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

Front Page

Fish Importers: Ticked off by test order

About 1,500 tonnes of fish remain stranded in the Chittagong port...
Rohingya Refugees: More support needed as crisis growing: WB

The World Bank has said the Rohingya refugee crisis is growing at a...
Inmates exposed to radicalisation

Parents should always keep an eye on their children, discuss...
Of a strange eviction

The Victory Day morning of last year started like any other for the...

US government shuts down

President Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of his...
4 killed in 'gunfights' in Jessore

Four bullet-hit bodies were recovered from Sadar and Jhikargacha...
Win or bust for Lanka

It will be a test for Chandika Hathurusingha and his charges as...

Back Page

Two hurt in CU factional clash

Two Chhatra League activists were injured in a factional clash of...
N'Ganj Mayhem: No action yet against gun-toters

Niazul Islam, a close aide of Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman,...
Stalker stabs college girl

A college girl was stabbed allegedly by her stalker in Mymensingh...
Teachers with MPO go for class boycott

Teachers and employees of the MPO-enlisted schools and colleges on...
Chinese human rights lawyer's detention 'absurd'

The lawyer of a prominent Chinese human rights attorney detained in...

Gunmen attack Kabul hotel, take hostages

A group of as many as four gunmen attacked the Intercontinental...
AL Sub-Committees: Quader faces ire of ex-BCL leaders

In the face of demonstration by a group of former Chhatra League...
Woman on her way to comfort the grieving dies under bus

A housewife lost her life yesterday after a bus ran her over in...
Pakistan suspends police officer over extrajudicial killing

Pakistani authorities yesterday suspended a senior police officer...

Lakehead school owner 'abducted'

Unidentified men allegedly picked up the owner of Lakehead Grammar...
Death toll in Sylhet stone pit rises to 8

Another worker died while extracting stones in an illegal operation...
Ijtema Phase 2: Akheri Munajat today

The second phase of the Biswa Ijtema, the second largest...
Eleven killed, 46 hurt in Turkey bus crash

Eleven people were killed and 46 injured when a Turkish intercity...

Business

Businesses frustrated with lethargic reforms

Businesses yesterday expressed frustration over the lack of...
Western Marine to export $250m worth of vessels in 5yrs

Western Marine Shipyard Ltd aims to export small vessels worth $250...
It’s right time to develop capital market: Muhith

Time has come to develop the investment market, said Finance...
Market manipulation to blame for spiralling commodity prices

The recent price surge in kitchen commodities has created uproar in...
Xiaomi to expand store network in Indian tussle with Samsung

China's Xiaomi plans to expand its Indian store network as it...
Europe brings on charm and blue skies to lure Chinese tourists

Chinese tourists are big spenders and with the numbers visiting...

Grameen Bank on track to log its highest profit

Grameen Bank is on course for record profit in 2017 in what can be...
Japanese investors gaining confidence: survey

Confidence among the Japanese investors doing business in...
Meghna Petroleum approves 110pc cash dividend

Meghna Petroleum Ltd (MPL) has approved 110 percent cash dividend...
France to host 140 foreign CEOs for pre-Davos summit

Nearly 140 chief executives from companies around the world will...
It's a mistake to allow China, Russia to join WTO, says US

China and Russia have shown no intention of living up to World...

ADP spending rises 32pc

The government's development spending rose 32.11 percent year...
BTRC lifts minimum speed limit for 4G

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will not...
NRBC Bank gunning to impress in 2018

NRB Commercial Bank is gunning for an operating profit of Tk 250...
UK retail sales slide in Dec after Black Friday boost

British retail sales slid 1.5 percent in December from the previous...
India sends tax notices to cryptocurrency investors as trading hits $3.5b

India has sent tax notices to tens of thousands of people dealing...

Sports

Ex-refs predict trouble if VAR used at World Cup

Whether the video assistant referee (VAR) will feature at the World...
Brothers thru' to last 8

Brothers Union booked a quarterfinal berth in the Walton...
Mathews out of tri-series

Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews will return home after...
Arsenal, MU win

A sublime performance from Eden Hazard solved Chelsea's recent...

Bowling most pleasing: Mahmud

If the big five of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim...
Young Tigers face India in quarters

Bangladesh will face off against India in their ICC Under-19 World...
Team selection is shameful: Prabhakar

Former all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar slammed India's team...
Phelps thought of suicide!

Swimming great Michael Phelps revealed that he has battled severe...

A drab DPL draft

The charm and excitement surrounding the Dhaka Premier League...
Rabada wants a whitewash

South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada warned India they should be ready...
Federer's hunt for 20 on track

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic kept up their relentless march...

Editorial

Consumers getting cheated on LPG

It's probably only possible in Bangladesh. Three years have...

Environment in Cox's Bazar in peril

The UNDP report has only reconfirmed the worst fears we have had...

