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Licence to harm Sundarbans
Going against its own policy, the government over the last few...
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Rajib not out of danger
College student Rajib Hossain, who lost his right hand in a road...
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Charitable Case: Khaleda's bail extended until April 22
A Dhaka court yesterday extended the bail of BNP Chairperson...
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Rohingya Repatriation: PM sees virtually no progress
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there has been...
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Corruption a big concern
The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR)...
Back Page
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Future of global energy market 'uncertain'
State Minister for Energy and Power Nasrul Hamid yesterday said the...
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Holey Artisan Attack: 'Neo JMB' man admits supplying arms
“Neo JMB” leader Hadisur Rahman Sagor yesterday confessed before a...
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National Film Award winners announced
The National Film Award 2016 winners were announced yesterday with...
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No rule of law for Rohingyas
By the twisted standards of Myanmar's Rakhine state, Abdullah...
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Sudan repatriates seven female 'IS members' from Libya
Sudanese security agents on Wednesday brought home from Libya seven...
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Indigenous People of Plains: Forming land commission not enough
Forming a separate land commission for the indigenous people of the...
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Personal Data Breach: 87m users may be affected: Facebook
Facebook said Wednesday the personal data of up to 87 million users...
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Outlawed party leader killed in 'gunfight'
An outlawed party leader was killed in a “gunfight” with Rab in...
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'Genocide' taking place in Myanmar
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said "genocide...
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Saudi king invites PM to witness military drill
Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has invited Prime Minister...
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'100 percent successful'
Bangladesh Chhatra League President Saifur Rahman Sohag yesterday...
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Rouhani angers Israel with 'support for terrorists' jibe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at Iran on...
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Almost 80% of UK firms pay men more than women: data
Almost eight out of 10 companies and public sector bodies operating...
Business
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Embrace technology to increase productivity
Bangladesh's productivity is much lower compared to its...
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Five top Islami Bank officials resign
Five top officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh have resigned from...
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Eliminate middlemen from paper trade
The carton manufacturers yesterday demanded direct buying rights of...
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Lack of financing hampers growth of women-led SMEs: analysts
The reluctance of banks and financial institutions to provide women...
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Almost 80pc of UK firms pay men more than women
Almost eight out of 10 companies and public sector bodies operating...
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German industrial orders disappoint in February
Industrial orders in Germany rose slightly in February after a...
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First freight train from India ends trial run
A trial run of the first freight train on the Bangladesh-India...
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Muhith for developing specialists for export sectors
Bangladesh needs to develop specialists for the export-oriented...
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Optimistic investors cheer up stocks
Optimistic investors kept stocks in the black for the second...
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In Africa, scant data protection leaves internet users exposed
In Kenya, which has a large and fast growing population of internet...
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RBI holds rates; cheers markets by trimming inflation view
The Reserve Bank of India kept its policy rates on hold on Thursday...
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Policymakers should get to the bottom of low FDI
Policymakers should find the reasons behind the low inflow of...
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Steel makers call for slash in customs duty, tax
Steel makers yesterday called for slashing of customs duty and...
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Apex Footwear gets two CEOs
Apex Footwear has recently appointed two chief executive officers ...
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China says it never backs down in the face of threats after trade salvos with US
China has never surrendered to external pressure and it will win...
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Canada's foreign minister travels to US for Nafta talks
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will be in Washington...
Sports
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Nazmul, Nasir seal Abahani's 19th title
All the preparations were made from Abahani's side. A sizeable...
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'We still need to work like hell'
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp warned his side will still have to ...
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'We are ready to accept demotion'
Four-time champions Usha KC will not be seen in the top-flight...
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One of the best leagues: Mashrafe
It may seem repetitive to keep uttering the name Mashrafe Bin...
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Magic of Anfield engulfs City
There is something special about Liverpool's Anfield on...
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Nahid exits from heats
Swimmer Mahmudunnabi Nahid exited from the heats in the 50m...
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'Happy to continue'
For most of his one and a half years on the job, Bangladesh bowling...
