Saturday 20 July 2019 ,
Saturday 20 July 2019 ,
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  • Kurigram flood situation unchanged
  • Priya Saha to be sued for sedition: Quader
  • Tigers off to Sri Lanka to play ODI series
  • Won’t return without meeting the kin of Sonbhadra victims: Priyanka Gandhi
  • Govt finds ulterior motive behind Priya Saha’s absolutely false, concocted stories
Kurigram flood situation unchanged
Kurigram flood situation unchanged
Priya Saha to be sued for sedition: Quader
Priya Saha to be sued for sedition: Quader
Govt finds ulterior motive behind Priya Saha’s absolutely false, concocted stories
Govt finds ulterior motive behind Priya Saha’s absolutely false, concocted stories
Tigers off to Sri Lanka to play ODI series
Tigers off to Sri Lanka to play ODI series
Won’t return without meeting the kin of Sonbhadra victims: Priyanka Gandhi
Won’t return without meeting the kin of Sonbhadra victims: Priyanka Gandhi
At a Glance
  • Priya Saha to be sued for sedition: Quader
  • Tigers off to Sri Lanka to play ODI series
  • Argentina World Cup-winning coach Bilardo in intensive care
  • Wanted to join Juventus even before Cristiano Ronaldo chat, says Matthijs De Ligt
  • Train again derails in Moulvibazar
  • Govt finds ulterior motive behind Priya Saha’s absolutely false, concocted stories
  • Chicken minced salad recipe
  • 2 killed as lorry plunges into Faridpur ditch
  • Brazilian soccer player convicted of murder leaves prison
  • Kurigram flood situation unchanged
  • Facebook mulls response to private posts ruling
  • MS Dhoni has no immediate plans to retire, says longtime friend
  • Won’t return without meeting the kin of Sonbhadra victims: Priyanka Gandhi
  • Hollyhock House in Los Angeles declared UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • The golden switch
  • This stretch is all you need before a work out
  • Dozens of dead whales found on a beach in Iceland
  • Division in Muslims benefiting enemies: Salman F Rahman
  • Jagorani Chakra founder gets Entrepreneurs Award in India
  • Financial support sought from int’l agencies for SDGs
  • Jute harvesting goes on in Rajshahi division
  • Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
  • Algeria sink Senegal to claim second Africa Cup of Nations
  • Death toll rises to 10 after China gas plant blast
  • Facebook’s Libra money a threat, far from ready: G7
  • Erosion by Jhenai, Bonsai rivers worsens
  • Farmers busy nurturing cattle as Eid-ul-Azha approaches
  • BNP to hold rallies in each division before Eid
  • JP future lies on political steps by new leadership
  • ‘Drug trader’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
  • PM to join envoys’ confce today
  • Rifat murder: Minni ‘admits’ involvement
  • US reiterates pledge to stand beside Bangladesh
  • Two shows of ‘Let Me Out’ at Mahila Samiti
  • ‘Sobar Ekta Galpo Thakey’ to air tonight
    • Bangladesh
    Taboos, lack of info keep girls away
    Taboos, lack of info keep girls away
  • Rifat murder: Minni ‘admits’ involvement
  • Dengue cases may spurt next month
  • SC to frame social media rules for judicial officers
    • World News
    Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
    Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had seized a British-flagged tanker…
    Death toll rises to 10 after China gas plant blast
    Death toll rises to 10 after China gas plant blast The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China rose…
    Australia dismisses NZ concern
    Australia dismisses NZ concern Australia yesterday defended a hardline policy of deporting Kiwi convicts, despite…
    World News
    Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
    Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
  • Death toll rises to 10 after China gas plant blast
  • Australia dismisses NZ concern
    • Reader's Favourite
    Govt to probe motive behind Priya Saha’s allegations
    Govt to probe motive behind Priya Saha’s allegations
    Metro
    Train again derails in Moulvibazar
    Train again derails in Moulvibazar Rail communications on Dhaka-Sylhet route remained suspended  for an hour on Saturday following derailment of a compartment of a  Dhaka-bound…
    2 killed as lorry plunges into Faridpur ditch
    2 killed as lorry plunges into Faridpur ditch Two people were killed and three others injured as a lorry fell into a ditch at Shibrampur in sadar upazila of Faridpur, district on Dhaka-Khulna highway…
