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Front Page

Back home with scars, trauma

The first Bangladeshi survivor of the US-Bangla disaster in...
People’s perspective: A major blow to brand Bangladesh

Even a single death due to accident is too many. So the statistics...
Rejoinder, our reply

Mercantile Bank has sent a rejoinder to a report titled “Cash...
Tigers' virtual semi against SL today

Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha's answer of yes was a...

A return no one ever expects

Almun Nahar Annie, one of the survivors, had been refusing to go...
From gardener to millionaire

He joined the Public Works Department as a gardener in 1984. But...
Role of Int'l community inadequate

While Myanmar has been gravely violating international norms for...

Back Page

False alarm panics people on board Biman flight

An alert regarding extremist threat and explosives in a Biman...
Nature Quest: Liliums blooming in Bangladesh

The first batch of Lilium flowers has been commercially farmed in...
Kids sleeping less, grown-ups more

Let's paint a picture -- a family of three, both working...
US Congress inches forward with gun violence measure

As thousands of students protested Wednesday demanding action from...

AL or BNP? Loyal to both

All down the line, this man had been a diehard BNP activist. To...
Blow for BJP in by-polls

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday suffered a...
Row over Ex-Spy Poisoning: West calls upon Russia to explain toxin attack

Britain, the United States, Germany and France jointly called on...
Stabbing of 6th-grader: Attacker wanted to teach the family a lesson

The man who stabbed sixth-grader Sathi Khatun in Chapainawabganj...

March 16, 1971: Yahya's blunder

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and General Yahya Khan held a...
Bangabandhu Chair inaugurated at AIT

The first-ever Bangabandhu Chair was inaugurated yesterday at the...
Four bodies spotted in the Bay

Some fishermen of Maheshkhali island have spotted four bodies...

Business

Bad loans soared 20pc in 2017

Banks' default loans surged 19.51 percent in 2017, as the...
Alliance remediation fund left untouched

Garment manufacturers could not avail themselves of the $100...
Consumers becoming more aware

Complaints against food adulteration and businesses that make hefty...
US pressing China to cut trade surplus by $100b

The Trump administration is pressing China to cut its trade surplus...
Dry weather hits New Zealand growth

New Zealand's economy expanded by a sluggish 0.6 percent in...

NBR digging out revenue data mismatch with CGA

The National Board of Revenue has ordered field offices to identify...
Stocks gain for second straight day

Dhaka stocks gained 1.51 percent yesterday, riding on bank shares...
Steps taken to address challenges: PMO official

The government has decided to identify the challenges Bangladesh...
Oil steadies as equities gain, but concern builds over supply

Oil prices were broadly steady on Thursday, supported by a pickup...

India calls for cross-border container train service

India has requested Bangladesh to take measures to introduce...
Singer's profit rises 37pc

Singer Bangladesh's profit rose 37.4 percent year-on-year to...
Trump picks TV commentator Kudlow as economic adviser

US television commentator and conservative economic analyst Larry...
Audi expects tough year amid model changes

Audi expects a difficult year as the launch of over 20 redesigned...

Sports

Advantage or desperation?

The morning of the do-or-die Nidahas Trophy game against Sri Lanka...
'Nagin will turn against you'

Bangladesh's record chase of 215 against Sri Lanka on Saturday...
Eng to tour SL for first time in 6 years

England will tour Sri Lanka for the first time in over six years to...
Bangladesh surge into final

The Bangladesh hockey team moved into the Asian Games Qualifiers...
V'ball team to leave for Iran

An 18-member Bangladesh national volleyball team will leave for...
FIFA to give VAR green light

FIFA are expected to rubber-stamp video assistant referee...

Everyone needs to do their bit: Walsh

Soon after yesterday's pre-match press conference ahead of...
Kusal Mendis fit to play

Top-order bat Kusal Mendis has been declared fit for Friday's...
Rabada to play third Test?

Proteas speedster Kagiso Rabada's appeal against his two-Test...
Unearthing prospects

Though weightlifters Marzia Akter Ikra of Kishorganj, Sumaiya Akter...
Bayern breeze into last eight

Treble-chasing Bayern Munich eased past Turkey's Besiktas 3-1...
Busquets out with toe injury

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets will be out for around three...

