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

Front Page

New police unit to check cyber crime

Social media users may have to be more cautious about making ...
Jan 5 polls were not voter-less

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the January 5, 2014...
Troubled banks worry Muhith

Some banks are in serious trouble. A number of sponsors are...
BNP bid to stage protests foiled

Law enforcers yesterday obstructed BNP's protest programmes at...

Matarbari port to be turned into a deep-sea port

The sea port being built for the Matarbari coal-fired power plant...
Food stock rises

The government's food stock saw a rise this year compared to...
New voters to get NID cards from March

The Election Commission is set to start handing over laminated NID...
7 killed as bus plunges into ditch

At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured as a bus...

Back Page

2 stabbed to death over playing badminton

Two college students were stabbed to death and one sustained...
12 BCL men hurt as bus carrying them catches fire

At least 12 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League were injured...
Too fat to march

The fierce reputation of Spanish Legion soldiers is being put to...
US weighs Pak blowback as it piles pressure

The United States is examining ways to mitigate any Pakistani...
Israel grants bail to Palestinian woman in 'slap video' case

Israel on Friday released a Palestinian woman on bail after she was...
Armed groups clash at key Libya border post

Armed groups clashed Friday in western Libya, forcing the closure...
Russia's Supreme Court rejects Putin foe's appeal against poll ban

Russia's Supreme Court yesterday turned down an appeal by...

Criminals hit college teacher with hammer

Unidentified criminals hit a teacher in the head with a hammer in...
Rohingya Camps: 48,000 babies to be born this year

More than 48,000 Rohingya infants are expected to be born in...
DMP slaps restrictions on flying of sky lanterns

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday imposed restrictions on flying...
Suspect in murder of environmentalist freed in Philippine

A former Philippine official charged with the murder of a prominent...
Israel grants bail to Palestinian woman in 'slap video' case

Israel on Friday released a Palestinian woman on bail after she was...
Kuwaiti activist launches prison hunger strike

A Kuwaiti activist sentenced to seven years in prison after he...
US military chopper makes emergency landing on Japan beach

An American military helicopter made an emergency landing on a...

BCL council likely in March

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday asked...
Murder case accused killed in 'gunfight'

Babu alias Palsar Babu, 35, the main accused in Awami League...
US, Russia clash at UN over Iran

The United States and Russia clashed over Iran at the UN Security...
Mexico hit by looting incited on social media

Stores and supermarkets in the Mexico City suburbs have been hit by...
UN to investigate DR Congo attack on peacekeepers

The United Nations on Friday set up a special investigation of the...
Four Venezuelan generals placed on US blacklist

The US Treasury placed four serving or retired Venezuelan generals...

Business

Better domestic policies to boost trade

Better domestic policies are important for a country to benefit...
Exports rise 7pc in Jul-Dec

Exports rose 7.15 percent year-on-year to $17.92 billion in the...
Can Bangladesh eliminate extreme poverty by FY2031?

Bangladesh has set an ambitious target to eliminate extreme poverty...
China tightens rules on commercial lender shareholders, entrusted loans

China's banking regulator has introduced new measures to...
New MD for BKB

Mohammad Helal Uddin has recently been appointed as managing...
US unemployment holds at 4.1pc

The US economy's job creation ability disappointed in December...

Samson H Chowdhury, an inspiration to all

Samson H Chowdhury, the founder of Square Group, reached the...
Global franchise consulting firm opens Dhaka office

Singapore-based franchise consulting and brokerage firm FranGlobal...
Pakistan allows use of Chinese yuan for trade, investment

Pakistan will allow the Chinese yuan to be used for imports,...
Opec oil cut adherence rises in Dec

Opec deepened compliance with an oil supply-cutting deal in...
Japanese companies begin to buckle as Abe pressures them to raise wages

Japan Inc is running out of excuses in the face of Prime Minister...
HP recalls computer batteries over fire risk

HP announced a recall of batteries in some of its notebook and...

Go for centralised banking to reduce risks, costs

Banks in Bangladesh should adopt a centralised banking system as it...
City Bank gets $10m from Norwegian lender

City Bank has recently secured $10 million funds from the Norwegian...
India plans to boost tourism, travel in annual budget

India is planning to cut taxes on travel and tourism in next month&...
Singapore's PSA Marine to handle Summit LNG's vessel services

PSA Marine Bangladesh will provide berthing, mooring, pilot and...
Saudi king orders new allowances to offset rising cost of living

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday ordered a monthly...
Solar modules stuck at Indian ports due to import duty dispute

Solar modules worth more than $150 million are stuck at various...

Sports

Immobile hits four in rout

Lazio forward Ciro Immobile hit four goals in a 5-2 rout of SPAL on...
Pietersen to retire end of the year

Kevin Pietersen has announced he will retire from all forms of...
No. 3 position for Shakib?

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan batted at number three position in...
Klopp praises Van Dijk

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Virgil van Dijk will get...
Abahani's amazing transformation

Abahani will celebrate their sixth title with the trophy only after...
Tommasi eyes Italian FA presidency

Former Italy international Damiano Tommasi officially announced his...