  • Division in Muslims benefiting enemies: Salman F Rahman
  • Erosion by Jhenai, Bonsai rivers worsens
  • ‘Drug trader’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
    • Bangladesh
    Taboos, lack of info keep girls away
    Taboos, lack of info keep girls away Enrolment of girls in technical education is not very common due to social taboos and lack of proper information about the prospects of the subject. In the last five years, the number of girls writing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams under the Technical Education Board is lower…
    Rifat murder: Minni ‘admits’ involvement
    Rifat murder: Minni ‘admits’ involvement Aysha Siddika Minni reportedly admitted yesterday to being involved in the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. Minni gave a confessional statement before Barguna's Senior Judicial Magistrate in the evening, claimed Inspector Humayun Kabir, the case's investigation officer. Meanwhile, Rishan…
  • Dengue cases may spurt next month
  • SC to frame social media rules for judicial officers
    • Politics
    JP future lies on political steps by new leadership
    JP future lies on political steps by new leadership Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the future of the Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) will depend upon the political steps taken by its new leadership. “I heard that the JP will be run by a joint leadership. I always tell one thing that those who can take the right decision…
    BNP to hold rallies in each division before Eid
    BNP to hold rallies in each division before Eid The BNP has decided to hold public meetings in all the eight divisional cities before Eid-ul-Azha to demand the release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party standing committee held at the Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office, with party secretary general Mirza…
  • Sheikh Hasina was arrested to halt democracy: Hasan
  • GM Quader becomes JP chairman
    • Politics
    JP future lies on political steps by new leadership
    JP future lies on political steps by new leadership
  • BNP to hold rallies in each division before Eid
  • Sheikh Hasina was arrested to halt democracy: Hasan
  • GM Quader becomes JP chairman
    • Sports
    Mash, Saifuddin to miss SL tour for injury
    Mash, Saifuddin to miss SL tour for injury
  • Argentina World Cup-winning coach Bilardo in intensive care
  • Wanted to join Juventus even before Cristiano Ronaldo chat, says Matthijs De Ligt
  • Tigers go to SL with positive intent today
  • MS Dhoni has no immediate plans to retire, says longtime friend
    • Sports
    Dhaka Metro
    Train again derails in Moulvibazar
    Train again derails in Moulvibazar
  • 2 killed as lorry plunges into Faridpur ditch
  • Division in Muslims benefiting enemies: Salman F Rahman
  • Erosion by Jhenai, Bonsai rivers worsens
  • ‘Drug trader’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
    • Entertainment
    ‘Sobar Ekta Galpo Thakey’ to air tonight
    ‘Sobar Ekta Galpo Thakey’ to air tonight
  • Plan underway to set up a museum on Humayun Ahmed: Ahsan Habib
  • Shilpa Shetty all set to make a comeback in movies after 12 years!
  • Radhika Apte opens up on leaked sex scene, asks why isn't it being spread under Dev Patel's name
  • Rawnak, Nadia in ‘Eki Frame-a Badha’
    • Business
    Vegetable prices soar in capital
    Vegetable prices soar in capital
    The price of onion has increased by Tk 5 per kilo in the kitchen markets in the city as compared to last week. This is for the second…
    Financial support sought from int’l agencies for SDGs
    Financial support sought from…
    Jagorani Chakra founder gets Entrepreneurs Award in India
    Jagorani Chakra founder gets Entrepreneurs…
    Jute harvesting goes on in Rajshahi division
    Jute harvesting goes on in Rajshahi division
  • Facebook’s Libra money a threat, far from ready: G7
  • Farmers busy nurturing cattle as Eid-ul-Azha approaches
  • Tk 4,250cr earned through fish export from Khulna
  • First-ever cargo ship from Bhutan arrives at N’ganj via India
    • Today's Print Edition
    Print-edition: 20-07-2019
    In Focus
    Flood situation shows no sign of improvement
    Flood situation shows no sign of improvement
    Opinions
    Is vegetarianism really the healthier option?

