 6-7 lakh people in Dhaka had to...

Surrender of yaba dealers

The government has been taking various measures to tackle the...

Opinion

Women's safety in public transport: A case for the would-be city father

In Dhaka, a woman travelling—whether walking on the street or using...
How can we tax footloose multinationals?

In the last few years, globalisation has come under renewed attack....

Police must follow the law before enforcing it

The disgraceful spectacle of four law enforcement officials being...

Can robots and humans co-exist peacefully?

One of the biggest civilisational questions dangling in the air is...

Letters

Let the media function freely

It is disheartening to see a supposedly democratic parliament...

City

Grenade, bullets found in dustbin

Police recover a grenade and 28 bullets from inside a dustbin in...
Rain spells chaos for Dhaka commuters

Heavy spring rain freshened up a dusty Dhaka but caused chaos for...
Right to information act can prevent corruption

Observing that corruption has hurt the spirit and dream of the...
Ducsu Polls: Leftist alliances announce 11-point declaration

Ahead of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu)...
Five maizbhandari devotees die after bus hits truck in Cumilla

A bus with around 50 devotees was going to Chattogram from Khulna...
Bogura district AL president Momtaj Uddin passes away

Alhaj Momataj Uddin, a freedom fighter and president of Bogura...
Prof Habibur Rahman's death anniversary today

Today is the eighth death anniversary of Prof Md Habibur Rahman,...

Sagar-Runi Murder: Deadline for probe report extended till March 31

Law enforcement agencies could not make any progress in solving the...
Gas crisis continues in port city

The gas outage in a vast area of Chattogram continued for the...
2,000 edu institutions to be brought under MPO

Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday informed the parliament that...
Assuming different name will make Jamaat 'underground party': AG

Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam yesterday said that if Jamaat-e...
A curious case of compensation

To support his family, Mohammad Arman started working at a paper...
Graft Case: Former BB official gets 10 years' jail

SM Giasuddin Mridha, a former assistant director of Bangladesh Bank...
Two women found dead in Ashulia

Two women were found dead in separate incidents in Ashulia yesterday.

Book fair hit hard by rain

Like previous years, rain took its toll on the ongoing Ekushey book...
Woman in CCTV footage arrested by Rab

Rab has arrested a woman in connection with the killing of Notre...
CEC hopes for 'competitive' upazila polls

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said it...
Over 35,000 develop kidney failure in Bangladesh every year

Early detection and treatment of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) can...
CU BCL men beat up student over Shibir suspicion

Some activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) reportedly beat...
Al Mahmud laid to rest

Eminent poet Al Mahmud was laid to rest in his family graveyard at...

Country

Grenade, bullets found in dustbin

Police recover a grenade and 28 bullets from inside a dustbin in...
UNO's swift move saves lives

An instant decision made by the upazila nirbahi officer of...
One arrested with 4,400 yaba pills

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug...

Beekeeping thrives near mustard fields

Beekeepers from nearby areas are passing a busy time extracting...
'Implement CHT peace deal soon'

Speakers at a programme marking the 21st council of Pahari Chhatra...
Nine cops among 30 hurt in clash

At least 30 people including nine policemen were injured as two...

Hailstorm damages crops, houses in Rangamati

A hailstorm coupled with rain left different crops on vast tracts...
Jubo League man murdered

A Jubo League leader was hacked to death allegedly by his intra...

World

Israel, US seeking war

Iran's foreign minister yesterday accused Israel of looking...
UK PM to talk with every EU leader

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday vowed to speak to...
BITS OF HISTORY

1933: US Senate passes act ending prohibition.
Abe nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald...

Kashmiris face backlash

India has warned against rising communal tensions across the...
Saudi defends using 'female tracking' app

Saudi Arabia on Saturday defended a mobile app that allows men in...
Iran unveils sub armed with cruise missile

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday inaugurated a new...

Iran summons Pakistan's envoy

Iran has summoned the Pakistani ambassador to protest about a...
US won't protect you

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday warned the United States...
Nauert ends bid to be US ambassador to UN

Former Fox News anchor and State Department spokeswoman Heather...

Arts & Entertainment

Bhabna reflects on being a writer

Actor, dancer and a writer, Ashna Habib Bhabna, is often struck by...
TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week to begin on February 23

TRESemmé has owned the fashion platform in Bangladesh, sponsoring...

IGCC celebrates spring in Chhayanaut

An Indian and Bangladeshi collaborative lyrical-musical-dance...
A journey to the architectural worlds of URBANA

Bangladesh, which has been stigmatised in many respects as a...

Portrait of a Cover Artist Indira Sarker Chaity

Cover artist Indira Sarker Chaity has devoted her life to art since...

Bytes

Ground control to Opportunity: Mission Accomplished!

After 15 years of being the bedrock of NASA’s research on Mars,...
Ground control to Opportunity Mission Complete

After 15 years of being the bedrock of NASA's research on Mars...

Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Huawei's psychedelic hued flagship is a heavily specced out...
TECH BITS

TECH BITS

Team Olik from SUST wins the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2018

Out of 1395 teams and 18,000 participants from around the world,...

In Focus

Recovering the stories of the Armenians of Asia

Liz Chater, a family history researcher based in the UK, has been...