It's challenging to bowl in Powerplay: Sundar

Washington Sundar has been phenomenal in the powerplay during the...
Afghans shock WI, keep hopes alive

Afghanistan entered the Super Sixes stage of the Cricket World Cup...
Conte hails King Messi

Barcelona hailed Lionel Messi as "The King" and he handed...
Pato's public bid to woo Chinese actress

Brazilian football star Alexandre Pato celebrated Tianjin Quanjian&...
BKSP shoot to the top

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) became the champions of...

Editorial

Political cadres-turned-kidnappers!

A kidnapping ring allegedly headed by a leader of ruling Awami...

Still waiting for the dead bodies

It is saddening to learn that the friends and families of the...

Opinion

Tillerson gone, who's next?

President Donald Trump's White House team seems to be in...
Black holes dissolving like aspirin

When Stephen Hawking postulated in the mid-1970s that black holes...

An avoidable operation

The British government has rejected a petition by the Sikh...
Looking at climate change through culture and art

If you go to Cape Farewell's website, you will see written in...

Tigers go down fighting in the end

After the India-Bangladesh T-20 match in the Nidahas Trophy, 2018...

Letters

No justice for victims

Most cases of violence against women filed in Dhaka in the last...

Encourage more girls to go to school

On March 7, The Daily Star published a report titled “42 pc girls...

City

It's to keep her away from anti-govt movement

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday at a...
3-member AL team flies to India today

A three member delegation of Awami League (AL) is flying to India...
Bodies of 4 Bangladeshi peacekeepers arrive

The bodies of four Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers, who died in a mine...
Thailand keen on rly, maritime links

Thailand is keen on establishing maritime and tri-nation railway...
The beautiful minds

It was around 2:10pm on Wednesday. Tofayel was going to visit one...
Youth crushed under train

An unidentified youth, aged around 28, yesterday died after being...
Death anniversary

Today is the tenth death anniversary of Md Aminul Islam, an...

Govt, ACC file leave-to-appeal petitions

The government and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday...
Tawfiq's book to be launched today

The publication ceremony of “Chariot of Life: Liberation War,...
Shahabuddin's 13-day solo art show opens Monday

A 13-day solo art exhibition of celebrated artist Shahabuddin will...
Online violence against women on the rise

Speakers at a consultation in the capital yesterday demanded...
Dismiss the DB men

Journalists' associations of Barisal city yesterday demanded ...
Woman dies in Savar cylinder blast

A woman was burned to death when a gas cylinder exploded in her...
Another key accused gets bail

A Dhaka court granted bail to Billal Hossain, driver of Ahmed...

Five secretaries transferred

In a reshuffle in the administration, five top government officials...
ASK condemns law enforcers' attitude

Ain o Salish Kendra yesterday condemned Tuesday's torture of...
Dusty Dhaka

Momena Begum and her mother Tahera Khatun were anxiously waiting...
ICT sets Apr 12 for pressing charge

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday set April 12 for the...
Country would be poverty-free by 2024: Muhith

If Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth reaches 9...
AL protests former BCL man killing

Mymensingh City unit of Awami League (AL) yesterday organised a...
Lighter vessel capsizes in Rupsha river

A lighter vessel with 1,050 tonnes of cement clinkers capsized in...

Country

A river getting lost to siltation

The Pagla river that flows through two upazilas of Chapainawabganj...
2 cops hurt in drug peddlers' attack

Two policemen were injured as a gang of drug peddlers attacked them...
College teacher held on charge of raping student

A college teacher in Saidpur municipality of the district was...
2 die after taking 'sex stimulating' halua

Two garment workers of the district died after taking homemade &...
Five houses gutted in fire

A devastating fire gutted five tin-roofed houses in Dheukali union...

The ferrywoman of Munshiganj

From morning until evening the ghats at the Chitolia to Bakchar...
College girl gang-raped in Kurigram

A female college student was gang raped in Kanthalbari union under...
Rice mills beside dwellings pose health hazard for villagers

For longer than anybody can remember, paddy in Comilla's...
Fellows demand immediate arrest of the killers

Students brought out a procession in the town yesterday, protesting...

Two schools with same name run face to face!

There are two junior high schools with the same name in Domar...
Man commits suicide after killing wife

A man committed suicide yesterday after killing his wife on...
Buyers cheated as smaller bricks sold as standard

Lalmonirhat brick kiln owners are allegedly cheating customers as...
Man kills wife

A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband in Biral...

