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Front Page
Municipal polls held peacefully
Voting in 60 municipalities in the second phase of the local government bodies concluded peacefully ...
Jan. 16
PM to distribute National Film Awards today
National Film Awards-2019 will be distributed among the winners at a ceremony at Bangabandhu Interna...
Jan. 16
Non-stop power supply soon
Bangladesh is now surplus in electricity generation. However, the problems of power outages, low-vol...
Jan. 16
AL set to hold councils of grassroots committees
The ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) is set to hold councils of around 500 time- expired committe...
Jan. 16
Ban on processions, rallies during JS session
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned carrying all kinds of weapons, explosives, bringing proce...
Jan. 16
Market cap crosses Tk 5,000 billion
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed a rapid growth to set a landmark as the market-cap (capital...
Jan. 16
Bangabandhu Space Observatory Station to be built in Faridpur
The government is going to set up 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Space Observatory Centre...
Jan. 16
5 lakh more jobs in ICT this year
Towards the target of building a Digital Bangladesh and using the youth forces, the government is lo...
Jan. 16
WHO calls for equitable access to Covid vaccines
As Covid-19 cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants of the virus e...
Jan. 16
Back Page
RMG needs more time to repay loans
The country’s Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector needs to be offered more times and flexible repa...
Jan. 16
Updated drainage management action plan for modern Dhaka:
A meeting will be held next week between the two city corporations to finalize a drainage management...
Jan. 16
Uncertainty looms over book fair
Uncertainty looms large over the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair this year due to the COVID-19 pan...
Jan. 16
Covid cases drop in Bangladesh
The daily cases of coronavirus have seen a sharp fall on Saturday. Bangladesh recorded 21 novel coro...
Jan. 16
UN chief calls for global effort to end pandemic
With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to Covid-19, UN Secretary-General António...
Jan. 16
Six members of extortionist gang’ held in city
A special team of Detective Branch (DB) under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested six alleged m...
Jan. 16
Oceans getting warmer, despite low carbon emissions
Despite reductions in global carbon emissions due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the world’s oceans...
Jan. 16
India rolls out world's largest Covid vaccination drive
India Saturday rolled out the world's largest Covid-19 inoculation drive, with Prime Minister Na...
Jan. 16
Global Covid death toll passes two million
The global death toll from Covid-19 surpassed two million on Friday, with the World Health Organizat...
Jan. 16
Sports
Three new faces in Tigers’ 18-man squad
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the final 18-member squad for the upcoming three-ma...
Jan. 16
Tamim, Shakib hit form ahead of Windies ODIs
Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal and ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan hit form just ahead of the up...
Jan. 16
Aussies take advantage despite India’s fightback
The deciding fourth Test between Australia and India in Brisbane hung in the balance Saturday after ...
Jan. 16
Arsenal terminate Mesut Ozil’s contract
Arsenal and Mesut Ozil have reached an agreement in principle to terminate his contract, report agen...
Jan. 16
Historic divides fuel Liverpool, United rivalry
When Liverpool and Manchester United clash at Anfield on Sunday, one of the Premier League’s m...
Jan. 16
SA arrive for first Pak tour in 14 years
The South African cricket team arrived in Karachi on Saturday to play two Tests and three Twenty20 i...
Jan. 16
Editorial
Mega projects to change economic landscape
As reported by this daily on Saturday, construction of four major communication infrastructures incl...
Jan. 16
E-waste hazard on the rise
The concern of environment is in the minds of every conscious people in the world. At present there ...
Jan. 16
Opinion
Dhaka megalopolis: From planning to reality
Md Emdadul IslamDhaka is now termed as a megacity where the population bomb has already been explode...
Jan. 16
Boris Johnson’s travel policy has been a mess
It bears asking: How is it that an island nation ended up in the seventh circle of Covid hell?The UK...
Jan. 16
City
BCG detains two with drugs in Barishal, Bagerhat
Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) detained two drug dealers and seized huge Phensidyl, bee...
Jan. 16
Business
Market cap crosses Tk 5,000 billion
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed a rapid growth to set a landmark as the market-cap (capital...
Jan. 16
‘Govt putting best efforts for modernisation of agriculture
Terming the current government as agriculture-friendly, State Minister for Information and Communica...
