LATEST
Gulistan-Jatrabari road turns commuters’ nightmare
Commuters face a myriad of problems travelling through the capital’s eastern part as the road between Gulistan and Jatrabari has become almost unusable because of the ongoing construction of the Mayor Hanif flyover. Full story
China offers to install two more power plants
China has made a fresh proposal to set up two power plants with a combined capacity of 810 megawatts in Bangladesh on a Chinese government loan, officials said. Full story
Humayun’s body due on Monday
The arrival of mortal remains of popular writer Humayun Ahmed, who died in a New York hospital late Thursday night, has been deferred by a day as tickets for a New York–Dhaka flight were not instantly available. Full story
Mashrafee leads Tigers to series sweep
Mashrafee bin Murtaza produced a sterling all-round performance to propel Bangladesh to a two- wicket win over Ireland in the third Twenty20 International to take the three-match series 3-0 in Belfast on Saturday. Full story
Padma bridge construction on own funds possible
Politicians, economists and labour leaders at a discussion in the capital on Saturday said that it was possible to construct the proposed Padma multipurpose bridge own financing if a national consensus can be forged. Full story
METRO
People swarm Chawkbazar iftar market
Fasting people swarmed the traditional iftar market at Chawkbazar in the capital to buy iftar items on Saturday, the first day of Ramadan. They, however, complained that the prices were a bit higher than they were... Full story
BUSINESS
21 banks, Islamic wings poor in credit-deposit ratio
The advance- or credit-deposit ratio of a number of banks increased in six months till June 7 with around 21 banks and Islamic wings of the banks going past the limit set by the Bangladesh Bank, the latest central... Full story
INTERNATIONAL
S Sudan cancels direct talks with Sudan after ‘air raid’
South Sudan said Saturday it was cancelling planned face-to-face peace talks with Sudan after accusing Khartoum of launching a new air raid on its territory. Sudan denied bombing its southern neighbour, saying... Full story
SPORTS
Tigers earn it the hardest way
It was not a typical cliffhanger, neither the finish was very nail-biting as it may have seemed. During the course of the game there was always only one likeliest winner – Ireland. A subdued batting at the start of the innings... Full story
EDITORIAL
Govt needs to refute such claims with evidence, not rhetoric
THE US government’s claim that there are credible reports of the Rapid... Full story
OP-ED
The lily-pad strategy
THE first thing I saw last month when I walked into the belly of the dark grey C-17 Air Force cargo plane was a void — something missing. A missing left arm, to be exact, severed at the shoulder, temporarily patched... Full story
TIMEOUT
Humayun Ahmed was a trendsetter playwright: Aly Zaker
From his vast experience as an actor of TV plays of about four decades, Aly Zaker observes that the trend of TV plays got a new dimension through Humayun Ahmed’s plays in the 1980s. According to Aly Zaker, it was Humayun Ahmed, who first gave a realistic... Full story
LETTERS
Padma Bridge dilemma
A GOOD communication system is a prerequisite for economic development of any country. Especially in a third world country like Bangladesh, it is essential for road and inland connectivity. For example... Full story
