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Watch: How do EVMs work?

Watch: How do EVMs work?

Watch: Child’s body recovered after ‘hostage situation’

Watch: Child’s body recovered after ‘hostage situation’

Watch: How do elections work in Bangladesh?

Watch: How do elections work in Bangladesh?

Watch: Zafar Sobhan sits down with Raba Khan for some Straight...

Watch: Zafar Sobhan sits down with Raba Khan for some Straight...

Tributes pour in for photographer Anwar Hossain

Tributes pour in for photographer Anwar Hossain

Fighting Blind: Struggling to close the terrorist pipeline

Fighting Blind: Struggling to close the terrorist pipeline

Watch: Zafar Sobhan sits down with Abul Hasan Chowdhury for some...

Watch: Zafar Sobhan sits down with Abul Hasan Chowdhury for some...

Watch: Zafar Sobhan sits down with Md Hanif for some Straight...

Watch: Zafar Sobhan sits down with Md Hanif for some Straight...

Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans pushed back to 2019

Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans pushed back to 2019

Former WFP country director: $24m needed each month to support...

‘$24m needed each month to support Rohingyas’

Watch: Zafar Sobhan sits down with Afsan Chowdhury for some Straight...

Watch: Zafar Sobhan sits down with Afsan Chowdhury for some Straight...

Bangladesh makes Lonely Planet Best Value Top 10

Bangladesh makes Lonely Planet Best Value Top 10

James weeps for Ayub Bachchu

James weeps for Ayub Bachchu

Ayub Bachchu: Life of a Maestro

Ayub Bachchu: Life of a Maestro

Under water: How rising waters cost us all

Under water: How rising waters cost us all

‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ awaits release

‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ awaits release

Crimes against Rohingyas: Video footage reveals evidence against...

Video footage reveals evidence against Myanmar army

Watch: US-Bangla plane makes emergency landing at Chittagong...

Watch: US-Bangla plane makes emergency landing at Chittagong...

Directors unite to protest violence against women

Directors unite to protest violence against women

Meet Chaity – the first transgender employee at Bangladesh Nat'l...

Meet Chaity – the first transgender employee at Bangladesh Nat'l...

Padma threatens to wipe Naria upazila off the map

The unforgiving Padma

Generation Activist: Young people choose protest over traditional...

'Youths choose protest over traditional politics'

Political parties trying to woo young voters for the upcoming...

Battle for the youth vote

Bangladeshi flag girl visits 105 countries

Bangladeshi flag girl visits 105 countries

400+ guitarists attempt world record with ‘Highway to Hell'

400+ guitarists attempt world record with ‘Highway to Hell'

Drew Binsky addresses the student protests in Bangladesh

Drew Binsky addresses the student protests in Bangladesh

Pick-up truck runs over protesting student in Shonir Akhra

Pick-up van runs over student in Dhaka

Watch: The Bangladeshi family picking Canada's Most Road-Trippable...

Watch: The Bangladeshi family picking Canada's Most Road-Trippable...

Watch: A beginner’s guide to Electronic Voting Machines

Watch: A beginner’s guide to Electronic Voting Machines

Small factory offers big changes for transgender people

Small factory offers big changes for transgender people

Watch: Jamuna River tears down Manikganj school

Watch: Jamuna River tears down Manikganj school

Thai cave rescue hero emerges to family tragedy

Thai cave rescue hero emerges to family tragedy

Minute by minute: All 13 rescued from flooded Thai cave

All 13 rescued from flooded Thai cave

Laser guns now a reality

Laser guns now a reality

Deaf, blind Brazil fan follows World Cup with help

Deaf, blind Brazil fan follows World Cup with help

Watch: Asaduzzaman Noor recites poem in remembrance of Holey...

Watch: Asaduzzaman Noor recites poem in remembrance of Holey...

Watch: Avenue T Style Report- The Return of the King

Watch: Avenue T Style Report- The Return of the King

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Miss Spain breaking barriers as first transgender Miss Universe hopeful

Miss Spain breaking barriers as first transgender Miss Universe hopeful

‘Statement After My Poet Husband’s Death’ opens Bangladesh Short and Documentary...