    Syed Mehdi Momin

    Is vegetarianism really the healthier option?
    Rising temperatures may continually reduce productivity

    Professor Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled

    Rising temperatures may continually reduce productivity
    River— the mother and saviour

    Abdul Gaffar Choudhury

    River— the mother and saviour
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  • Financial support sought from int’l agencies for SDGs
  • Jagorani Chakra founder gets Entrepreneurs Award in India
  • Jute harvesting goes on in Rajshahi division
  • Facebook’s Libra money a threat, far from ready: G7
  • Farmers busy nurturing cattle as Eid-ul-Azha approaches
  • Tk 4,250cr earned through fish export from Khulna
  • First-ever cargo ship from Bhutan arrives at N’ganj via India
    • Photo Gallery
    • Germany : A bee sits on a flower at the botanical garden on July 19, 2019 in Bochum. AFP PHOTO
      Germany : A bee sits on a flower at the botanical garden on July 19, 2019 in Bochum. AFP PHOTO
    • Indonesia : Visitors walk amongst the flowers during a visit to a celosia flower garden in Banda Aceh on July 13, 2019. AFP PHOTO
      Indonesia : Visitors walk amongst the flowers during a visit to a celosia flower garden in Banda Aceh on July 13, 2019. AFP PHOTO
    • United States : Balloons fly in the sky during the 38th annual Steamboat Springs Hot Air Balloon Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on July 13, 2019. AFP PHOTO
      United States : Balloons fly in the sky during the 38th annual Steamboat Springs Hot Air Balloon Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on July 13, 2019. AFP PHOTO
    • Germany : Giraffes stand together in the enclosure of the zoo Hellabrunn in Munich, southern Germany, on July 12, 2019. AFP PHOTO
      Germany : Giraffes stand together in the enclosure of the zoo Hellabrunn in Munich, southern Germany, on July 12, 2019. AFP PHOTO
    • Singapore : Two fully grown and young lesser whistling ducks are seen on a bamboo raft in a pond at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on July 17, 2019. AFP PHOTO
      Singapore : Two fully grown and young lesser whistling ducks are seen on a bamboo raft in a pond at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on July 17, 2019. AFP PHOTO
    • Recipients of a scholarship pose for a photograph with dignitaries (seated, on stage) at a felicitation programme organised by Dhaka Zila Parishad at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday. Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman was present as chief guest at the event.INDEPENDENT PHOTOS
      Recipients of a scholarship pose for a photograph with dignitaries (seated, on stage) at a felicitation programme organised by Dhaka Zila Parishad at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday. Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman was present as chief guest at the event.INDEPENDENT PHOTOS
    • Recipients of a scholarship pose for a photograph with dignitaries (seated, on stage) at a felicitation programme organised by Dhaka Zila Parishad at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday. Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman was present as chief guest at the event.INDEPENDENT PHOTOS
      Recipients of a scholarship pose for a photograph with dignitaries (seated, on stage) at a felicitation programme organised by Dhaka Zila Parishad at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday. Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman was present as chief guest at the event.INDEPENDENT PHOTOS
    • Recipients of a scholarship pose for a photograph with dignitaries (seated, on stage) at a felicitation programme organised by Dhaka Zila Parishad at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday. Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman was present as chief guest at the event.INDEPENDENT PHOTOS
      Recipients of a scholarship pose for a photograph with dignitaries (seated, on stage) at a felicitation programme organised by Dhaka Zila Parishad at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday. Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman was present as chief guest at the event.INDEPENDENT PHOTOS
    • Recipients of a scholarship pose for a photograph with dignitaries (seated, on stage) at a felicitation programme organised by Dhaka Zila Parishad at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday. Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman was present as chief guest at the event. INDEPENDENT PHOTOS
      Recipients of a scholarship pose for a photograph with dignitaries (seated, on stage) at a felicitation programme organised by Dhaka Zila Parishad at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital yesterday. Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman was present as chief guest at the event. INDEPENDENT PHOTOS
    • Indonesia : Visitors pose for a photo amongst the flowers during a visit to a celosia flower garden in Banda Aceh on July 13, 2019.AFP PHOTO
      Indonesia : Visitors pose for a photo amongst the flowers during a visit to a celosia flower garden in Banda Aceh on July 13, 2019.AFP PHOTO
    Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman speaks at a meeting organised by Bangladesh Ahl-i-Hadeeth Juba Shangha, the youth wing of Ahl-i-Hadeeth Movement Bangladesh, at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in the capital yesterday. INDEPENDENT PHOTO Prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman speaks at a meeting…
    Dhaka University students blockade the capital’s Shahbagh intersection, demanding an end to the affiliation of seven colleges with the country’s premier seat of education, which they claim is already plagued by a range of problems including session jam. The blockade causes ripple effect on the city’s traffic and spikes severely the sufferings of commuters. Focus Bangla Photo Dhaka University students blockade the capital’s Shahbagh intersection, demanding an end…
    People wade through knee-high water at a local bazaar while a boat remains anchored along a flooded street at Rajibpur in Kurigram as new areas were inundated in the district yesterday. Inset, an elderly man struggles to keep a crying baby afloat on his shoulder at Chilmari in the district. Focus Bangla Photos Focus Bangla Photo People wade through knee-high water at a local bazaar while a boat remains anchored along…
    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Dhaka-Benapole-Dhaka train service and extension of Banalata Express service up to Chapainawabganj through videoconference from Ganabhaban in the capital yesterday while Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan claps. FOCUS BANGLA PHOTO Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Dhaka-Benapole-Dhaka train service and extension…
    Entertainment, Art & Culture
    ‘Sobar Ekta Galpo Thakey’ to air tonight

