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19 July 2022
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Bangladesh
Rubaiya Murshed’s ‘Nobody’s Children’: UPL publishes book on struggles of street children
2 July 2022
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Books & Literature
‘Corruption, anarchy the new norm’
30 June 2022
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Politics
Dengue cases shot up in June
30 June 2022
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Disease
So far so good
30 June 2022
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Bangladesh
Latifur Rahman’s 2nd death anniv today
30 June 2022
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Obituary
ACC looking into procurement anomalies at BR
30 June 2022
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Crime & Justice
Dhaka Airport: Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr
30 June 2022
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Crime & Justice
70 died in political clashes this year
30 June 2022
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City
101st birthday of DU
30 June 2022
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Campus
Lockdown in Capital: More people, more chaos mark fifth day
Despite an alarming surge in Covid-19 deaths, people continued to defy restrictions on movement as a higher number of people and vehicles were
18 April 2021
SM Mohsin passes away
Ekushey Padak-winning actor and theatre activist SM Mohsin passed away around 9:30am yesterday at the capital’s Birdem General Hospital. He was 73.
18 April 2021
DU professor Nazrul Islam Khan dies of Covid-19
Dr Md Nazrul Islam Khan, professor of Institute of Nutrition and Food Science of Dhaka University (DU), has passed away of Covid-19. He took his last
18 April 2021
All HC orders of ad-interim bails extended for two weeks
All High Court orders of ad-interim bail have been extended for the next two weeks because of Covid-19.
18 April 2021
‘They should be socially boycotted’
The High Court yesterday observed that those who harbour child molesters should be socially boycotted.
18 April 2021
Injured rare primate rescued in Sreemangal
A Slow Loris -- a rare primate locally known as lajjaboti banor – is now undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation in
18 April 2021
All work, no play makes Dhaka an unhealthy city
Thirty percent of the wards in Dhaka city do not have any playground or park, which particularly harms the mental and physical growth of children as they have no space to play and interact with friends.
18 April 2021
PM took Bangladesh to a new height
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken Bangladesh to a new height of international diplomacy.
18 April 2021
Govt plans overlooked livelihood of the poor
The government’s development plans largely exclude initiatives to safeguard the life and livelihood of the common people amid crises sich as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, speakers observed at a webinar yesterday.
17 April 2021
Hilsa supply starts in a limited scale
Supply of hilsa from the Barishal wholesale market to Dhaka has started in a limited scale.
17 April 2021
Getting vaccine jab in lockdown
When I received an SMS that I have to take the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine yesterday, in the midst of a “strict lockdown”, I was a bit apprehensive.
17 April 2021
Mosquitoes make DSCC residents’ lives miserable
Nazmul Hasan’s family had adopted every measure they had heard of to save themselves from mosquitoes. They applied repellents and lit mosquito
17 April 2021
Crisis in Barind Region: Revisiting laws to protect, manage our water sources
According to a report published in The Daily Star recently, groundwater abuse for industrial and agricultural purposes is taking a toll on the Barind region in northwestern Bangladesh.
17 April 2021
Sharp rise in diarrhoea cases in Barishal
Cases of diarrhoea have risen alarmingly in Barishal since March.
17 April 2021
Kabori laid to rest
Sarah Begum Kabori, the silver screen legend who became the latest in a long line of victims to Covid-19 early yesterday, was laid to eternal rest at the
17 April 2021
Standing by starved strays
Animal lovers in Chattogram have been busy arranging and distributing meals for stray cats and dogs -- who have been starving as shops and restaurants remain closed -- to different areas of the city and adjacent areas.
17 April 2021
Fourth Day of Lockdown: Daily wage earners come out to streets
Before the first phase of restrictions following the surge of Covid-19 cases, Md Bablu (23) used to drive buses in the port city. He came to the
17 April 2021
Shabnam Huq’s death anniv
Yesterday marked the 21st death anniversary of Shabnam Huq, wife of Arham Masudul Huq, chief executive officer of Dhaka Bank Foundation, said a
17 April 2021
Jahanara Huq’s 1st death anniversary
Today marks the first death anniversary of Jahanara Huq, mother of Law Minister Anisul Huq.
17 April 2021
BNP wants to deny history
Sharply criticising BNP for not observing the historic Mujibnagar Day, Information and Broadcast Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said BNP wants to deny history.
17 April 2021