‘Statement After My Poet Husband’s Death’ opens Bangladesh Short and Documentary...

Miss World crown goes to Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce De Leon

Miss World crown goes to Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce De Leon

‘Bangladesh Drum Day’ brings the drummers under one roof

‘Bangladesh Drum Day’ brings the drummers under one roof

‘American Landscape’ through Shibly’s lens

‘American Landscape’ through Shibly’s lens

Netflix renews ‘Narcos: Mexico’

Netflix renews ‘Narcos: Mexico’

‘Chhota Bheem’ creators partner with Japanese studio to produce new episodes of ‘Ninja...

‘Chhota Bheem’ creators partner with Japanese studio to produce new episodes of ‘Ninja...

Four Bangladeshi films screened at Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival

Four Bangladeshi films screened at Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival

Unicef announces Warfaze as ‘Advocate for Child Rights’

Unicef announces Warfaze as ‘Advocate for Child Rights’

PM takes responsibility of Amjad Hossain’s treatment

PM takes responsibility of Amjad Hossain’s treatment

'Star Wars' producer Kennedy wants new movie voices 'to bring world to its...

'Star Wars' producer Kennedy wants new movie voices 'to bring world to its...

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photo stories

In pictures: Victory Day celebrated at the National...

In pictures: Victory Day celebrated at the National...

In pictures: Bangladesh Drum Day

In pictures: Bangladesh Drum Day

Swiss Watch Brands Now In Bangladesh

Swiss Watch Brands Now In Bangladesh

Land of silence

Land of silence

Taste of Prague II

Taste of Prague II

In pictures: Madaripur’s traditional Kundobarir...

In pictures: Madaripur’s traditional Kundobarir...

Celebrating 40 years of Aarong

Celebrating 40 years of Aarong

Tiger Leaping Gorge

Tiger Leaping Gorge

In pictures: Why Bangladesh is a best value destination...

In pictures: Why Bangladesh is a best value destination...

In pictures: Durga Puja ends with immersion

In pictures: Durga Puja ends with immersion

Education Amidst Crisis

Education Amidst Crisis

In pictures: Fans pay last respects to Ayub...

In pictures: Fans pay last respects to Ayub...

Fly on: Avian diversity

Fly on: Avian diversity

In pictures: Stitch-work, painting, sketch exhibit...

In pictures: Stitch-work, painting, sketch exhibit...

Nature through your lens

Nature through your lens

Triple treat

In pictures: August 21 verdict

In pictures: August 21 verdict

In pictures: World Animal Day 2018

In pictures: World Animal Day 2018

In pictures: The first two-storey learning centre for...

In pictures: The first two-storey learning centre for...

A walk through the best of what Bangladesh has to...

A walk through the best of what Bangladesh has to...

The 'Legacy of Rock n’ Roll' lives on in...

The 'Legacy of Rock n’ Roll' lives on in...

Mahfuz Ullah Memorial International Photo Contest

Mahfuz Ullah Memorial International Photo Contest

Moments from Ascension 2018

Moments from Ascension 2018

2nd Mahfuz Ullah Memorial International Photo Contest...

2nd Mahfuz Ullah Memorial International Photo Contest...

In pictures: US-Bangla aircraft lands hard in Ctg...

In pictures: US-Bangla aircraft lands hard in Ctg...

In pictures: Padma Beel, Habiganj’s latest site for...

In pictures: Padma Beel, Habiganj’s latest site for...

In pictures: Bangabandhu Gold Cup trophy unveiled

In pictures: Bangabandhu Gold Cup trophy unveiled

In pictures: Ashura 2018

In pictures: Ashura 2018

Jazz it up!

