Columns

Business

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  Beside farmers in overcoming the corona crisis

  • Alamgir Khan

• Farmers lose, millers gain—not a new game
• Budget priorities: Jobs that last and hike in private investment
• Not numeric, looking for a quality growth Comforts and discomforts of upcoming budget
• Three new banks join an already crowded, struggling sector

Column

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  Islamic University and my stewardship

  • Dr. Rashid Askari

• Covid and corruption: A very symptomatic infection
• Thucydides, the Melian Dialogue, and Realism in International Politics: Relevance to South Asia
• Somerset Maugham, his short stories and Singapore: mutual influences
• The woes of the World Trading Organization: Can reforms revitalize it?

Culture

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  Orchid Art Gallery, a promotion hub for Bangladeshi artists

  • Takir Hossain

• BSA’s ‘Arts Against Corona’ live: Virtual stream brings music and culture at home
• Author Nimai Bhattacharya passes away
• In fond memory of Samarendra Sen Gupta
• 'Khunti: Road to Roots' and ‘Highways of Life’ take top prizes as 8th Liberation DocFest concludes

Essays

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  Total Bangladesh 5 ton: A disturbingly unique tale

  • Saykot Kabir Shayok

• Bulbbul: Feminist Tale of Revenge and Honor
• Honey Benefits: What Happens to Your Body When You Consume Honey
• The unabashed intelligence of Dark
• A Bibliophile's Review of a Bargain Buy Burying the Bones: Pearl Buck in China

Global

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  Indian, Chinese soldiers move away from site of deadly clash

  • Aijaz Hussain, Emily Schmall and Sam Mcneil

• India, China hold inconclusive talks on ending army face-off
• Israel undeterred by international opposition to annexation
• Movement for Black Lives plans virtual national convention
• Trafficking in Persons Report 2020: The Case of Bangladesh

Nation this week

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  The government's borrowing from the banking sector

  • Staff Writer

• Bangladeshi expatriates sent home USD 18.20 billion
• There are 733 intensive care unit beds at 52 government hospitals
• The authorities of United Hospital were sued for the deaths of five people
• The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission

Politics

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  In cooperation and conflict

  • Wafiur Rahman

• Sylhet defies the Khulna model
• Pakistan’s dirtiest election in years
• The mother of all models
• River Politics

Reportage

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  Not the end of the road

  • Courier Briefing

• Economic Impact of Climatic Catastrophes in Char-lands
• Turf war in CHT continues as 6 more killed
• Initiative-V: building bridges through plasma helpline
• COVID-19: Converting Challenges into Opportunities

Society

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  Locals use nature-based solution to tame river in Bangladesh

  • Abu Siddique

• Post-Corona Reconstruction Programme: No Going Back
• ‘Cliniva’: Revolutionary ecosystem to bridge the gap in healthcare
• Pregnancy and Coronavirus: COVID19 Precaution Tips for Pregnant Mothers
• Ways to deal with the Biggest Post Covid-19 Crisis: Mental Health

Sports

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  U-19 Champions: How Akbar’s Army scaled the summit

  • Saif Hasnat

• Cubs put Bangladesh on top of the world
• BPL 2019: Failing to catch on
• Davis Cup: Nadal & Bautista lead Spain to clinch Sixth World Title
• India Tour of Bangladesh Cricket Team: A Retrospective

Technology

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  Realme X50 5G Smartphone: Specs, Features and Price

  • Rifat Tabassam

• Is Your Smartphone a Silent Killer?
• Smartwatches: Too clever by half?
• Creating Human Connection in the Age of Digital Transformation
• SUST team invents low-cost cancer-detecting technology

World this week

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  The Trump administration formally notified the United Nations

  • Staff Writer

• The World Food Programme is undertaking the biggest humanitarian response
• US President Donald Trump is to hold his first re-election campaign rally
• Russia's President Vladimir Putin declared a state of emergency
• The US Senate passed a bill that could block some Chinese companies