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PM in UAE: Dhaka, Abu Dhabi sign four deals
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates yesterday signed four...
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Democracy, good governance first
Bangladesh will not be able to sustain its development without...
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Space Apps: Bangladeshi team wins Nasa contest
A virtual reality (VR) project developed by four students of...
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3 suspected drug peddlers, robber killed
Two suspected drug peddlers and a suspected robber were killed in...
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43 godfathers still at large
Despite the surrender of 102 top narcos in Teknaf, yaba smuggling...
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Scrap Dec 30 polls results
Citing widespread irregularities, five more BNP candidates...
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Controversial leaders given road safety job
Hours after two college students were killed by a speeding bus in...
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Fire kills nine in slum
At least nine people, including four of a family, are burnt to...
Back Page
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Bank Loans: Govt firm on bringing down interest rates
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday told parliament that...
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Killing College Girl: Cop among 2 sentenced to death
A Kishoreganj court yesterday sentenced two people, including a...
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Saudi agrees jt venture with French firm to boost navy
Saudi Arabia's state arms producer and a French government...
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Irish backstop can't be changed for Brexit deal
There can be no changes to the Irish "backstop", an...
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Fighting Climate Change: PM calls for will of the rich nations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has underscored the “will” of the...
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'Fire raging in my heart too'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday asserted that he was...
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Unique effort to promote Adivasi languages
Chapainawabganj administration has for the first time printed...
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Indian priest gets 20 years in jail for raping minor
An Indian court has convicted a senior Catholic priest of raping a...
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Biswa Ijtema extended by a day
This year's Biswa Ijtema, the world's second largest...
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Aid for Rohingyas: US, EU pledge $87m fund
The United States and European Union have announced additional...
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RMG worker 'gang-raped' in Savar
A ready-made garment worker has allegedly been gang-raped in Savar&...
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Lebanon appoints Arab world's firstfemale interior minister
Lebanon has appointed the Arab world's first female interior...
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Germany's SPD climbs in polls after welfare rethink
Support for Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) has hit its...
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12-hr gas supply suspension in city tomorrow
Another spell of gas crisis is likely to be due from Tuesday...
Business
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3 new banks get nod amid outcry
The central bank yesterday gave nod to three new banks -- at a time...
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Maize an emerging crop
Maize has become an emerging crop in Bangladesh with the highest...
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Punish wilful loan defaulters: FBCCI
The wilful loan defaulters should be handed down exemplary...
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Terror Attack: Indian trade body calls for shutdown today
A pan-India traders' body has called a nationwide shutdown of...
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China ride-hailing giant Didi to take on Uber in Chile, Peru
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is planning to take on US...
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Germany to extend electric company car tax incentives
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz plans to extend tax incentives...
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Huge gender pay gap drives women away: analysts
Barriers to women's participation in the workforce have eased...
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Aussie firm opens $10m hanger factory
Australia's TIC Group has set up a factory in Bangladesh to...
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DHL trains female staff in self defense
DHL Express Bangladesh and DHL Global Forwarding Bangladesh has...
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Realistic steps needed for dairy self-sufficiency
Experts on Saturday stressed the need for taking concerted,...
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Factories to test world's 'delicate equilibrium'
The world economy is caught in a “delicate equilibrium” between...
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Development budget to be revised upwards
In a departure from previous years, the development budget for the...
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Nitol Niloy gets final licence today
Nitol Niloy Group is all set to receive the final licence from...
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Huawei launches 'seeds for the future'
Huawei yesterday launched “seeds for the future”, its global...
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Trump receives update on China trade talks
US President Donald Trump received an update on trade talks with...
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China to lure foreign investment in state giants: regulator
China will seek to attract foreign investment in its larger state...
Sports
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Tour moves to Dunedin
Bangladesh's disappointing tour of New Zealand so far shifted...
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Eng U-19s on cusp of victory
Jamie Smith hit a scintillating hundred as England Under-19s...
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'Ready and raring to go'
Wicket-keeper batsman Shai Hope has labelled the Windies "...
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Girona derail Real's title bid
Real Madrid threw away their lead and perhaps their hopes of...
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City romp into last 8 of FA Cup
Manchester City powered into the FA Cup quarter-finals as the...
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Happily interviewing
How often would you see a wife taking an interview of her husband...
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DPL players' draft takes place today
Although it was once a prime cricket competition in the country,...
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Rampant Abahani go three clear
Kervens Belfort scored twice as defending champions Abahani grabbed...
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Piatek makes Milan history
Krzysztof Piatek hit a wonder goal and grabbed a second as AC Milan...
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Test cricket is the best format in the world
Ridiculous, riotous Test cricketing madness! Someone forgot to send...
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Cummins first since McGrath
Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins is the new number 1 Test bowler...
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Woodwork leaves game goalless
The woodwork came in the way a number of times as three-time...
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SHORT CORNER
Pizarro becomes Bundesliga's oldest scorer
Editorial
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No gas supply, no prior warnings
It is reprehensible that some 6-7 lakh people in Dhaka had to...