Hopefuls disappoint in practice match

The lone practice match between Bangladesh Red and Green at the...
Khawaja fulfils Ashes dream

Usman Khawaja plundered a big century as Australia roasted England&...
U-19s' first warm-up tomorrow

The Bangladesh Under-19 team will play the first official warm-up...
Coutinho set for Barcelona

Barcelona and Liverpool have agreed a deal in principle for...
Heynckes bins Vidal's Chelsea move

Jupp Heynckes said Saturday there had been no contact between...
TEVEZ JOINS BOCA FOR THIRD TIME

Former Manchester United and Juventus striker Carlos Tevez agreed a...

Pandya counterpunch salvages India

Hardik Pandya went on a thrilling counter-attack but could not...
Williamson ton ends Pakistan run

Kane Williamson may have been New Zealand's hero in their...
Steyn return overshadowed by injury

South African fast bowler Dale Steyn left the field with a bruised...
War of words intensifies

Jose Mourinho intensified his war of words with Chelsea manager...
Costa scores winner, gets sent off

Atletico Madrid unleashed Diego Costa in La Liga on Saturday and...

Editorial

Give space to political oppositions

The ruling party repeatedly gets permission to congregate and not...

Chaos in bank boards

The question that has to be asked is, what compels the central bank...

Opinion

How early nominations can help the economy

We can reduce this kind of political setback on the economy only by...
The world has changed

Till that moment, I was under the impression that North Korea'...

The roots of western tribalism

“It seemed that, in time, all the substance from one image would...

Rohingyas need protection, not relocation to Bashan Char

For Bangladesh, the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees with...

Letters

Public driving school in each district

Last year, more than 4,000 people were killed in road accidents,...

Use surface water instead of groundwater

The Daily Star published a report titled “Experts urge maximum use...

City

JS goes into New Year session today

The Jatiya Sangsad goes into the 19th session, also the first in...
107 Hindus killed in 2017

At least 107 Hindus were killed and 31 became victims of enforced...
Govt gives 27 lakh blankets to cold-hit poor

The government has allotted 27 lakh blankets, including 18 lakh...
Sporsho launches 14 Braille books

Sporsho Braille Prokashona yesterday celebrated its decade-long...
Bhashani university students demand revised fees

The students of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University...

Not possible for police alone, says IGP

It is not possible for the law enforcers alone to eliminate drugs...
A life of hope, dignity

Palliative care should be introduced in major hospitals and...
Abducted businessman rescued after five days

Police rescued a businessman from a house in East Madarbari area of...
Pregnant woman found dead by the road

A six-month pregnant woman was found dead beside a road near her...
DU registered graduate polls begin

The election to choose 25 registered graduate representatives for...

Progress too slow

Titas Gas Company's target to install some 200,000 prepaid...
BGB man fatally run over by bus

A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) died as speeding bus hit...
Two butchers held for selling meat of dead bull

Police arrested two butchers on the charge of slaughtering a dead...
Two security guards killed in Dhamrai

Police recovered the bodies of two security guards from the factory...

Country

Derailment halts Ishwardi-Rajshahi-C’awabganj rail ink

Rail communication on the Ishwardi, Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj...
Another bridge over Dharla awaits opening

The second bridge over the Dharla river in Phulbari upazila is...
'2nd struggle like '71 a must to end terrorism'

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Vice-chancellor...

Land grabbers' brutality sends her to hospital

Mercilessly beaten by land grabber in-laws, a housewife of Purbo...
Tension over new Jubo League body

Tension has been prevailing as two factions of Jubo league, youth...

People shiver in cold, life paralysed

Biting cold sweeping across the northern districts during the last...
Bhabani gets back grabbed land

A poor farmer of Patgram upazila yesterday regained possession of...

World

Tillerson backs Trump

Washington's chief diplomat Rex Tillerson found himself...
FBI investigating Clinton Foundation: reports

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the foundation of...
25 dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya

At least 25 people are feared to have drowned in a shipwreck off...
US National Security Agency chief to retire

National Security Agency Director Admiral Mike Rogers, the US...

Saudi arrests 11 princes over anti-austerity protest

Saudi authorities have detained 11 princes after they gathered at a...
'No chance for progress'

French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Friday that Turkey...
Bomb blast kills 4 police in Kashmir

Four policemen were killed yesterday in a bomb blast set off by...

Seoul offers high-level delegation

South Korea has proposed sending a five-member delegation led by a...
Vicar slaps fine on brides running late

Fed up with repeated delays to wedding services because of brides...
CPJ calls on Saudi to release local journo

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Saudi...

Arts & Entertainment

Bangladesh Film Fest opens in Kolkata

A four-day Bangladesh Film Festival and Liberation War-based...
Sanjay Dutt biopic gets release date

The much-talked about Sanjay Dutt biopic will release in June this...

Three-day theatre fest concludes at CU

The second session of the Chittagong University (CU) Annual Theatre...
Prachyanat to stage “Bon Manush” today

Theatre troupe Prachyanat is bringing back Eugene O'Neill'...

IGCC organises classical music soiree

IGCC organised an evening of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music by...
Jumanji outpaces rivals at Box Office

Sony's “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is heading for a clear...

Health

Control of drug abuse is a must

The abuse of narcotics drugs has increased manifold in Bangladesh...
Stay away from a stuffy nose

Stuck in stuffy nose hell? As tempting as it is to blow through a...

Monitoring for typhoid through the existing WHO platform

A lack of robust surveillance and data on enteric fever — typhoid...
Folic acid, multivitamin use during pregnancy tied to lower autism risk

Use of multivitamin or folic acid supplements before or during...

WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid

At the end of December 2017, World Health Organisation (WHO)...