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Roma left to rue errors
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde admitted his side were well below...
Editorial
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A horrific tale
The unfortunate case of a 22-year-old college boy who lost his hand...
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How fertile lands became deserts
Yesterday, we reported how an act of gross negligence on the part...
Opinion
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Our dying rivers and hopes for water justice
This is ironic and self-contradictory on the face of it. On the one...
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Crisis, Rinse, Repeat
Later this century, when economic historians compare the “Great...
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The galvanising effects of Dalit protests
The caste cauldron in India was on the boil once again on April 2....
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The Dream of Martin Luther King Jr
IN a historic 1999 civil lawsuit of the King family against the US...
Letters
City
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HSC Exam: 179 expelled on fourth day
A total of 179 candidates were expelled from the examination...
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The party that fought for democracy has killed it
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said a...
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Missing Khulna BNP leader found in Cox's Bazar
Law enforcers found Khulna BNP leader Nazrul Islam in Cox's...
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Bir Protik Hamidul Haque passes away
Hamidul Haque, a valiant freedom fighter from Tangail, died of old...
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BHRMSPA logo, website launched
Bangladesh HRM Service Providers Association (BHRMSPA), a national...
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Road crashes kill 5
At least five persons, including a woman were killed in separate...
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A celebration of cultural ethos
The vibrant and colourful procession, Mangal Shobhajatra, in which...
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Rohingya crisis to feature highly
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday briefed foreign diplomats...
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Boy diagnosed with rare WILD syndrome
A thirteen-year-old boy has been undergoing treatment at the...
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BCL leader sued over 'assaulting' college principal
The principal of Chattogram Biggan College yesterday filed a case...
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Two day photo carnival of AUW starts today
A two-day photo carnival organised by the Asian University for...
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Discussion on TB control held
National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) with the support of ...
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Bangladesh fire service has come a long way
Firefighters are now capable of managing large fire incidents as...
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Cops directed to execute arrest orders of four accused
A Dhaka court yesterday again instructed police to execute the...
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Spread true teachings of Islam
Describing Islam as a religion of peace, Prime Minister Sheikh...
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Keep it up
It has been almost one year since 1,000 resident students of...
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HC okays continuation of Abbas' graft trial
The High Court has cleared the way for the lower court concerned to...
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ACC to sue BWDB addl chief engineer
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a case...
Country
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Gorai groyne under threat
The 0.720-km-long flood protection groyne built along the Gorai...
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Stop stone extraction
Students of several indigenous communities in the district formed a...
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Three jailed
A Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinee and his two...
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Stalking costs a life
A man was killed and five others were injured in a clash as a...
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Traders demand criminals' arrest
Traders of Sarishabari upazila headquarters at a rally yesterday...
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Self-reliant in teashop trade
At its best the humble village teashop is an institution. From...
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Vishnu idol recovered
Police recovered a 100-kg statue of lord Vishnu, after labourers...
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Prisoner dies at Faridpur jail
A 60-year-old under trial prisoner, who fell seriously sick in the...
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Schoolboy's body found
The body of a schoolboy was found at Ayubnagar in Patarihat union...
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Boy hurt in bomb blast
A 10-year-old boy sustained serious injuries in a crude bomb...
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Kurigram jail killing day tomorrow
Tomorrow (April 7) is Kurigram 'jail killing day'.
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Netrakona BCL leader commits suicide
A Chhatra League leader allegedly committed suicide in Netrakona...
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Stalkers desperate
Studies of two sisters have been stopped for the last one week due...
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Man gets life for killing wife
A court here yesterday awarded life imprisonment to a man for...
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'Cancel lease of Joykali Dighi'
Hundreds of people in Natore formed a human chain on April 1,...
World
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Gaza braces for new protests
Palestinians yesterday readied for new protests along the Gaza...
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1.5b sensitive docs on open internet
Some 1.5 billion sensitive online files, from pay stubs to medical...
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Won't accept any delay in elections
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on...
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Taliban vows to take 'serious revenge'
The Taliban has vowed to "take serious revenge" after an...