Computer coding for kids

Computer coding for kids

ROAD TO PARADISE

ROAD TO PARADISE

Padma River Erosion hits Naria

Padma River Erosion hits Naria

Empowering the Youth

Empowering the Youth

In pictures: Bangladesh's first albino tiger cub

In pictures: Bangladesh's first albino tiger cub

In pictures: Padma River erosion hits Naria

In pictures: Padma River erosion hits Naria

In pictures: Road conditions in Dhaka post road safety...

In pictures: Road conditions in Dhaka post road safety...

In pictures: Chittagong Jamboree playground is now...

In pictures: Chittagong Jamboree playground is now...

In pictures: Celebrating 20,000MW of power

In pictures: Celebrating 20,000MW of power

Shundorbon er Jolodoshshu

Shundorbon er Jolodoshshu

In pictures: Janmashtami 2018

In pictures: Janmashtami 2018

In pictures: 18th Asian Art Biennale

In pictures: 18th Asian Art Biennale

Never too late

The Homecoming

In pictures: Clean up of the city begins after the...

In pictures: Clean up of the city begins after the...

In pictures: Eid-ul-Azha celebration

In pictures: Eid-ul-Azha celebration

In pictures: Gabtoli cattle market

In pictures: Gabtoli cattle market

In pictures: Empty streets of Dhaka

In pictures: Empty streets of Dhaka

Eid calls us home

Eid calls us home

In pictures : World Photography Day

In pictures : World Photography Day

A Quest for the Great Hornbill

A Quest for the Great Hornbill

In Pictures: Floating market of guavas

In Pictures: Floating market of guavas

7 Amazing must visit unique tourist attractions in...

7 Amazing must visit unique tourist attractions in...

In pictures: Nobody can keep us down

In pictures: Nobody can keep us down

In pictures: Student protests Day 5

In pictures: Student protests Day 5

In pictures: City Corporation polls ongoing

In pictures: City Corporation polls ongoing

In pictures: Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal election campaigns...

In pictures: Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal election...

In pictures: 'Blood moon' around the world

In pictures: 'Blood moon' around the world

Shock and awe

Run for your lives

Run for your lives

In pictures: Tree Fair 2018

In pictures: Tree Fair 2018

In pictures: ToyCon 2018 kicks off in style

In pictures: ToyCon 2018 kicks off in style

The heart leads you back

The heart leads you back

In Pictures : The Colors of Ratha Yatra

In Pictures : The Colors of Ratha Yatra

July 8-15: The week in pictures

July 8-15: The week in pictures

No bed of roses

No bed of roses

Counting sheep

All that glitters

All that glitters

5 best sunset spots at magical Santorini

5 best sunset spots at magical Santorini

In pictures: World Cup paints the town

In pictures: World Cup paints the town

The week in pictures

The week in pictures

In pictures: Brittle reality of floating

Brittle reality of floating labourers

Exploring Pokhara

Exploring Pokhara

Balance the butterfly

Balance the butterfly

Dancing lights

In pictures: Holey Artisan Bakery, two years

In pictures: Holey Artisan Bakery, two years

The week in pictures

The week in pictures

In pictures: Decadent waste at weddings

In pictures: Decadent waste at weddings

How I witnessed the famous Blue Fire at Kawah

How I witnessed the famous Blue Fire at Kawah

In pictures: Gazipur polls in full swing

In pictures: Gazipur polls in full swing

Awami League turns 69

Awami League turns 69

In pictures: 5,000 enthusiasts perform yoga

In pictures: 5,000 enthusiasts perform yoga

Sajek: The answer to the search for serenity

Sajek: The answer to the search for serenity

Festival of fire and flight

Festival of fire and flight

Sugar rush

How to get to Mount Bromo: Part II

How to get to Mount Bromo: Part II

Catastrophes for a host country

Catastrophes for a host country

How to get to Bromo

How to get to Bromo

Exploring art as activism

Exploring art as activism

A people, displaced

A people, displaced

Je Jamuran

Triumph of humanity

Triumph of humanity

The Philippines beach guide

The Philippines beach guide

The Philippines beach guide

The Philippines beach guide

Private eye

The Philippines beach guide

The Philippines beach guide

Explore Philippines: Seven Commandos Beach, El Nido...

