Dhaka – The government has already collected legendary American architect Louis I Kahn’s final drawing inventory list from the USA for proper preservation of the original design of the Parliament Complex and the mega project taken for its adjacent areas.…
Robert J. Burrowes A new book, edited by Nick Buxton and Ben Hayes, both involved with The Transnational Institute, brings together a thoughtful collection of scholars, journalists and activists to explain the pre-eminence of the military and corporations in shaping…
Geneva (K M Gopakumar) – A proposal by the World Health Organization secretariat to address shortage of medicines would be a windfall for big pharmaceutical companies. The 138th session of the WHO Executive Board is to consider a Secretariat document…
By C. S. Kuppuswamy “Without a lasting peace with ethnic minority groups, who make up around 40 percent of the population, any future administration will have difficulty ensuring a nationwide buy-in for its reform agenda and providing the political stability…
Danielle Nierenberg There are hundreds of women who inspire us at Food Tank. They are entrepreneurs, stewards of the land, business owners, researchers, farmers, and innovators who are the backbone of the world’s food systems. On average, women represent 43…
Month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair 2016 is going to be concluded. The fair gets momentum during the last moments with huge presence of visitors and customers. The business companies and service providers participated in the fair are passing busy time…
Dhaka – Controversial business tycoon and DATCO Group chairman Moosa Bin Shamsher on Thursday agreed to provide detailed information of his bank account with the Swiss Bank to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) within a few days, an official said.…
Holding the slogan ‘Pakh-Pakhali Desher Rotno, Ashun Kori Sobay Jotno’, Jahangirnagar Univeristy (JU) is going to organise the bird fair-2016 on February 5. Convener of the Fair Dr Md Kamrul Hasan said the fair is being organised with assistance from…
Dr. Abu Naser, teacher of Statistics department of Rajshahi University died of heart attack on Thursday. He was 57. The deceased left behind his wife and a daughter.
The President of Catalonia, Spain Carles Puigdemont received Professor Yunus at his palace in Barcelona on Tuesday January 26. The President who just assumed office two weeks back wanted to meet Prof Yunus to discuss economic programs for Catalonia. Professor…
Dhaka – Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Haque ordered the filed level police officials to give most priority to contain militancy and abuse of illegal drugs taking those as two big challenges. The IGP was asked about his directives…
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said the government is planning to enact a liberation war denial crimes law. “Formation of a liberation war denial crimes law is the demand of time and the Law Commission is working…
Dhaka – Accusing the government of trying to annihilate Zia family, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday warned that any move to relocate their founder Ziaur Rahman’s grave from the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban area would turn into a…
Dhaka – A court n Dhaka on Thursday placed Mohammad Kamal, arrested in connection with the sexual harassment of several women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on the Dhaka University campus last year, on a two-day remand. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Abdullah…
Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor today said a stringent security vigil would be enforced at Bangla Academy and adjacent areas with installation of close circuit cameras and deployment of law enforcement agencies during the month-long Ekushey Book Fair.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday unveiled the cover of the ‘Unfinished Memoirs of Bangabandhu’ (Bangabandhur Asamapto Attajiboni) in Chinese language.
Court Correspondent Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Rajib Ahsan was released on Wednesday from jail on bail after six moths of his arrest from Patuakhali. Rajib walked out of Dhaka Central Jail on Wednesday night after his bail order reached…
All the matches of the tournament, which is set to be played in the 20-over format for the first time, will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.Although the dates of the first match and the…
Nepal, an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council, beat the Kiwis by 32 runs at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Thursday.Put to bat first in the Group D tie, Nepal batsmen rallied to post 238…
R&B superstar Rihanna late Wednesday released her long-awaited eighth album “Anti” as she offered exclusive early access through commercial tie-ups.”Anti,” Rihanna’s first album since 2012, had been announced late last year but the timing of the release was a surprise…
News A man was burnt alive when a fire broke out in his house at Habiganj village under Dhurail union in Sadar upazila in the early hours yesterday.The victim was identified as Yousuf Ali, 44, of the same area.
Scientists pursuing the biological roots of schizophrenia have identified a potential factor – a normal brain process that gets kicked into overdrive – that could lead to breakthroughs in the prevention or treatment of the condition.The result, accomplished by analysis…
Fisheries Department has distributed identity cards among 712 fishermen of Ramganj upazila of the district on Wednesday.All registered and identity card holders fishermen of the district from now will get government facilities including bank loan to boost their business.
Sweden intends to expel as many as 80,000 refugees and migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose applications for asylum have been rejected.”We are talking about 60,000 people, but the number could climb to 80,000,” Interior Minister Anders Ygeman was…
Police arrested Khulna District Unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Kamran Hassan from Khulna City Corporation (KCC) area today on charge of subversive activities.Officer-in-Charge of Khulna Model Police Station Md Shafiqul Islam said that JCD president Kamran was accused in…
Imagine Jason Bourne — but with feathers, claws and two-meter wingspan.A vulture that flew into Lebanon from an Israeli nature reserve has been captured on suspicion of spying, according to local media reports.Gamla Nature Reserve tracked the bird to near…
Police in special drives arrested 28 people on various charges from different places of the district during the last 24 hours till this morning.Police said among the arrested, 12 were held from Sadar upazila, eight from Lohagara upazila, four from…
In the dog-eat-dog world of competitive tennis, “sympathy” doesn’t feature in the dictionary. The shelf-life of players is limited and it’s all about doing as well as you can — results wise and financially — in that limited time, even…
A woman allegedly killed her husband by slitting throat as he protested her extramarital relationship with a neighbour at Sahapara in Sadullapur upazila on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Binoy Saha, 36, a resident of the area,Police said Shangkori…
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two people along with 7kg hemp at Piwalimari in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Milon Uddin, 20, son of Ekramul Haque, and Sentu Sheikh, 50,…