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Front Page
PM visits Padma Bridge
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid a surprise visit to the Padma Bridge on a dewy morning o...
Dec. 31
Country sees spectacular economic growth
Despite a devastating impact of coronavirus on the world economy, Bangladesh economy has achieved a ...
Dec. 31
Challenges of RMG sector in 2021
The country's ready-made garment (RMG) sector has overcome several devastating phases of Covid-1...
Dec. 31
Blessed be the happy New Year
With the clock striking 12 midnight on Friday another year slipped into eternity heralding a new yea...
Dec. 31
President, PM greet nation on New Year's Eve
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday greeted the countrymen on the eve...
Dec. 31
Power sees success in 2021
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources started the year of 2021 to ensure 100 percent e...
Dec. 31
How was 2021 for world leaders?
A few world leaders can claim to end 2021 stronger than they started it. Many of them, buffeted by t...
Dec. 31
FDI increases despite crisis
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has significantly increased last year (2021) as the government&rsquo...
Dec. 31
Economists, bankers expect positive growth in 2022
Country's leading economists, bankers and analysts expressed their reactions about economic situ...
Dec. 31
Back Page
Surge in child marriage rings alarm
The eventful year of 2021, passed through ups and downs, witnessed an alarming surge in violence aga...
Dec. 31
President administers oath to CJ Hasan Foez Siddique
President Md Abdul Hamid on Friday administered the oath of office to Hasan Foez Siddique as the 23r...
Dec. 31
Speaker inaugurates ‘Farewell to Year 2021’ programme
Speaker of the Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Friday inaugurated 'Farewell to Year 20...
Dec. 31
Trade Fair starts today
The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) is going to start today (January 1) at the Bang...
Dec. 31
3 luxury launches fined Tk 85,000 in Barishal
The Department of Shipping fined three launches Thursday for failing to have the required safety equ...
Dec. 31
Telecom and ICT see progress in 2021
Bangladesh has witnessed massive development in the telecom and ICT sector in 2021 despite the coron...
Dec. 31
Two Covid deaths in 24 hours
Bangladesh registered two more deaths in 24 hours from Covid-19 till 8am Friday. The total number of...
Dec. 31
Biden and Putin trade warnings over Ukraine, vow diplomacy
US President Joe Biden on Thursday warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of a tough US respo...
Dec. 31
Sports
Mominul wants to set ‘small goals’ for Tigers in 2022
Bangladesh will look to forget 2021, in which they lost five of their seven Tests, and set shorter g...
Dec. 31
Tigers out for elusive victory against New Zealand
Bangladesh hoped against the hopes to make a good start to the New Year as they take on New Zealand ...
Dec. 31
Travis Head positive for Covid
Australia’s Ashes campaign was thrown into chaos Friday with batsman Travis Head testing posit...
Dec. 31
De Kock retires from Test cricket
South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock announced on Thursday his retirement from Test cr...
Dec. 31
‘Probably we will be leaning towards three pacers’
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo hinted Bangladesh might go with a bowling attack comprising th...
Dec. 31
Man Utd cruise past Covid-hit Burnley
Manchester United cruised to a morale-boosting 3-1 win against Burnley on the eve of Alex Ferguson&r...
Dec. 31
Zverev eyeing big season after breakout 2021
Alexander Zverev had the best season of his career in 2021 and the world number three said Friday he...
Dec. 31
Editorial
Happy New Year 2022!
Bidding farewell to the eventful outgoing year 2021 we are welcoming the New Year 2022 of English ca...
Dec. 31
Bangladesh to be a rich country by 2040
The incumbent government’s all-round initiatives in the fiscal sector led to the rapid growth ...
Dec. 31
Opinion
2022 and Omicron—In with the old?
Mick O'Reilly, Foreign CorrespondentDo you remember what you were doing last New Year’s Da...
Dec. 31
What to watch for in Southeast Asia in 2022
Joshua KurlantzickNext year looks to be a critical year for Southeast Asia with prominent presidenti...
Dec. 31
City
Does BNP want the right to burn vehicles, property freely?