Explore Philippines: Seven Commandos Beach, El Nido...

'Puppetry has the power to spread important...

'Puppetry has the power to spread important...

Dhaka's heritage heroes

Dhaka's heritage heroes

Rakher Upavas

Art Therapy

Shundori Bandhobi

Shundori Bandhobi

'When you make art, you become totally involved in...

'When you make art, you become totally involved in...

Colonial Bungalow, Sylhet: Living in the heart of the...

Colonial Bungalow, Sylhet: Living in the heart of the...

Travel scams for tourists to avoid in Vietnam

Travel scams for tourists to avoid in Vietnam

Travel destinations for Bengali litterateurs

Travel destinations for Bengali litterateurs

Last minute gift wrap alert

Last minute gift wrap alert

4 reading cafés gaining traction in the capital

4 reading cafés gaining traction in the capital

A Sumo Story

9 hijabi superstars

9 hijabi superstars

Kathmandu calling

Kathmandu calling

#DCDC5

6 dawat recipes to save the day

6 dawat recipes to save the day

The lad lookbook: Setting winter on fire

The lad lookbook: Setting winter on fire

Walking Dhaka

A metropolis of ships

A metropolis of ships

8 tourist destinations to visit in 2018

8 tourist destinations to visit in 2018

Sweet and savoury scones

Sweet and savoury scones

Mini Chocolate Pavlova

Mini Chocolate Pavlova

The MasterChef Trail of Melbourne

The MasterChef Trail of Melbourne

Winter sketches

Winter sketches

“It’s the source of diamonds that are more interesting...

“It’s the source of diamonds that are more interesting...

World-class doctors share key to healthy living

World-class doctors share key to healthy living

Layers, not smokescreens

Layers, not smokescreens

'Our weavers are declining. I cannot let that...

'Our weavers are declining. I cannot let that...

Sticky date pudding with smoked butterscotch

Sticky date pudding with smoked butterscotch

Work lunchbox ideas

Work lunchbox ideas

An igloo for two under the Northern Lights

An igloo for two under the Northern Lights

Featured office: Maverick Studio

Featured office: Maverick Studio

Mouthwatering murgh makhani

Mouthwatering murgh makhani

Unlearning gender

Unlearning gender

On the hunt for dragons: Hiking through Komodo...

On the hunt for dragons: Hiking through Komodo...

Soup-er Weekend

Soup-er Weekend

Flavours from childhood

Flavours from childhood

Once upon a time

Once upon a time

Our own Birdman

Our own Birdman

Sophomore slump be damned

Sophomore slump be damned

Sports

Tigers slight favourite in first T20I

Tigers slight favourite

Rhodes says WI T20Is would be tougher than Tests, ODIs

Rhodes says WI T20Is would be tougher than Tests, ODIs

Rhodes bats away Shakib worries

Rhodes bats away Shakib worries

Victory Day Football held

Victory Day Football held

Shaheed Mushtaque XI beat Shaheed Jewel XI

Shaheed Mushtaque XI beat Shaheed Jewel XI

Brathwaite vows to play Hope as long as he’s alive

Brathwaite vows to play Hope

Rhodes sees life after big five

Rhodes sees life after big five

Business

‘Ease of doing business needs to improve to realize Bangladesh's tremendous potential’

‘Ease of doing business needs to improve to realize Bangladesh's tremendous potential’