Opinion

Nuclear Power: Challenging Rosatom's claims

Shevlyakov's piece is implicitly built on the assumption that...
A friendship to cherish

Abdul Qayyum was a unique person. While I tap this on my mobile...

Regenerating the Tree of Life

Post-retirement is often advertised on birthday cards and in Art of...

Merkel still searching for a government

Even after heading the largest party in the parliament Acting...

Letters

Disciplining the autorickshaw drivers

Auto rickshaws have become a vital transport in the rural areas....

Prevent childhood disability

Childhood disability caused by cerebral palsy (CP) is a public...

City

CHT people to enjoy land ownership: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures inhabitants of the Chittagong...
DU won't issue IDs

In the wake of recent demonstrations of the Dhaka University...
Tourism village not on locals' mind

The government should protect the around 130-acre Parjatan Holiday...
Teach in mother tongue

Acquiring reading skills in native language helps boost children&...
Thousands win books in BSK reading competition

Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, a platform for encouraging youths for...
Man arrested with 20,000 Yaba pills

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), Chittagong arrested a...

Bureaucracy collapsed due to politicisation

The bureaucracy in the country has collapsed due to its...
Refugees need to feel safe enough to return: UN

The United Nations has reiterated its call for voluntary...
Rohingya man shot dead

A Rohingya community leader was shot dead by some unidentified...
Govt 'inaction' behind spread of polythene bags: Greens

Green activists yesterday alleged that the law banning polythene...
'Drug dealer' held in city

Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested an alleged drug dealer along...
NSU holds orientation session

The orientation session for the incoming students of Spring-2018...

Ensure job-oriented education

The education system should be more job oriented to ensure...
UN official hears horrific tales of persecution

Visiting UN Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Myanmar...
EC struggling to complete process in due time

Though the Election Commission was supposed to complete the...
Nowhere to go

For the last two months, Rakhi has been waiting for someone to come...
Housewife found dead in Savar

Police recovered the body of a housewife from her house at Shimulia...

Country

CHT people to enjoy land ownership: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures inhabitants of the Chittagong...
Cry for bridges over four Nilphamari rivers

Over one lakh people in three upazilas of the district have been...
4 farmers abducted

Armed criminals abducted four tobacco farmers from a farmhouse in...

Sand lifting threatens Faridpur river

Illegal lifting of sand from the Chandana river at Char Magchami in...
66 injured as AL factions clash

At least 66 people were injured in clashes between groups of ruling...
OC closed to Khulna

Moheshpur Police Station officer-in-charge was closed to Khulna...

Return of fond memory

It was a nostalgic occasion for the former students of Pabna Zila...
Week-long Madhu Mela kicks off

On the occasion of 194th birth anniversary of poet Michael...
Section 144 at Kumarkhali

Kumarkhali upazila administration imposed Section 144 on a school...

World

Tension soars as 4 killed

Tensions escalated in Kashmir yesterday as a soldier and three...
Turkey starts ground ops in Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said a military...
Egypt's ex-military chief to run against Sisi

Former Egyptian armed forces chief of staff General Sami Anan...

CJ to hear Judge Loya Case tomorrow amid accusations

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will hear tomorrow the...
Russian calls US defence strategy 'confrontational'

Russia's foreign minister described a new US national defense...
Trump to meet UK PM in Davos next week

US President Donald Trump plans to meet Britain's Prime...

Pence heads to Mideast amid Arab anger

US Vice President Mike Pence headed for Egypt yesterday to begin a...
IOC, Koreas meet to finalise Olympic deal

After the two Koreas struck a deal for the North to attend the...
Saudi Arabia intercepts another ballistic missile

Yemen's Houthi movement fired a ballistic missile toward the...

Arts & Entertainment

Arindam Sil to direct Shuvo-Tisha

Noted Indian director Arindam Sil is set to make a proposed...
Anne Frank exhibit opens at LWM

A traveling exhibition titled “Anne Frank – A History for Today”...

“Cha-Chakra” opens at AFD

A solo photography exhibition by Faiham Ebna Sharif, titled “Cha...
Tom Petty died from massive accidental drug overdose

The autopsy results of '80s rock legend Tom Petty – who died...

Ensemble Theatre marks 100th staging of “Court Martial”

Ensemble Theatre, a leading theatre troupe of Mymensingh, staged ...
“Sword in the Stone” remake finds director

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, best known for directing the zombie...

Health

Why sitting too much is bad for your health

They do not call it a disease for nothing. Here is how being...
Keep your eyes healthy during winter

The winter season can take its toll on your mood, health, and body....

Protect your child from hand, foot and mouth disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease is common in children but can also...
Breastfeeding tied to reduced risk for diabetes in mothers

Mothers who lactate for at least 6 months face a lower long-term...

"Kangaroo Mother Care" helps premature triplets thrive

Renuka Hadapad gave birth to triplets on 25 October 2016 in Koppal,...