World

Thousands flee E Ghouta

Thousands of civilians poured out of Eastern Ghouta yesterday as...
Top bottled water brands have plastic particles: report

The world's leading brands of bottled water are contaminated...
Foes band together to challenge Modi

Small Indian parties are banding together against Prime Minister...
Taliban blast kills 7 people in Pakistan

A suicide bomb blast claimed by the Taliban ripped through a police...
Israel hits Hamas posts in Gaza Strip

Israel's military hit Hamas posts in the Gaza Strip yesterday...

Rape used as weapon in Syria war: UN

Syrian troops and government-linked militia have systematically...
US hits Russians with sanctions

The United State slapped sanctions on 19 Russian individuals and...
'Once hard ice melts'

China's President Xi Jinping offered encouragement for South...
Malaysia to dissolve House at end of March

Malaysia's parliament will be dissolved on March 28, 29 or 30,...
Japan Nobel winner's wife found dead in US

A Japanese Nobel Prize-winner was hospitalized Wednesday and his...

Saudi Arabia will develop nuke bomb if Iran does

Saudi Arabia will develop nuclear weapons if its arch-rival Iran...
Australia eyes visas for SA white farmers

Australia's conservative government is considering fast...
Sri Lanka lifts Facebook ban

Sri Lanka has lifted a week-long ban on Facebook after the tech...
Afghan hostage shoots Taliban captors; 7 killed

An Afghan man taken hostage by the Taliban made a dramatic escape...

Arts & Entertainment

I believe in quitting with dignity

In a glorious musical career spanning 40 years, Kumar Biswajit has...
Nadia: Busier than ever

Popular actor Nadia Ahmed is known for her versatility, having won...
Supriya Devi and Uttam Kumar in Washington

Popular Bangla film actress Supriya Devi passed away in Kolkata on...

“Oil Head” underway at Gallery Shilpangan

Denmark-based noted Bangladeshi artist Ruhul Amin Kajol's 38th...
Burqa-clad look of Alia Bhatt revealed for “Raazi”

As Alia Bhatt turned 25, the Bollywood actor and Karan Johar...
A new film-watching experience

Drive-in theatre in drive-in cinema is not new; in fact, it dates...

Riaz gets his hands dirty for a clean Dhaka

A few days back, popular TV and film actor Riaz got out of his car...
Miley Cyrus is being sued over “We Can't Stop”

A Jamaican musician named Flourgon is claiming that US pop star...
Jon Hamm joins “Pale Blue Dot”

Jon Hamm is in negotiations to star opposite Natalie Portman in Fox...

Next Step

5 shocking statistics on gender bias in the workplace

5 shocking statistics on gender bias in the workplace
The Bossman #48

The Bossman #48

Women acing careers deemed unfit for them

An average Bangladeshi woman is constantly told how to live her...

How to handle gender bias in the office

In 2017, Harvard Business Review conducted a research on a company...

Star Weekend

Mailbox

Our country is developing quite fast, except for one thing, gender...
What does it mean to celebrate International Women's Day in Bangladesh where violence against Jumma women is normalised?

I am not going to parse my words over this one. Bangladesh has...
Bangladesh at 2018 Sentiments that will drive the Year

Predicting the future is rarely an easy task, but even partial...
About Town

Live musical performance

Time to go?

Sara Ansari is delighted. She can finally drive in her own country...
Deradicalisation is more than just combat

The puppet show starts with a group rehearsing “Aguner Poroshmoni”...
War, in all its suffering

"Most children have two whole legs and two whole arms but this...
How to get rich super quick

There is no denying the fact that money really can buy happiness....

Water bodies or death traps?

A city that had over 50 canals and lakes only three decades ago,...
Ravaged by fire

Early morning of March 12, a fire broke out at the Ilias Mollah...
Dancing with the Arctic Sky

Huddled inside a lavvu, a Sami tent, around a blazing pinewood fire...

Star Youth

It is all about positive energy!

Energy can never be dissolved. It is transformed from one form to...
SUST National Debate Competition

The Grand Finale of IPDC Finance SUST IV 2.0 was held on February 3...

"Pajore Chandroban" Set for Theatre Olympics in India

Time and again theatre has proved itself to be a powerful platform...
Youth Opportunities

Candidates interested in working for an international award-winning...

Youth Parliament 2018

The sixth session of Youth Parliament was successfully conducted at...