    ‘Sobar Ekta Galpo Thakey’ to air tonight

    A special telefilm titled ‘Sobar Ekta Galpo Thakey’ will be aired tonight. Written by Shafiqur Rahman Shantnu and directed by Dipu Hazra, the cast of the telefilm includes popular artistes Abdun Noor Sajal, Aparna Ghosh, Maha and Kalyan Corraya, among others.…
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    Shilpa Shetty all set to make a comeback in movies after 12 years!
    Radhika Apte opens up on leaked sex scene, asks why isn't it being spread under Dev Patel's name
    Rawnak, Nadia in ‘Eki Frame-a Badha’
    Two shows of ‘Let Me Out’ at Mahila Samiti

    Two shows of ‘Let Me Out’ at Mahila Samiti

  • Humayun Ahmed’s 7th death anniversary being observed

  • Humayun Ahmed ’s 7th death anniv today

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    Dozens of dead whales found on a beach in Iceland

    Dozens of dead whales found on a beach in Iceland

    Tourists and a pilot on a helicopter sightseeing tour of Iceland have found dozens of dead whales on a remote beach in Iceland. David Schwarzhans, a pilot for Reykjavík Helicopters, said he and…
    Life Style
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    This stretch is all you need before a work out
    This stretch is all you need before a work out
    Stretching is the most neglected part of a workout routine. It is important to stretch…
    The golden switch
    The golden switch
    For a nation that is obsessed with buying and using gold in various forms, the recent…
    Bloggers make careers out of following Duchesses' style
    Bloggers make careers out of following Duchesses' style
    From Meghan the Duchess of Sussex's recent maternity clothing to Kate the Duchess…
    Chicken minced salad recipe
    Chicken noodle salad
    Technology
    Facebook mulls response to private posts ruling
    Facebook mulls response to private posts ruling
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  • 'One giant leap': US marks Apollo mission 50 years on
  • Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on another world
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    Facebook mulls response to private posts ruling
    Facebook says it's deciding how to respond to a California Supreme Court…
    Richard Branson inspired by Apollo, his own space shot soon
    Richard Branson inspired by Apollo, his own space shot soon
    Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson said Thursday his spaceship has just…
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