Election boosts printing press business

Election boosts printing press business

BB: Bank deposits rose by Tk7,85,938cr in last 10 years

BB: Bank deposits rose by Tk7,85,938cr in last 10 years

UNESCAP on Bangladesh: Average annual FDI grew by 13.3% since 2012

UNESCAP on Bangladesh: Average annual FDI grew by 13.3% since 2012

Bankers: We are not villains

Bankers: We are not villains

BB: 10% value addition mandatory to become eligible for export subsidy

BB: 10% value addition mandatory to become eligible for export subsidy

BGMEA senses plot to create unrest in RMG

BGMEA senses plot to create unrest in RMG

Show Time

Saidul Anam Tutul on life support

Saidul Anam Tutul on life support

Academy considers “No 2019 Oscars Host” following Kevin Hart controversy

Academy considers “No 2019 Oscars Host” following Kevin Hart controversy

Shakib Khan: If the industry survives, we’ll have new superstars

Shakib Khan: If the industry survives, we’ll have new superstars

Chhayanaut to host ‘Hajaro Konthey Deshgan’ today

Chhayanaut to host ‘Hajaro Konthey Deshgan’ today

‘Crack Platoon’ to air on Victory Day

‘Crack Platoon’ to air on Victory Day

‘Bangladesh Jiggasha’ final round to air on Victory Day

‘Bangladesh Jiggasha’ final round to air on Victory Day

Spain's prosecutor accuses singer Shakira of tax fraud

Spain's prosecutor accuses singer Shakira of tax fraud

Dhaka Tribune

Special Supplements

Martyred Intellectuals Day special: ‘The day I lost...

'The day I lost...

Education and Income Generating Activities: Opportunities and Challenges for Early Married...

Education and Income Generating Activities: Opportunities and Challenges for Early Married...

Road Safety in Bangladesh: Causes and...

Road Safety in Bangladesh: Causes and...

Worth Reading

Wreck it as you please

Wreck it as you please

The dirty war against Kamal Hossain

The dirty war against Kamal Hossain

Calls for introspection after student’s suicide

Calls for introspection after student’s suicide

The dirty war against Kamal Hossain

The dirty war against Kamal Hossain

Watch: How do elections work in Bangladesh?

Watch: How do elections work in Bangladesh?

Brac survey on 11th general polls: Job, education, transport - Trifecta of issues for voters

Job, education, transport: Trifecta of issues for voters

The fault is not in our stars

The fault is not in our stars

‘People want change and they are ready for it’

‘People want change and they are ready for it’

Two new Bangabandhu family members to contest general polls

Two new Bangabandhu family members to contest general polls

Tea workers: The women’s tale

Tea workers: The women’s tale

Fake news hits Bangladeshi news sites before polls

Fake news hits Bangladeshi news sites before polls

Mercury content dangerously high in skin lightening products

Mercury content dangerously high in skin lightening products

#MeToo, et tu?

Of Ramachandra Guha, Asia Bibi, and Hefazat

Of Ramachandra Guha, Asia Bibi, and Hefazat

The invisible community

The invisible community

Fresh off the press: Inside the world of the Dhaka street book hawkers

Fresh off the press: Inside the world of the Dhaka street book hawkers

Apparel workers in Bangladesh still the lowest paid by global standards

Apparel workers in Bangladesh still the lowest paid by global standards

Bangladesh a hot spot for global denim buyers

Bangladesh a hot spot for global denim buyers

Are these seats taken?

Are these seats taken?

Local cement companies thriving over multinationals

Local cement companies thriving over multinationals

Markets in the US, EU: Bangladesh’s denim exports see healthy growth, beating China

Markets in the US, EU: Bangladesh’s denim exports see healthy growth, beating China

Registration of 27 political parties at risk

Registration of 27 political parties at risk

Bangladesh’s burgeoning pharmaceutical sector: Ruling local market, stock business, and expanding abroad

Bangladesh’s burgeoning pharmaceutical sector: Ruling local market, stock business, and expanding abroad

A wave of the future

A wave of the future

BNP not happy with the dialogue?

BNP not happy with the dialogue?

Nine fourth generation banks continue to bleed

Nine fourth generation banks continue to bleed

Ending the culture of impunity

Ending the culture of impunity

People hope dialogue will pave path to credible polls

People hope dialogue will pave path to credible polls

Story of a political negotiator

Story of a political negotiator

How safe is Meghna’s water?

How safe is Meghna’s water?