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hassan Mahmud stated that BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhr...
Dec. 31
Fire drill held at HSIA
A fire drill was organized at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday to be implemented in ...
Dec. 31
‘Bangabandhu dreamed of making Bangladesh Switzerland of Asia’
The assassins killed a nation on August 15, 1975 by assassinating Father of the Nation Bangabandhu S...
Dec. 31
Combine Harvester of BRRI will revolutionise agro sector: Razzaque
Scientists at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have invented the most suitable and affo...
Dec. 31
‘Bangladesh’s success in agriculture has taken the world by surprise’
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said Bangladesh's achievements in agricult...
Dec. 31
RCC plans to construct 30 STS for modern waste management
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has conceived a plan to construct 30 Secondary Transfer Stations (ST...
Dec. 31
Rangpur records 8.05pc Covid-19 positivity rate
Rangpur division recorded 8.05 percent Covid-19 positivity rate as 14 fresh cases were reported afte...
Dec. 31
Industries ministry already implements 45 pc of ADP
The implementation progress of development projects under implementation in the Annual Development P...
Dec. 31
AGM of Bangladesh Computer Society held
The 30th Annual General Meeting of Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS) has been held with the expectat...
Dec. 31
Milestone College achieves 100pc success rate in SSC exams
Milestone College achieved the brilliant success in SSC exam under Dhaka education board. In this ye...
Dec. 31
Business
RCEP: A glimpse into world’s largest trade deal
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world's largest trade deal...
Dec. 31
EIB to provide $283m loan to Bangladesh
A loan agreement of 283 million has been signed between Bangladesh and European Investment Bank (EIB...
Dec. 31
A2i, ABF hold joint workshop on business journey mapping
a2i Programme of the government and Access Bangladesh Foundation jointly organized a day long worksh...
Dec. 31
BSRM settles Tk 13cr in unpaid VAT
BSRM has paid Tk 13.30 crore to the government in unpaid Value Added Tax (VAT) on Thursday.A recent ...
Dec. 31
Sonali Bank gets ICMAB best corporate award
Sonali Bank Limited has been honored with its Best Corporate Award- 2020 Gold (first) award in the s...
Dec. 31
Poverty level of the country to come down to zero level by 2030
Speakers at a meeting on Thursday expressed hope that poverty level of the country will come down to...
Dec. 31
NRB Bank opens branch at Baralekha, Moulovibazar
NRB Bank Limited, a leading 4thgeneration bank of the country openedits BaralekhaBranch at Mouloviba...
Dec. 31
BPEA holds AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Bangladesh Potato Exporters Association (BPEA) was held on Wednesday a...
Dec. 31
‘Boosting production of good grain, animal resources crucial to building a healthy nation’
Speakers at a discussion meeting observed that boosting production of both food grains and animal re...
Dec. 31
Bitcoin faces uncertain 2022 after record year
The price of bitcoin hit record highs in 2021 thanks to support from traditional finance, but crypto...
Dec. 31
Entertainment
Scarlett, Evans teaming up for MCU project!
Every corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is witnessing some big event and there is no doubt it ...
Dec. 31
‘Witcher’ S2 cinematographer praises Henry’s dedication
Romain Lacourbas, a cinematographer who worked on ‘The Witcher’ season 2, has praised He...
Dec. 31
Craig confirms his ‘JB’ death plan from ‘Casino Royale’
Daniel Craig confirms discussing the plan to kill off his iteration of James Bond in No Time to Die ...
Dec. 31
Justin, Hailey set to become parents!
Pop singer Justin Bieber and supermodel Hailey Bieber think it’s their “destiny” t...
Dec. 31
‘Raat Jaga Phool’ hits theatres
Portraying the picturesque rural and urban beauty of Bangladesh, popular actor Mir Sabbir’s fi...
Dec. 31
‘Looking forward to my journey ahead in…’
Gorgeous Bollywood actress Vaani Kapoor has delivered her career-best performance in ‘Chandiga...
Dec. 31
‘Squid Game’ S2 storyline teased by Gi-hun actor
‘Squid Game’ actor, Lee Jung-jae, recently teased a storyline for season 2. Created, wri...