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Saudi intercepts another missile from Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday that...
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Flight returns to S'pore after bomb hoax
A flight operated by budget airline Scoot was yesterday escorted...
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Six miners dead in Georgia roof collapse
Six miners died and three more were injured yesterday when the roof...
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'My strength is growing'
The Russian woman who was poisoned in Britain last month with her...
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Philippines shuts top tourists spot for 'next generation'
The Philippines is closing its best-known holiday island Boracay to...
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Lanka PM wins trust vote
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe defeated a no...
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Wife of 'vanished' Chinese lawyer marches for answers
The wife of a detained Chinese human rights lawyer who has embarked...
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Saudi Arabia's first cinema to open April 18
Saudi Arabia's first cinema in over three decades will open on...
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Police kill unarmed man in New York
New York police shot dead an African American man in Brooklyn on...
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Judge charges ex-Catalan police chief with sedition
A Spanish judge yesterday formally charged the former chief of...
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Kim wants to resume six-party disarmament talks
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping...
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Lula can be jailed
Brazil's Supreme Court yesterday rejected former president...
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Ex-PM's party temporarily dissolved
Malaysian authorities yesterday deregistered the party of veteran...
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French, Malian troops kill 30
Thirty jihadists were killed in a clash with French and Malian...
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Pope shows support for sick British toddler
Pope Francis has stepped in to the case of a seriously ill British...
Arts & Entertainment
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It's time to weave “Swapnajaal”
Films that appeal to critics and the general audience alike are...
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Green University organises Shakespeare Festival
A two-day Shakespeare Fest 2018 was organised by the English Club...
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Salman Khan gets five-year jail in Blackbuck poaching case
A Jodhpur (India) trial court yesterday marquee Bollywood star...
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Up close and personal with Poppy
Gracing her presence on the silver screen for twenty years, Poppy...
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“Sentimental Selim” on Rtv
TV series “Sentimental Selim” goes on air tonight at 9:20pm on Rtv....
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“Infinity War” character posters released
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has seen heroes come together before,...
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“Theatre has become tougher”
Keramat Moula is a seasoned theatre activist and movie actor. He...
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“Kaan-Shuta” at Chhayanaut today
Gaanshala, a musical initiative by Enamul Karim Nirjhar, is set to...
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‘Everybody knows’ to open Cannes
Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's...
Next Step
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STARTUP vs. CORPORATE
I've spoken to two professionals who've had adequate...
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The Bossman #51
The Bossman #51
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Bangladesh's first CXO Summit organised by LankaBangla
LankaBangla presents Dhaka CXO Summit 2018 brought the pioneers and...
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Networking through business competitions
Every year, a plethora of business competitions take place in...
Star Weekend
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MAILBOX
“A campus forever linked to liberation" by Md Shahnawaz Khan...
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A life on perpetual tenterhooks
The city is like a text. It always gives us clues in many forms...
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Into the Fold, Out in the One
As a reconnaissance of what seems like a neural landscape, Soma...
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New names, new solutions
Kamrul Hussain, a small trader in Cumilla, sits sprawled across a...
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Raising a child with autism
Rupa shows me the broken glass of a bookshelf in the bedroom, which...
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A deafening culture of silence
Last month, Star Weekend conducted an online survey to explore...
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A topography of loss … unredeemed…
Dhali Al Mamoon turned time into a portal to gaze back or gauge a...
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You Need To Know What Happened To Private Banks Last Week
People have been talking about it from the beginning of the year,...
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Life at Chittagong Railway Station
Among the thousands that throng the railway station every day, are...
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The Time I Took A 19-hour Bus Ride Across East Africa, Because Why Not
My work visa in Tanzania was about to expire, and I needed to do a...
Star Youth
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Nurturing the Practice of Running
Running is a suitable form of exercise for everyone from adults to...
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Youth Opportunities
UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach...
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1st National Quiz Festival 2018
The event was categorised into two levels. The “Individual Level”...
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ICBSD 2018 held at University of Rajshahi
The International Conference on Business and Sustainable...