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FEATURE

Ekushey Padak: Who is who

Ekushey Padak: Who is who

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina distributed the prestigious Ekushey Padak among 20 eminent personalitie

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Iranian Director banned from traveling to Berlin Film Festival

Iranian Director banned from traveling to Berlin Film Festival

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof will not be attending the Berlin Film Festival for the premiere o

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Priyanka Chopra to play Ma Anand Sheela in Amazon Movie 'Sheela'

Priyanka Chopra to play Ma Anand Sheela in Amazon Movie 'Sheela'

Priyanka Chopra is set to star in the Amazon Studios drama Sheela. She will be playing Ma Anand Shee

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Op-ed

Trouble in the Workers' Paradise

By Kevin D. Williamson
Trouble in the Workers' Paradise

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is precisely the sort of campaign surrogate you want, especi

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Saving Higher Education

By Victor Davis Hanson

Despite the denials of universities boards, administrators, and faculty, American

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Cyber security 2020: What Estonia knows about thwarting Russians

By Christa Case Bryant
Cyber security 2020: What Estonia knows about thwarting Russians

Russian hackers penetrated voting systems in all 50 states in 2016. Now, as 2020 U.S. voting begins,

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EDITORIAL

A pool of expert drivers needed

Economic growth followed by a steep rise in vehicle ownership

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OIC reform

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen

It is a matter of great honour and privilege to

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How virus is impacting Asia’s cruises

AP

A new viral outbreak is wreaking havoc on cruises in

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Front Page

Khaleda bail hearing today

Politics gains some heat

News Report Political arena seems taking in some heat ahead of an important case. Jailed BNP chief and ex-PM Khaleda Zia's repeat bail hearing is set for today in the High Court. A day before the hearing, which is first on the HC cause list for the day, police reportedly clubbed a BNP procession in Dhaka's Mirpur area on their demand for the party chairperson's release, leaving 10 injured, including a top leader. The BNP standing committee in a marathon meeting later in the day (Saturday) initially talked their next course of action if their latest hopes for her freedom got frustrated. Party leaders, including Major (rtd) Hafizuddin Ahmad, at a programme blew hot and cold over the party chief's...  read more>>

Pictorial

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Martyrs' dreams mustn't fail

Surely be built ‘Sonar Bangla’, says PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said language martyrs' dreams  read more>>

Bengali language and literature both must assimilate evolving terms, terminologies

Ekushey book fair reflects such urgency as AI hugely upsets the known

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Trump to raise issue of religious freedom

US president's India visit begins tomorrow with 'tremendous' deals on cards

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BACK PAGE
Must think of resolving global problems for unity
Former Indian Foreign Secretary and renowned scholar Krishnan Srinivasan on   read more>>
Flyovers an 'irreparable damage': Experts
Flyovers an 'irreparable damage': ExpertsTerming construction of flyovers in the city an 'irreparable damage' to the city, urban expe   read more>>
Media's constructive role sought to end militancy
Chief of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit   read more>>

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METROPOLIS
'Drug addicts will not get govt job'
News Report Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal Saturday said that   read more>>
Bangladesh HC in Delhi pays homage to language martyrs
News Desk Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi paid tributes   read more>>
Bangladesh missions abroad observe Int'l Mother Language Day
Bangladesh missions abroad observed the Language Martyrs' Day and the   read more>>

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BUSINESS
Robi gets ready to launch IPO
News Report Bangladesh’s ailing capital market has got a good   read more>>
Tax certainty needed on global basis: Mnuchin
NEW YORK, Feb 22: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said   read more>>
China cuts loan rate as it battles coronavirus impact
BEIJING, Feb 22: China on Thursday announced it would cut   read more>>

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SPORTS
Tigers keep them aloft despite Ervine’s century
Sports Desk A brilliant century by Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine   read more>>
‘Mustafizur in Test squad to train, not to play’
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo made it clear that pace   read more>>
S Zone reach 305-6 against East Zone on day 1
South Zone made a good start to their quest to   read more>>

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HOME
Decreasing trend in tobacco cultivation in Rangpur region
RANGPUR, Feb 22: The decreasing trend in tobacco cultivation continues   read more>>
2500 poor patients get free medical treatment in Tangail
Our Correspondent TANGAIL, 22 Feb: More than 2500 poor patients   read more>>
Three 'Allahr Dal' men held in Gobindaganj
GOBINDAGANJ, Feb 22: Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)   read more>>

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INTERNATIONAL
Turkey seeks support from Western allies over escalation in Syria's Idlib
ANKARA, Feb. 22: Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Western   read more>>
Xi chairs leadership meet on COVID-19 control, economic development
BEIJING, Feb. 22: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party   read more>>
Man-made humanitarian nightmare for Syrian people must stop immediately
United Nations, Feb 22: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on   read more>>

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