Dec. 31
World
Biden and Putin trade warnings over Ukraine, vow diplomacy
US President Joe Biden on Thursday warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of a tough US respo...
Dec. 31
Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan
In a sprawling settlement of mud brick huts in western Afghanistan housing people displaced by drou...
Dec. 31
New virus infections driven by Omicron soar in Australia
New coronavirus infections soared again in Australia on Friday to a record of more than 32,000, just...
Dec. 31
Death toll in Philippines from its strongest typhoon of the year tops 400
The death toll in Philippines from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on...
Dec. 31
Thousands flee as Colorado wildfires burn hundreds of homes
Mike Guanella and his family were relaxing at their Colorado home and looking forward to celebrating...
Dec. 31
Ex-Afghan president says decision to flee Kabul made in ‘minutes’s
Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Thursday described fleeing the Taliban's victory march o...
Dec. 31
‘A moral giant’: S Africans pay their respects to Tutu
South Africans of all walks of life are paying their respects to Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize...
Dec. 31
Four protesting against military rule in Sudan killed
Sudanese security forces shot dead four people during a crackdown on nationwide protests against mil...
Dec. 31
Biden, Putin emphasise diplomacy ahead of call over Ukraine crisis
US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin emphasised the need for diplomatic...
Dec. 31
Children among 8 dead in Mexico gun attack
At least eight people, including two children, died in a shooting in a region of central Mexico plag...
Dec. 31
WHO worried for health systems over Covid cases ‘tsunami’
A "tsunami" of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems alrea...
Dec. 31
7.3 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesian coast
A powerful 7.3 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Maluku province in the early ...
Dec. 31
Tiger gunned down at Naples Zoo after biting cleaner's arm
A tiger was shot and later died after biting the arm of a cleaner in an enclosure at a zoo in Florid...
Dec. 31
Protesters set Old Parliament House in Canberra on fire
Australia's former parliament building in the capital Canberra was briefly set alight on Thursda...
Dec. 31
Ex-Afghan president describes moment he fled the Taliban
Afghanistan's former president has defended his decision to flee the country as the Taliban clos...
Dec. 31
Country
Re-excavation of Alaikumari Canal begins in Rangpur
Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has started re-excavation of the Alaikumari Canal i...
Dec. 31
7 UP chairmen take oath in Gaibandha
Newly elected chairmen of six union parishads(UPs) under Palashbari upazila and a chairman of Ramcha...
Dec. 31
10 more test positive for Covid-19 in Rajshahi
Ten more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in five districts of the division on Thursday, tak...
Dec. 31
Five killed in Sirajganj
A Dhaka-bound bus under National Travels banner, which had left Rajshahi at Salanga Thana Goja Bridg...
Dec. 31
Bangabandhu and Swadhinata book fair begins in Rajshahi
A four-day 'Bangabandhu and Swadhinata Book Fair' began at Rajshahi College playground on Th...
Dec. 31
19 lakh books to be distributed in Manikganj
About 19 lakh books are to be distributed among the secondary school students in the district with f...
Dec. 31
Krisaker Janala app brings massive changes in agriculture
“Krisaker Janala” (farmer’s avenue), an application of information technology, is ...
Dec. 31
Girls outperform boys in Rajshahi SSC
A total of 94.71% of examinees came out successful in SSC examinations under the Rajshahi Education ...
Dec. 31
CoUJA gets new committee
Shahadat Biplob of the Daily Desh Rupantor and Md. Mehedi Hasan Murad of the Daily Inqilab were elec...
Dec. 31
Army provides free medical services in Ramu
The Ramu Cantonment of the Bangladesh Army has provided free medical aid to the local helpless and d...
Dec. 31
Savar govt health complex beset by problems
Government health service in Savar is severely being hampered due to low bed capacity at government ...
Dec. 31
‘Everyone has a moral duty to stand by the poor’
MA Salam, Chairman of the Chattogram Zilla Parishad and President of North district Awami League, sa...
Dec. 31