Jan. 16
Industrial cities help bring about unique revolution: Paban Chy
BEZA executive chairman Paban Chowdhury said the industrial cities will help bring about a unique in...
Jan. 16
Malaysia ‘impounds’ PIA plane over $14m lease dispute
A Pakistan International Airlines plane has been held back by Malaysian authorities due to a British...
Jan. 16
China expands role in global trade after recovery from Covid
China is the only major economy expected to report growth for 2020, and has also expanded its role i...
Jan. 16
Lenovo leads in 2020 PC shipments
Global personal computer (PC) giant Lenovo Group continued to see its market share top the world in ...
Jan. 16
Premier Bank launches 6 more Islami banking windows
The Premier Bank Limited has successfully inaugurated its Shahriah Based Islami Banking window servi...
Jan. 16
Razzaque for exporting agro products to Germany
Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has underscored the need for exporting high-value cr...
Jan. 16
Amazon union election to start in February
Amazon.com Inc’s first US union election since 2014 is scheduled to begin with the mailing of ...
Jan. 16
GM to invest C$1b in Canada plant
General Motors Co and labor union Unifor said on Friday they have reached a tentative deal for the a...
Jan. 16
UCB, MBL win plaudits for best Islamic banking practice
Two Bangladeshi private banks have secured the second and third place in the best new Islamic banks ...
Jan. 16
vivo starts pre booking for Y12S
Vivo, has introduced its first smartphone of the New Year in the country's market. The model of ...
Jan. 16
MD of IBBL pays tribute to Bangabandhu
Mohammed Monirul Moula, newly appointed Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited ...
Jan. 16
Entertainment
National Film Awards to be distributed today
The most prestigious film festival 'National Film Awards-2019' is being held at Bangabandhu ...
Jan. 16
Today is the day of demise of the great heroine
Today is the eighth death anniversary of the legendary actress Suchitra Sen. On January 17 in ...
Jan. 16
Ray Fisher removed from ‘Flash’ movie
Actor Ray Fisher has confirmed that he has been removed from the upcoming solo ‘Flash’ f...
Jan. 16
‘Gohiner Gaan’ at Dhaka Film Festival
The 19th 'Dhaka International Film Festival 2021' started yesterday with the slogan 'Aes...
Jan. 16
Freida to play WW II spy Noor Inayat Khan in new series
Actor Freida Pinto will be essaying the role of Britain's World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan in a...
Jan. 16
Feige: It’s sad ‘Iron Man’ won’t meet Fantastic Four's Reed
As Tony Stark aka ‘Iron Man’ played by Robert Downey Jr. sacrificed himself while fighti...
Jan. 16
‘Romeo and Juliet’ on Valentine’s Day
Muhammad Mustafa Kamal produces a special play for Valentine’s Day titled ‘Romeo a...
Jan. 16
World
WHO calls for equitable access to Covid vaccines
As Covid-19 cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants of the virus e...
Jan. 16
UN chief calls for global effort to end pandemic
With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to Covid-19, UN Secretary-General António...
Jan. 16
Oceans getting warmer, despite low carbon emissions
Despite reductions in global carbon emissions due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the world’s oceans...
Jan. 16
India rolls out world's largest Covid vaccination drive
India Saturday rolled out the world's largest Covid-19 inoculation drive, with Prime Minister Na...
Jan. 16
Global Covid death toll passes two million
The global death toll from Covid-19 surpassed two million on Friday, with the World Health Organizat...
Jan. 16
Biden recruits federal muscle for vaccine blitz
US President-elect JoeBiden announced Friday he would surge federal resources into making“thou...
Jan. 16
Outgoing Trump fetes Morocco king, rallies behind claim
US President Donald Trump, in a last-minute push to solidify Morocco’s normalization with Isra...
Jan. 16
World migration down 30pc for pandemic: UN
The coronaviruspandemic has slowed global migration by nearly 30 percent, with around twomillion few...
Jan. 16
Pompeo pushes new claim of China covering up Covid origin
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeoalleged Friday there were Covid-like illnesses among staff at a Chi...
Jan. 16
US calls Bahrain, UAE ‘major security partners’
The United States called Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates “major security partners” ...
Jan. 16
UK to close all travel corridors from Monday
The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday morning to "protect against the risk of as ...
Jan. 16
Country