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Surrender of yaba dealers
The government has been taking various measures to tackle the...
Opinion
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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...
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How can we tax footloose multinationals?
In the last few years, globalisation has come under renewed attack....
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Police must follow the law before enforcing it
The disgraceful spectacle of four law enforcement officials being...
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Can robots and humans co-exist peacefully?
One of the biggest civilisational questions dangling in the air is...
Letters
City
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Grenade, bullets found in dustbin
Police recover a grenade and 28 bullets from inside a dustbin in...
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Rain spells chaos for Dhaka commuters
Heavy spring rain freshened up a dusty Dhaka but caused chaos for...
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Right to information act can prevent corruption
Observing that corruption has hurt the spirit and dream of the...
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Ducsu Polls: Leftist alliances announce 11-point declaration
Ahead of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu)...
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Five maizbhandari devotees die after bus hits truck in Cumilla
A bus with around 50 devotees was going to Chattogram from Khulna...
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Bogura district AL president Momtaj Uddin passes away
Alhaj Momataj Uddin, a freedom fighter and president of Bogura...
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Prof Habibur Rahman's death anniversary today
Today is the eighth death anniversary of Prof Md Habibur Rahman,...
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Sagar-Runi Murder: Deadline for probe report extended till March 31
Law enforcement agencies could not make any progress in solving the...
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Gas crisis continues in port city
The gas outage in a vast area of Chattogram continued for the...
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2,000 edu institutions to be brought under MPO
Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday informed the parliament that...
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Assuming different name will make Jamaat 'underground party': AG
Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam yesterday said that if Jamaat-e...
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A curious case of compensation
To support his family, Mohammad Arman started working at a paper...
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Graft Case: Former BB official gets 10 years' jail
SM Giasuddin Mridha, a former assistant director of Bangladesh Bank...
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Two women found dead in Ashulia
Two women were found dead in separate incidents in Ashulia yesterday.
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Book fair hit hard by rain
Like previous years, rain took its toll on the ongoing Ekushey book...
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Woman in CCTV footage arrested by Rab
Rab has arrested a woman in connection with the killing of Notre...
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CEC hopes for 'competitive' upazila polls
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said it...
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Over 35,000 develop kidney failure in Bangladesh every year
Early detection and treatment of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) can...
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CU BCL men beat up student over Shibir suspicion
Some activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) reportedly beat...
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Al Mahmud laid to rest
Eminent poet Al Mahmud was laid to rest in his family graveyard at...
Country
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Grenade, bullets found in dustbin
Police recover a grenade and 28 bullets from inside a dustbin in...
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UNO's swift move saves lives
An instant decision made by the upazila nirbahi officer of...
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One arrested with 4,400 yaba pills
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug...
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Beekeeping thrives near mustard fields
Beekeepers from nearby areas are passing a busy time extracting...
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'Implement CHT peace deal soon'
Speakers at a programme marking the 21st council of Pahari Chhatra...
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Nine cops among 30 hurt in clash
At least 30 people including nine policemen were injured as two...
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Hailstorm damages crops, houses in Rangamati
A hailstorm coupled with rain left different crops on vast tracts...
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Jubo League man murdered
A Jubo League leader was hacked to death allegedly by his intra...
World
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Israel, US seeking war
Iran's foreign minister yesterday accused Israel of looking...
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UK PM to talk with every EU leader
British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday vowed to speak to...
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BITS OF HISTORY
1933: US Senate passes act ending prohibition.
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Abe nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald...
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Kashmiris face backlash
India has warned against rising communal tensions across the...
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Saudi defends using 'female tracking' app
Saudi Arabia on Saturday defended a mobile app that allows men in...
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Iran unveils sub armed with cruise missile
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday inaugurated a new...
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Iran summons Pakistan's envoy
Iran has summoned the Pakistani ambassador to protest about a...
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US won't protect you
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday warned the United States...
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Nauert ends bid to be US ambassador to UN
Former Fox News anchor and State Department spokeswoman Heather...
Arts & Entertainment
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Bhabna reflects on being a writer
Actor, dancer and a writer, Ashna Habib Bhabna, is often struck by...
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TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week to begin on February 23
TRESemmé has owned the fashion platform in Bangladesh, sponsoring...
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IGCC celebrates spring in Chhayanaut
An Indian and Bangladeshi collaborative lyrical-musical-dance...
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A journey to the architectural worlds of URBANA
Bangladesh, which has been stigmatised in many respects as a...
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Portrait of a Cover Artist Indira Sarker Chaity
Cover artist Indira Sarker Chaity has devoted her life to art since...
Bytes
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Ground control to Opportunity: Mission Accomplished!
After 15 years of being the bedrock of NASA’s research on Mars,...
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Ground control to Opportunity Mission Complete
After 15 years of being the bedrock of NASA's research on Mars...
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Huawei's psychedelic hued flagship is a heavily specced out...
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TECH BITS
TECH BITS
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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
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Recovering the stories of the Armenians of Asia
Liz Chater, a family history researcher based in the UK, has been...