Keeping our heritage alive

Keeping our heritage alive

Life as a transgender child in Bangladesh

Life as a transgender child in Bangladesh

Made in Bangladesh toys all over Europe and America

Made in Bangladesh toys all over Europe and America

No place to call home

No place to call home

Let’s not kill the golden goose

Let’s not kill the golden goose

The land that landed Zafrullah in trouble

The land that landed Zafrullah in trouble

A problem that won’t solve itself

A problem that won’t solve itself

The unusual case of Mainul Hosein

The unusual case of Mainul Hosein

What Ayub Khan left behind

What Ayub Khan left behind

How did Mainul Hosein spend his first night in jail?

How did Mainul Hosein spend his first night in jail?

Awami League leaders in the dark over election-time Cabinet

Awami League leaders in the dark over election-time Cabinet

On the path towards digitization

On the path towards digitization

A crisis of legitimacy

A crisis of legitimacy

EC's internal conflict becoming public

EC's internal conflict becoming public

Bangladesh fares well in South Asia in ICT adoption

Bangladesh fares well in South Asia in ICT adoption

An ambitious unity

An ambitious unity

55 editors and senior journalists demand apology from Mainul

55 editors and senior journalists demand apology from Mainul

11th national election: Possible troublemakers under police watch

11th national election: Possible troublemakers under police watch

Skilled and ready

Skilled and ready

Is the gig economy good for us?

Is the gig economy good for us?

Polls and party system: The rise and fall of Bangladesh’s fringe parties

Polls and party system: The rise and fall of Bangladesh’s fringe parties

Leaked phone conversation: What did Mahi B Chy and Mahmudur Rahman Manna discuss

Leaked phone conversation: What did Mahi B Chy and Mahmudur Rahman Manna discuss

What the opposition alliance must offer

What the opposition alliance must offer

Padma threatens to wipe Naria upazila off the map

The unforgiving Padma

Sex work: Children lost in the loop

Sex work: Children lost in the loop

In the Time of the Others

In the Time of the Others

Generation Activist: Young people choose protest over traditional politics

'Youths choose protest over traditional politics'

Why was Krittika Tripura murdered?

Why was Krittika Tripura murdered?

Lunch

'Most musicians aren't politically conscious because they never ducked flying tear shells in the streets'

'Most musicians aren't politically conscious because they never ducked flying tear shells in the streets'

Making claims that can’t be refused

Making claims that can’t be refused

CLIMATE CHANGE

CoP24: High-level meeting to be held on global warming

CoP24: High-level meeting to be held on global warming

Report: Bangladesh ranks 7th most affected country due to extreme weather

Report: Bangladesh ranks 7th most affected country due to extreme weather

Naturalist Attenborough urges climate meet to tackle 'greatest threat in thousands...

Naturalist Attenborough urges climate meet to tackle 'greatest threat in thousands...

Act now or risk disaster, nations told at UN climate summit

Act now or risk disaster, nations told at UN climate summit

Climate Change Adaptation: Experts stress for designing climate-smart development...

Climate Change Adaptation: Experts stress for designing climate-smart development...

more CLIMATE CHANGE

ARTS & LETTERS

A winter's tale

A winter's tale

ULAB student team runs ‘global Anti-Hate speech campaign against disabled...

ULAB student team runs ‘global Anti-Hate speech campaign against disabled...

Stories of war and beyond

Stories of war and beyond

Looking into the interstices of city life

Looking into the interstices of city life

Girls on the move

Girls on the move

more ARTS & LETTERS

AVENUE T

Sisters in style

Sisters in style

Painting fairytales

Painting fairytales

So you want to design your own wedding dress?

So you want to design your own wedding dress?

Walking the winter runways

Walking the winter runways

A POSITIVE READING

A POSITIVE READING

WEEKEND T

No recourse but discourse

No recourse but discourse

Your ‘No’ Counts

Your ‘No’ Counts

Surgery niye chinta

Surgery niye chinta

Leave those kids alone

Leave those kids alone

The Bangladesh motor biking scene

The Bangladesh motor biking scene